Theme for International Men’s Day 2026 on November 19

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Theme for International Men’s Day 2026 on November 19: “The Future Is Everyone”

The global leadership team of International Men’s Day (IMD) has announced the agreed theme for this year. IMD was first celebrated on the 19th of November in 1999 by Dr Jerome Teelucksingh from Trinidad in the Caribbean. Jerome says “When we help men… women benefit. When we have a good man in a family, the children benefit, and the world as well.”

IMD is now marked in more than eighty countries around the world, each year on November 19. The twenty-eighth annual commemoration of IMD will occur this year, and the theme will be The Future Is Everyone. This theme was first raised as a concept by Lisa Britton six years ago. It is a generous invitation to everyone for the recognition and support of males. The theme echoes real inclusion, genuine equality, and magnanimity.

2026 Theme Announcement Video:

Warwick Marsh, co-founder of Dads4Kids mentioned that pillar 5 of International Men’s Day is to “Improve gender relations and promote gender equality”. He implored all people to get behind the theme with these words: “Let’s work together to make a better world for men and boys, and women and girls.” Nat Marsh the new CEO of Dads4Kid said that “The goal of Dads4Kids is to help dads be the best they can be. Good men become good dads! That’s why we have been supporting IMD for the last 19 years.

Lisa Britton who is a writer and advocate for men and boys from the USA reflected that, “Since the dawn of time, men and women have worked together, not only to survive but to thrive”. She continued “Rather than saying the future is female, I believe that the future is for everyone… Hopefully we’ll get more women onboard, I hope we get more organisations onboard, I hope we get the UN onboard, and I hope we get more nations onboard for International Mens Day 2026.”

David Maywald, author, board member and advocate for men and boys said, “The global team at International Men’s Day are excited to announce their enthusiastic support for the International Council for Men and Boys public campaign for reform at the United Nations. They have three goals for 2026:
1. Formal recognition of International Men’s Day on the UN calendar (the first day for men or boys, when there are already 13 days for women and girls).
2. Mandatory reporting of outcomes for males and females across UN programs and the Sustainable Development Goals.
3. Endorsement of the New York Declaration for Men and Boys, coming 31 years after adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Action Plan for women and girls.”