January

January 27

- International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust

February

February 20

- World Day of Social Justice

February 21

- International Mother Language Day

March

March 08

- International Women’s Day and United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace

March 21

- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

March 21-28

- Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination

March 22

- World Water Day

March 23

- World Meteorological Day

April

April 04

- International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

April 07

- World Health Day

April 23

- World Book and Copyright Day

May

May 03

- World Press Freedom Day

May 15

- International Day of Families

May 17

- World Information Society Day

May 21

- World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

May 22

- International Day for Biological Diversity

May 25 - June 01

- Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories

May 29

- International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers