United Nations observances

The following days have been proclaimed for men and women by the United Nations.

Days for Men and Boys

None.

Days for Women and Girls

Date	Observance	Notes
6 February	International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
11 February	International Day of Women and Girls in Science
8 March	International Women's Day
10 March	International Day of Women Judges
28 April (2022)	International Girls in ICT Day	Observed on the fourth Thursday in April each year.
23 May	International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
23 June	International Widows Day
24 June	International Day of Women in Diplomacy
18 September	International Equal Pay Day
11 October	International Day of the Girl Child
15 October	International Day of Rural Women
29 October	International Day of Care and Support	While this day is not exclusively for women the United Nations comments make it clear it is primarily intended to be focussed on women.
25 November	International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women	White Ribbon Australia erroneously calls this International Day for the Elimination of Men’s Violence against Women. On 19 March 2022 White Ribbon Australia was informed in writing of this erroneous statement by a representative of Wiki4Men.

See Also

• List of Observances
• International Men's Day, an unrecognised event held on November 19 each year. The United Nations considers this to be World Toilet Day.
• International Boy's Day, an unrecognised event held on May 16 each year.