United Nations Observance Days
Observance days recognised by the UN which are of particular note to UEA (including Esperanto Day and Zamenhof Day). The list is compiled according to the 2022 attributed names. Be aware that from time to time the official names of the days may be amended by the UN. UEA pays particular attention to the observance days whose dates are dark blue.
24 Jan
International Day of Education
27 Jan
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
21 Feb
International Mother Language Day
8 Mar
International Women’s Day
21 Mar
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
15 May
International Day of Families
21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
20 Jun
World Refugee Day
26 Jul
Esperanto Day
30 Jul
International Day of Friendship
9 Aug
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
12 Aug
International Youth Day
21 Sep
International Day of Peace
30 Sep
International Translation Day
1 Oct
International Day of Older Persons
2 Oct
International Day of Non-Violence
24 Oct
United Nations Day
16 Nov
International Day for Tolerance
20 Nov
World Children’s Day
10 Dec
International Human Rights Day
15 Dec
Zamenhof-Day
20 Dec
International Human Solidarity Day
Days for the six official UN languages
20 Mar
French Language Day
20 Apr
Chinese Language Day
23 Apr
English Language Day
23 Apr
Spanish Language Day
6 Jun
Russian Language Day
18 Dec
Arabic Language Day
An at-a-glance look at our activities surrounding UN Observance Days
21 February: International Mother Language Day: messages from UEA and posters in many languages
20 December: International Human Solidarity Day
15 December: Zamenhof Day
10 December: International Human Rights Day: message from UEA in English ~ en Esperanto ~ en Français ~ en Español ~ posters and messages in many languages
21 September: International Day of Peace: Message from UEA in 
26 July: Esperanto Day: Message from UEA in English ~ en Esperanto and posters in many languages
20 June: World Refugee Day: Message from UEA in English ~ en Esperanto
Films by the UN and UNESCO with subtitles in Esperanto
Subtitled in Esperanto by Scott Turton
Participate in the UN2020 Initiative for the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Read more
Different voices recite the 17 Sustainable Development Goals for the years 2015-2030.
Message from the World Esperanto Association for International Human Rights Day 10 Dec and Zamenhof Day, 15 Dec, 2019