World Kindness Day
The World Kindness Movement states that members plan World Kindness Day activities on 13 November each year; UNESCO MGIEP also describes the day as celebrated every 13 November.
Date and recurrence
13 November 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 World Kindness Movement / global organizer-led observance. 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
- World Kindness Movement — World Kindness DayFounding Movement
Frequently asked questions
When is World Kindness Day?
13 November annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 November.
Does World Kindness 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 World Kindness Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: World Kindness Movement / global organizer-led observance. 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 World Kindness Day?
The stored designation basis is: The World Kindness Movement states that members plan World Kindness Day activities on 13 November each year; UNESCO MGIEP also describes the day as celebrated every 13 November.. Supporting provenance includes World Kindness Movement — World Kindness Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is World Kindness Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: World Kindness Movement / global organizer-led observance. 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 2026-09-08.
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