Important Days in June 2026
June 2026 has 39 days that exams ask about: 37 international and 2 national. Each date comes with a one-line fact and the official source it was checked against.
| Date | Day | Important day |
|---|---|---|
| 1 June | Monday | Global Day of Parents · World Milk Day |
| 3 June | Wednesday | World Bicycle Day |
| 4 June | Thursday | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5 June | Friday | International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing · World Environment Day |
| 6 June | Saturday | Russian Language Day |
| 7 June | Sunday | World Food Safety Day |
| 8 June | Monday | World Oceans Day |
| 9 June | Tuesday | World Accreditation Day |
| 10 June | Wednesday | International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations |
| 11 June | Thursday | International Day of Play |
| 12 June | Friday | World Day Against Child Labour |
| 13 June | Saturday | International Albinism Awareness Day |
| 14 June | Sunday | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15 June | Monday | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 16 June | Tuesday | International Day of Family Remittances |
| 17 June | Wednesday | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 18 June | Thursday | International Day for Countering Hate Speech · Sustainable Gastronomy Day |
| 19 June | Friday | International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict · World Sickle Cell Day |
| 20 June | Saturday | World Refugee Day |
| 21 June | Sunday | International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice · International Day of Yoga · World Hydrography Day |
| 23 June | Tuesday | International Widows' Day · United Nations Public Service Day |
| 24 June | Wednesday | International Day of Women in Diplomacy |
| 25 June | Thursday | Day of the Seafarer · Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas |
| 26 June | Friday | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking · United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
| 27 June | Saturday | International Day of Deafblindness · Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day |
| 29 June | Monday | International Day of the Tropics · National Statistics Day |
| 30 June | Tuesday | International Asteroid Day · International Day of Parliamentarism |
(Monday)
Global Day of Parents
Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2012 to honour parents for their selfless commitment to children.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
World Milk Day
Initiated by FAO in 2001; 1 June was chosen because many countries already celebrated a national milk day around that date.
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) · Source: fao.org
(Wednesday)
World Bicycle Day
Declared by the UN General Assembly (resolution 72/272), recognising the bicycle as a simple, affordable, clean and sustainable means of transport.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Thursday)
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
Decided by the UN General Assembly at an emergency special session on 19 August 1982, over Palestinian and Lebanese child victims.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Friday)
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Declared by UNGA resolution 72/72; 5 June is the day FAO's Port State Measures Agreement against IUU fishing entered into force in 2016.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
World Environment Day
Designated by the UN General Assembly on 15 December 1972 and first celebrated in 1973; 5 June was the opening day of the 1972 Stockholm Conference.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Saturday)
Russian Language Day
Marks the birthday of Alexander Pushkin; part of the UN language days for its six official languages begun in 2010.
United Nations (Department of Global Communications) · Source: un.org
(Sunday)
World Food Safety Day
Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 2018 (resolution 73/250) and celebrated every 7 June since 2019.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Monday)
World Oceans Day
Designated by the UN General Assembly on 5 December 2008; the idea was first proposed at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Tuesday)
World Accreditation Day
Established by the IAF/ILAC Joint General Assembly in 2007 and first celebrated in 2008 to highlight the importance of accreditation.
International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and ILAC · Source: ilac.org
(Wednesday)
International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations
Declared by the UN General Assembly on 7 June 2024 (resolution 78/286); proposed by China and co-sponsored by over 80 countries.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Thursday)
International Day of Play
Established by the UN General Assembly through resolution 78/268 to celebrate play and every child's right to play.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Friday)
World Day Against Child Labour
Launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child labour and ways to end it.
International Labour Organization (ILO) · Source: un.org
(Saturday)
International Albinism Awareness Day
Declared by the UN General Assembly (resolution 69/170) to fight discrimination against people with albinism, a rare inherited condition.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Sunday)
World Blood Donor Day
First marked on 14 June 2004; World Health Assembly resolution WHA58.13 made it an annual day to promote voluntary, unpaid blood donation.
