International Day for Judicial Well-being 2026 – July 25

Key facts

• The International Day for Judicial Well-being is a United Nations observance held annually on July 25.
• The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the day in March 2025, commemorating the adoption of the Nauru Declaration on Judicial Well-being.
• The Nauru Declaration was adopted on July 25, 2024, at the Regional Judicial Conference on Integrity and Judicial Well-being held in Nauru.
• The conference was organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Nauru Judiciary.
• The day aims to raise awareness of challenges affecting the well-being of judges and judicial officers, such as stress and stigma.
• A 2021 survey by the Global Judicial Integrity Network found that most judges experience work-related stress or anxiety.