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Non-Violence Day
2025-10-02
International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2.

World Mental Health Day
2025-10-10
World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10.

Day of the Girl Child
2025-10-11
International Day of the Girl Child is observed on October 11.

Disaster Reduction Day
2025-10-13
International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on October 13.

Rural Women Day
2025-10-15
International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15.

World Food Day
2025-10-16
World Food Day is observed on October 16.

Poverty Eradication Day
2025-10-17
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17.

United Nations Day
2025-10-24
United Nations Day is observed on October 24.

Environment in Armed Conflict
2025-11-06
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed on November 6.

World Science Day for Peace
2025-11-10
World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed on November 10.

International Tolerance Day
2025-11-16
International Tolerance Day is observed on November 16.

Universal Children's Day
2025-11-20
Universal Children’s Day is observed on November 20.

End Violence against Women
2025-11-25
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on November 25.

Solidarity with Palestinians
2025-11-29
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed on November 29.

World AIDS Day
2025-12-01
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1.

Slavery Abolition Day
2025-12-02
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on December 2.

Persons with Disabilities Day
2025-12-03
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3.

International Volunteer Day
2025-12-05
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development is observed on December 5.

Anti-Corruption Day
2025-12-09
International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on December 9.

Human Rights Day
2025-12-10
Human Rights Day is observed on December 10.

International Migrants Day
2025-12-18
International Migrants Day is observed on December 18.

Human Solidarity Day
2025-12-20
International Human Solidarity Day is observed on December 20.

Holocaust Commemoration Day
2026-01-27
The UN Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust is observed January 27, 2019.

Zero Tolerance for FGM Day
2026-02-06
The World Health Organization’s International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed on February 6.

World Day of Social Justice
2026-02-20
World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20.

Voices, Rights, Action: Standing with Roma and Travellers
2026-02-23 - 2026-03-03 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
On February 26, UN independent experts, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, and Romani human rights defenders from various parts of Europe and the Americas discuss human rights issues facing Roma and Travellers, challenges in addressing antigypsyism, and ways forward. Information about in-person attendance and online participation is available by scanning the QR code in the event flyer, or by consulting the event webpage.
From February 26 to March 3, The Office of the UN High Commisssioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights will also present a hybrid exhibition on the human rights of Roma and Travellers in Europe and the Americas. The exhibition features photographs from the travelling exhibition The Unheard 12 Million, an initiative by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, as part of his priority work on the human rights of Roma and Travellers. The exhibition visually supports the Commissioner’s book The Unheard 12 Million – The Unstoppable Voices of Roma and Traveller Women, published in October 2025. The exhibition also includes, on an interactive screen, the crowd-sourced initiative Romani Memory Map for the Americas. The Map is also available online in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Zero Discrimination Day
2026-03-01
Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March 1.

International Women's Day
2026-03-08
The United Nations International Women’s Day is observed on March 8.

Annual Day on the Rights of the Child (UN Human Rights Council)
2026-03-09 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The UN Human Rights Council’s Annual Day on the Rights of the Child will be celebrated in Geneva, Switzerland with the theme “Rights of the child and the human rights violations of children in armed conflict.” Those who wish to attend this event in person must register through the UN’s Indico system. The UN will also broadcast this event on UN WebTV. A special flyer is available to provide children with information on this event and ways they can participate.

Elimination of Race Discrimination
2026-03-21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is commemorated on March 21 each year.
