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Global Observances 2024

This page contains a calendar of all 2024 observances instituted by the United Nations and its agencies, and recognised in countries across the world. In most cases, these dates are set to the same date each year. Therefore only the day of the week on which they fall changes.

Date	Day	Holiday
4 Feb	Sun	World Cancer Day
13 Feb	Tue	World Radio Day
20 Feb	Tue	World Day of Social Justice
21 Feb	Wed	International Mother Language Day
3 Mar	Sun	World Wildlife Day
8 Mar	Fri	International Women's Day
20 Mar	Wed	International Day of Happiness
21 Mar	Thu	World Poetry Day
21 Mar	Thu	World Down Syndrome Day
21 Mar	Thu	International Day of Nowruz
21 Mar	Thu	International Day of Forests
22 Mar	Fri	World Water Day
23 Mar	Sat	World Meteorological Day
24 Mar	Sun	World Tuberculosis Day
2 Apr	Tue	World Autism Awareness Day
7 Apr	Sun	World Health Day
22 Apr	Mon	International Mother Earth Day
23 Apr	Tue	World Book and Copyright Day
25 Apr	Thu	World Malaria Day
26 Apr	Fri	World Intellectual Property Day
28 Apr	Sun	World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Apr	Mon	International Dance Day
30 Apr	Tue	International Jazz Day
3 May	Fri	World Press Freedom Day
15 May	Wed	International Day of Families
17 May	Fri	World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
22 May	Wed	International Day for Biological Diversity
29 May	Wed	International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May	Fri	World No-Tobacco Day
1 Jun	Sat	Global Day of Parents
5 Jun	Wed	World Environment Day
8 Jun	Sat	World Oceans Day
14 Jun	Fri	World Blood Donor Day
16 Jun	Sun	Day of the African Child
17 Jun	Mon	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20 Jun	Thu	World Refugee Day
21 Jun	Fri	International Day of Yoga
23 Jun	Sun	International Widow's Day
26 Jun	Wed	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
30 Jun	Sun	International Asteroid Day
6 Jul	Sat	International Day of Cooperatives
11 Jul	Thu	World Population Day
12 Jul	Fri	Malala Day
15 Jul	Mon	World Youth Skills Day
18 Jul	Thu	Nelson Mandela International Day
28 Jul	Sun	World Hepatitis Day
30 Jul	Tue	International Day of Friendship
9 Aug	Fri	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
12 Aug	Mon	International Youth Day
19 Aug	Mon	World Humanitarian Day
29 Aug	Thu	International Day against Nuclear Tests
8 Sep	Sun	International Literacy Day
10 Sep	Tue	World Suicide Prevention Day
15 Sep	Sun	International Day of Democracy
21 Sep	Sat	International Day of Peace
27 Sep	Fri	World Tourism Day
28 Sep	Sat	World Rabies Day
29 Sep	Sun	World Heart Day
1 Oct	Tue	International Day of Older Persons
2 Oct	Wed	International Day of Non-Violence
5 Oct	Sat	World Teachers' Day
7 Oct	Mon	World Habitat Day
9 Oct	Wed	World Post Day
10 Oct	Thu	World Sight Day
10 Oct	Thu	World Mental Health Day
11 Oct	Fri	International Day of the Girl Child
13 Oct	Sun	International Day for Disaster Reduction
16 Oct	Wed	World Food Day
17 Oct	Thu	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 Oct	Thu	World Development Information Day
24 Oct	Thu	United Nations Day
27 Oct	Sun	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
10 Nov	Sun	World Science Day for Peace and Development
12 Nov	Tue	World Pneumonia Day
13 Nov	Wed	World Kindness Day
14 Nov	Thu	World Diabetes Day
16 Nov	Sat	International Day for Tolerance
17 Nov	Sun	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
20 Nov	Wed	Universal Children's Day
20 Nov	Wed	Africa Industrialization Day
21 Nov	Thu	World Television Day
21 Nov	Thu	World Philosophy Day
1 Dec	Sun	World AIDS Day
2 Dec	Mon	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
3 Dec	Tue	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 Dec	Thu	World Soil Day
7 Dec	Sat	International Civil Aviation Day
9 Dec	Mon	International Anti-Corruption Day
10 Dec	Tue	Human Rights Day
11 Dec	Wed	International Mountain Day
18 Dec	Wed	International Migrants Day
20 Dec	Fri	International Human Solidarity Day