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
28 April (2022)	International Girls in ICT Day	Observed on the fourth Thursday in April each year.
23 June	International Widows Day
11 October	International Day of the Girl Child
15 October	International Day of Rural 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.