Malala Day
The Malala Fund continues to use Malala Day around 12 July to amplify girls’ education and young people’s voices, building on Malala Yousafzai’s UN address.
Date and recurrence
12 July annually
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Global girls’ education and youth-advocacy context. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Malala Fund — This Malala DayFirst Party
Frequently asked questions
When is Malala Day?
12 July annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 12 July.
Does Malala Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Malala Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Global girls’ education and youth-advocacy context. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Malala Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Malala Fund continues to use Malala Day around 12 July to amplify girls’ education and young people’s voices, building on Malala Yousafzai’s UN address.. Supporting provenance includes Malala Fund — This Malala Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Malala Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Global girls’ education and youth-advocacy context. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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These records also resolve to July 12, 2027 under the current authority data.
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A/RES/79/270
International Town Criers Day
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