Key moments in 2026 to stand with children in Mozambique
Throughout 2026, international and national observances will provide key opportunities to highlight the needs and rights of children in Mozambique.
Throughout 2026, international and national observances will provide key opportunities to highlight the needs and rights of children in Mozambique and to show how your support helps transform global commitments into lasting impact for children, families and communities.
February
Red Hand Day (International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers):12 February
World Day of Social Justice: 20 February
March
International Women’s Day: 8 March
World Social Work Day: 17 March
World Water Day: 22 March
April
Mozambican Women’s Day: 7 April
World Health Day: 7 April
World Immunization Week: 24–30 April
World Malaria Day: 25 April
May
Mother’s Day: 3 May
International Day of Families: 15 May
Menstrual Hygiene Day: 28 May
June
Parenting Month: June
Quinzena da Criança: 1–16 June
World Environment Day: 5 June
World Day Against Child Labour: 12 June
Day of the African Child: 16 June
World Refugee Day: 20 June
Father’s Day: 21 June
July
World Population Day: 11 July
Nelson Mandela Day: 18 July
August
World Breastfeeding Week: 1–7 August
World Youth Day: 12 August
World Humanitarian Day: 19 August
World Water Week: 23–27 August
September
International Literacy Day: 8 September
International Day of Peace: 21 September
Children’s Day (Mozambique): 25 September
October
Mozambique’s Peace and Reconciliation Day: 4 October
World Teachers’ Day: 5 October
World Mental Health Day: 10 October
International Day of the Girl Child: 11 October
World Handwashing Day: 15 October
World Food Day: 16 October
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Day: 17 October
Iodized Salt Day: 21 October
World Polio Day: 24 October
November
COP31 in Turkey: November 9-20
World Prematurity Day: 17 November
World Toilet Day: 19 November
World Children’s Day: 20 November
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: November 25
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence: 25 November–10 December
December
World AIDS Day: 1 December
International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 3 December
Human Rights Day: December 10
