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Internationally Recognized Days

What are the Internationally Recognized Days

Internationally Recognized Days promote issues of international interest or concern. TakingITGlobal invites you to join millions of people worldwide in the observance of these days.

February 21 - International Mother Language Day
March 8 - International Women's Day
April 7 - World Health Day
April 22 - Earth Day
May 3 - World Press Freedom Day
May 10 - World Fair Trade Day
May 15 - International Day of Families
May 17 - World Information Society Day
May 21 - World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity
May 31 - World No Tobacco Day
June 1 - International Children's Day
June 4 - International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 - World Environment Day
June 12 - World Day Against Child Labour
June 14 - World Blood Donor Day
June 17 - World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 20 - World Refugee Day
June 21 - World Music Day
June 26 - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26 - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
July 11 - World Population Day
August 9 - International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
August 12 - International Youth Day
August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
September 8 - International Literacy Day
September 16 - International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 21 - International Day of Peace
September 22 - World Car Free Day
September 26 - European Day of Languages
September 27 - World Tourism Day
October 1 - World Vegetarian Day
October 1 - International Day of Older Persons
October 5 - World Teacher's Day
October 6 - World Habitat Day
October 10 - World Mental Health Day
October 16 - World Food Day
October 17 - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 24 - United Nations Day
November 9 - World Inventor's Day
November 16 - International Day for Tolerance
November 17 - International Students' Day
November 20 - Universal Children's Day
November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
December 1 - World AIDS Day
December 2 - International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 - International Day of Disabled Persons
December 5 - International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 10 - Human Rights Day
December 18 - International Migrant's Day

International Migrant's Day
	On December 4 2000, the General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed December 18 International Migrants Day (resolution 55/93). On that day, in 1990, the Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of... read more

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