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By Adam John
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United Nations Day is celebrated on 24th October every year as the day when the United Nations Charter came into force in 1945, forming the foundation of the United Nations. In effect this is the birthday of the United Nations (UN), a day when the international community comes together to remember this important date in the aftermath of the Second World War as signifying the importance of the establishment of the UN. More than 50 countries originally signed the UN Charter on 29th June 1945 at San Francisco. With the ratification of the charter by the new permanent members of the Security Council (USA, UK, France, China and Russia (then USSR)), it paved the way for the charter to come into force on 24th October 1945.
On the day, delegates from around the world conduct meetings and discussions about the work of the UN - including achievements and future actions. The UN’s work over time has expanded to sponsoring educational programs and educating the world about the work of the UN.
World peace is of course a common theme promoted on UN day to remind nations that the UN’s primarily goal to eliminate the ‘scourge of war.’ The ‘Millennium Development Goals’ are also discussed by delegates as another mission of the UN that needs focus on.
The UN has officially celebrated UN day since 1948 through a proclamation by the General Assembly to spread awareness for, and promote the importance of the work of the then relatively new organisation. In 1971, the General Assembly passed a resolution which detailed that UN Day be commemorated as an international non-working holiday. Only Kosovo (itself not a full member of the UN) officially celebrates UN Day as a non-working day due to the extensive control the UN mission there has over the province. However, member states do celebrate through proclamations (which the President of the United States does every year) or by generally spreading awareness to remind citizens of the importance and influence the UN has in the 21st century.
Love it or hate it, the UN has done some incredible work over the years. Let’s bear this in mind when we all take part in ReadiMUN15.
On the day, delegates from around the world conduct meetings and discussions about the work of the UN - including achievements and future actions. The UN’s work over time has expanded to sponsoring educational programs and educating the world about the work of the UN.
World peace is of course a common theme promoted on UN day to remind nations that the UN’s primarily goal to eliminate the ‘scourge of war.’ The ‘Millennium Development Goals’ are also discussed by delegates as another mission of the UN that needs focus on.
The UN has officially celebrated UN day since 1948 through a proclamation by the General Assembly to spread awareness for, and promote the importance of the work of the then relatively new organisation. In 1971, the General Assembly passed a resolution which detailed that UN Day be commemorated as an international non-working holiday. Only Kosovo (itself not a full member of the UN) officially celebrates UN Day as a non-working day due to the extensive control the UN mission there has over the province. However, member states do celebrate through proclamations (which the President of the United States does every year) or by generally spreading awareness to remind citizens of the importance and influence the UN has in the 21st century.
Love it or hate it, the UN has done some incredible work over the years. Let’s bear this in mind when we all take part in ReadiMUN15.
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Edited by our Media and Publications Director on behalf of the ReadiMUN15 Secretariat.
Edited by our Media and Publications Director on behalf of the ReadiMUN15 Secretariat.