World Health Organization (WHO) · Source: apps.who.int
(Monday)
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Initiated by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse in 2006 and recognised as a UN day by the General Assembly in 2011.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Tuesday)
International Day of Family Remittances
Adopted by the UN General Assembly (resolution 72/281) to recognise money sent home by migrants; IFAD plays a pioneering role in it.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Wednesday)
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
Declared by the UN General Assembly in 1994, the same year it established the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Thursday)
International Day for Countering Hate Speech
Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in July 2021; the date recalls the UN Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech launched on 18 June 2019.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
Sustainable Gastronomy Day
Designated by the UN General Assembly (resolution 71/246) to promote sustainable local food choices and healthy diets for a food-secure future.
United Nations General Assembly (FAO) · Source: fao.org
(Friday)
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
Proclaimed on 19 June 2015; recalls UN Security Council resolution 1820 of 19 June 2008, which condemned sexual violence as a tactic of war.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
World Sickle Cell Day
In December 2008 the UN General Assembly recognised sickle-cell anaemia as a public health problem and called for awareness every 19 June.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: news.un.org
(Saturday)
World Refugee Day
Designated by the UN General Assembly (resolution 55/76) to honour people forced to flee their country to escape conflict or persecution.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Sunday)
International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
Recognised by the UN General Assembly (resolution 73/300) to honour cultural heritage and traditions linked to solstices and equinoxes.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
International Day of Yoga
Proposed by PM Narendra Modi at the UN in 2014; resolution 69/131, endorsed by a record 175 member states, was adopted on 11 December 2014.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
World Hydrography Day
Celebrated by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) to show how hydrography improves our knowledge of the seas and oceans.
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) · Source: iho.int
(Tuesday)
International Widows' Day
Observed by the United Nations since 2011 (resolution 65/189) to draw attention to the voices and experiences of widows.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
United Nations Public Service Day
Designated by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 2002 (resolution 57/277) to celebrate the value and virtue of public service.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Wednesday)
International Day of Women in Diplomacy
Declared by consensus at the UN General Assembly's 76th session (resolution 76/269) to recognise the achievements of women diplomats.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Thursday)
Day of the Seafarer
Established by a resolution of the 2010 Diplomatic Conference in Manila, which adopted the revised STCW Convention, to honour seafarers.
International Maritime Organization (IMO) · Source: imo.org
Samvidhaan Hatya DiwasNational
Declared by the Government of India in July 2024 to recall the Emergency imposed on 25 June 1975 and honour those who struggled for democracy.
Government of India (Ministry of Home Affairs) · Source: pib.gov.in
(Friday)
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Decided by the UN General Assembly on 7 December 1987 (resolution 42/112) to work towards a society free of drug abuse.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on 12 December 1997; 26 June marks the Convention against Torture coming into effect in 1987.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Saturday)
International Day of Deafblindness
Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly (resolution 79/294); the day commemorates the birth of author Helen Keller (1880-1968).
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
Designated by the UN General Assembly (resolution 71/279) to raise awareness of the contribution of MSMEs to the Sustainable Development Goals.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
(Monday)
International Day of the Tropics
Designated by the UN General Assembly in 2016 (resolution 70/267); marks the launch of the first State of the Tropics Report on 29 June 2014.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
National Statistics DayNational
Celebrated since 2007 on the birth anniversary of Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis to honour his work in statistics and economic planning.
Government of India (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation) · Source: pib.gov.in
(Tuesday)
International Asteroid Day
Declared by the UN General Assembly in December 2016; recalls the Tunguska asteroid impact over Siberia on 30 June 1908.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
International Day of Parliamentarism
Marks the founding of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on 30 June 1889; established by a UN General Assembly resolution in 2018.
United Nations General Assembly · Source: un.org
Frequently Asked Questions
How many important days are there in June 2026?
This list has 39 days in June 2026: 37 international and 2 national. Each was checked against an official page of the UN, a UN agency, the Government of India or the body that runs the day.
Which national days of India fall in June 2026?
Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas (25 June); National Statistics Day (29 June).
Are the themes of these days given?
No. Themes change every year, so this list keeps to the lasting facts: who declared the day, whose memory or which event it marks, and since when. A given year’s theme is in that day’s current affairs story.