Read More: International Days and Themes (August 2015- December 2015)
Contents
January 2016
- 27– International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
February 2016
- 4– World Cancer Day
- Theme: We Can.I Can
- 6– International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
- Theme: Achieving the new Global Goals through the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation by 2030.
- 11– International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- Theme- Transforming the World: Parity in Science
- 13– World Radio Day
- Theme: Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster
- 20– World Day of Social Justice
- Theme: A Just Transition – environmentally sustainable economies and societies
- 21– International Mother Language Day
- Theme: Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes
March 2016
- 1– Zero Discrimination Day
- Theme: Stand Out
- 3– World Wildlife Day
- Theme: The future of wildlife is in our hands
- 8– International Women’s Day
- Theme: Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality
- Campaign Theme: #PledgeForParity
- 20– International Day of Happiness
- Theme: Angry Birds Happy Planet
- 21– International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Theme: Challenges and Achievements of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
- 21– World Poetry Day
- 21-International Day of Nowruz
- 21– World Down Syndrome Day
- Theme: My Friends, My Community
- 21– International Day of Forests
- Theme: Forests and water
- 22– World Water Day
- Theme: Water and jobs
- 23– World Meteorological Day
- Theme: Hotter, Drier, Wetter. Face the Future.
- 24– World Tuberculosis Day
- Theme: Unite to end TB
- 24– International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
- 25– International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Theme- Remember Slavery: Celebrating the Heritage and Culture of the African Diaspora and its Roots”
- 25– International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
April 2016
- 2– World Autism Awareness Day
- Theme: Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity
- 4– International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- Theme: Mine Action is Humanitarian Action
- 6– International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- Theme: Sports Together for a United Country
- 7– International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda
- 7– World Health Day
- Theme– Halt the rise: beat diabetes
- 12– International Day of Human Space Flight
- 22– International Mother Earth Day
- Theme: Trees for the Earth
- 23-World Book and Copyright Day
- World Book Capital 2016: Wroclaw, Poland
- 23– English Language Day
- 25– World Malaria Day
- Theme: End malaria for good
- 26– World Intellectual Property Day
- Theme- Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined
- 28– World Day for Safety and Health at Work
- Theme-Workplace Stress: A Collective Challenge
- 29– Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
- 30– International Jazz Day
Also read: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
May 2016
- 3– World Press Freedom Day
- Theme: Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms – This Is Your Right!
- 8-9: Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War
- 9-10: World Migratory Bird Day
- Theme: Illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory birds
- 15-International Day of Families
- Theme: Families, healthy lives and sustainable future
- 17– World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
- Theme: ICT entrepreneurship for social impact
- 20– “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon
- 21– World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- 22– International Day for Biological Diversity
- Theme: Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods
- 23-International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
- Theme: End fistula within a generation
- 29– International Day of UN Peacekeepers
- Theme: Honouring our heroes
- 31: World No-Tobacco Day
- Theme: Get ready for plain packaging
June 2016
- 1– Global Day of Parents
- 4– International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
- 5– World Environment Day
- Theme:Go Wild for Life (Zero tolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife)
- 8– World Oceans Day
- Theme: HEALTHY OCEANS, HEALTHY PLANET
- 12– World Day Against Child Labour
- Theme: end child labour in supply chains it’s everyone’s business
- 13– International Albinism Awareness Day
- Theme- Addressing Health Issues in Albinism: The Need For Stakeholders Intervention
- 14– World Blood Donor Day
- Theme: Blood connects us all
- 15-World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- 16-International Day of Family Remittances
- 17– World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
- Theme: Inclusive cooperation for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality
- 19– International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
- 20– World Refugee Day
- Theme: We stand together with refugees
- 21– International Day of Yoga
- 23– United Nations Public Service Day
- 23– International Widows’ Day
- Theme: Never Alone
- 25– Day of the Seafarer
- 26– International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- Theme: Listen First
- 26– United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
July 2016
- First Saturday– International Day of Cooperatives
- Theme: Co-operatives: The power to act for a sustainable future
- 11– World Population Day
- Theme: Investing in teenage girls
- 15– World Youth Skills Day
- Theme: Looking ahead: Inspiring and Empowering Youth through Skills Development
- 18– Nelson Mandela International Day
- 26- International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
- 28– World Hepatitis Day
- Theme: ELIMINATION
- 30– International Day of Friendship
- 30– World Day against Trafficking in Persons
