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Indigenous Literacy Day

First Wednesday of September; 2 September 2026 · Australia / First Nations stories, cultures and languages

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation states that Indigenous Literacy Day is a national celebration created by the Foundation, held on the first Wednesday of September; in 2026 it was celebrat…

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Indigenous Peoples' Day

Recent U.S. federal proclamations use the second Monday in October; verify target-year proclamation · United States / presidential proclamation practice plus state/local observance

GovInfo documents presidential Indigenous Peoples' Day proclamations in recent years, while a congressional resolution identifies the second Monday in October as the appropriate/used date.…

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International Allyship Day

8 August · International / workplace and community allyship observance associated with Integrating Women Leaders Foundation

ISSA event material identifies Integrating Women Leaders Foundation as a founding collaborator of International Allyship Day and states that it is celebrated on 8 August; institutional cale…

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International Child Helpline Day

17 May annually · Child Helpline International / global network observance

Child Helpline International identifies 17 May as International Child Helpline Day; its materials also document the observance’s network context.

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International Civility for the Girl Child Day

13 October · International / creator-documented girl-child civility and leadership observance

National Day Archives identifies October 13 and names Louisa Akaiso as the 2020 creator; EventGuide independently lists the observance every October 13.

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International Day Against Police Brutality

15 March · International activist/civil-society observance originating in Montreal

The Collective Opposed to Police Brutality (COBP) documents March 15 as the International Day Against Police Brutality since 1997, with independent historical corroboration.

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International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers

12 February · United Nations children-and-armed-conflict context

The UN Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict states that the Optional Protocol entered into force on 12 February 2002 and that the date is now known as the In…

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International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers (Red Hand Day)

12 February each year · United Nations children and armed conflict / international observance

The UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict identifies 12 February as the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, commonly known as Red Hand Day

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International Day for Street Children

12 April each year · Global street-connected children rights campaign

The Consortium for Street Children states that International Day for Street Children is celebrated every year, and its 2025 campaign page identifies April 12 as the annual date and focuses…

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International Day of Acceptance

20 January annually · Global / 3E Love organizer campaign

3E Love identifies 20 January as the International Day of Acceptance.

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International Day of Action for Rivers

14 March · international river-protection and community-rights action observance

International Rivers and the 1997 International Meeting of People Affected by Dams

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International Day of Hope

12 July · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/79/270

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International Day of Peace

21 September · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/36/67

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International Day of Pink

Second Wednesday of April · anti-bullying, anti-discrimination and inclusion observance

International Day of Pink organization

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International Day of Play

11 June · United Nations / international observance

A/RES/78/268

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International Day of Radiant Peace

Historical organizer recurrence: 22 September each year; sponsoring foundation closed at the end of 2023 · International / former Radiant Peace Foundation International program

The former organizer’s site states that the International Day of Radiant Peace was created in 1999 and observed on September 22 each year, while the Foundation’s own history says it closed…

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International Every Girl Wins Day

13 March · International / Every Girl Wins Institute initiative

Fiji Parliament’s March 13, 2025 proceedings state that International Every Girl Wins Day is celebrated annually on March 13 and was established in 2019 by Every Girl Wins Institute.

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International Fact-Checking Day

2 April · Organizer-backed global information-integrity observance

International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter

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International Girls In ICT Day

Fourth Thursday in April · International Telecommunication Union observance

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International Homeless Animals’ Day®

Third Saturday in August annually; 15 August 2026 · International / International Society for Animal Rights campaign

ISAR states it created International Homeless Animals’ Day in 1992 and observes it annually on the third Saturday in August; the 2026 date is August 15.

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International Left-Handers Day

13 August each year · Left-Handers Club / international awareness campaign

The Left-Handers Club identifies 13 August as International Left-Handers Day and says it launched the event in 1992

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International Literacy Day

8 September · UNESCO international observance

UNESCO 14 C/Resolution 1.441

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International Men’s Day

19 November each year; 2026 edition confirmed · Organizer-led international observance focused on men and boys

The International Men’s Day organization states that the observance is marked each year on November 19 and confirms the 2026 edition and theme.

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International Microvolunteering Day

15 April annually; current institutions marked it on 15 April 2026 · Volunteer-sector awareness day focused on small, flexible acts of volunteering

Nottingham Trent University’s 2026 volunteering program identifies International Micro Volunteering Day on 15 April and describes its small-action volunteering purpose.