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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... 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... 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... June 26 - International Day in Support of Victims of Torture July 11 - World Population Day August 9 - International Day of the World’s Indigenous... August 12 - International Youth Day August 23 - International Day for the Remembrance of the... September 8 - International Literacy Day September 16 - International Day for the Preservation of the... 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... 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... December 10 - Human Rights Day December 18 - International Migrant's Day International Day in Support of Victims of Torture For the first time there is a special day to focus on helping torture victims and ending torture -- the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture -- to be observed every year on 26 June. Torture is one of the most profound human rights abuses, taking a terrible toll on... read more