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Visit to Canada, UN SR on racism
2026-09-28 - 2026-10-09 | Canada, Canada
The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism will visit Canada.

Older Persons Day
2026-10-01
International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1.

Non-Violence Day
2026-10-02
International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2.

World Mental Health Day
2026-10-10
World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10.

Day of the Girl Child
2026-10-11
International Day of the Girl Child is observed on October 11.

Disaster Reduction Day
2026-10-13
International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on October 13.

Rural Women Day
2026-10-15
International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15.

World Food Day
2026-10-16
World Food Day is observed on October 16.

Poverty Eradication Day
2026-10-17
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17.

United Nations Day
2026-10-24
United Nations Day is observed on October 24.

Universal Periodic Review 53
2026-11-02 - 2026-11-13 | Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) will hold its 53rd session from November 2 to 13, 2026 to conduct the fourth cycle reviews for Suriname, Greece, Samoa, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Eswatini, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, and Ireland.
All UPR meetings are generally webcast live at http://webtv.un.org/.

Environment in Armed Conflict
2026-11-06
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict is observed on November 6.

World Science Day for Peace
2026-11-10
World Science Day for Peace and Development is observed on November 10.

International Tolerance Day
2026-11-16
International Tolerance Day is observed on November 16.

Universal Children's Day
2026-11-20
Universal Children’s Day is observed on November 20.

End Violence against Women
2026-11-25
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on November 25.

Solidarity with Palestinians
2026-11-29
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed on November 29.

World AIDS Day
2026-12-01
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1.

Slavery Abolition Day
2026-12-02
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on December 2.

Persons with Disabilities Day
2026-12-03
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3.

International Volunteer Day
2026-12-05
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development is observed on December 5.

Anti-Corruption Day
2026-12-09
International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on December 9.

Human Rights Day
2026-12-10
Human Rights Day is observed on December 10.

International Migrants Day
2026-12-18
International Migrants Day is observed on December 18.

Human Solidarity Day
2026-12-20
International Human Solidarity Day is observed on December 20.

Holocaust Commemoration Day
2027-01-27
The UN Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust is observed January 27, 2019.

Zero Tolerance for FGM Day
2027-02-06
The World Health Organization’s International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is observed on February 6.

World Pulses Day
2027-02-10

World Radio Day
2027-02-13

World Day of Social Justice
2027-02-20
World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20.
