List of important days of the current month.
June
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 June | World Milk Day is an international day established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. It has been observed on June 1 each year since 2001. |
| 2 June | Telangana Formation Day is observed on 2 June as it was on this day in 2014 that the state of Telangana was formed. |
| 3 June | World Bicycle Day draws attention to the benefits of using the bicycle — a simple, affordable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation. |
| 5 June | World Environment Day is celebrated annually since 1973 on 5 June and is the United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. |
| 7 June | World Food Safety Day is celebrated on this day to draw global attention to the consequences of contaminated food and water to the health. |
| 8 June | World Oceans Day is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June. The purpose of the Day is to inform the public of the impact of human actions on the ocean, develop a worldwide movement of citizens for the ocean, and mobilize and unite the world’s population on a project for the sustainable management of the world's oceans. |
| 12 June | The World Day Against Child Labour is an International Labour Organization-sanctioned holiday first launched in 2002 aiming to raise awareness and activism to prevent child labour. |
| 13 June | International Albinism Awareness Day is celebrated annually to uphold the human rights of persons with albinism worldwide. Albinism is a rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited difference present at birth. The physical appearance of persons with albinism is often the object of erroneous beliefs and myths influenced by superstition, which foster their marginalization and social exclusion. This leads to various forms of stigma and discrimination. |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day was organised for the first time in 2005, by a joint initiative of the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products, and to thank blood donors for their voluntary, life-saving gifts of blood. It is held on June 14 each year. |
| 15 June | The purpose of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, observed every year on 15 June, is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect. |
| 16 June | Father's Day, held annually on the third Sunday of June, is celebrated worldwide to recognize the contribution that fathers and father figures make to the lives of their children. |
| 18 June | International Picnic Day is celebrated in many countries–a simple opportunity to enjoy the beauty of eating outside! |
| 19 June | India observes National Reading Day on June 19. The celebration is marked in the honour of the father of the Library Movement, P N Panicker, who passed away on this day in 1995. |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day is an international day organised every by the United Nations. It is designed to celebrate and honour refugees from around the world. The day was first established on 20 June 2001, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. |
| 21 June | International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on 21 June since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice which originated in India. |
| 26 June | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. It is observed annually on 26 June, since 1989. |
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