The United Nations (UN) is an
intergovernmental organization responsible for maintaining international peace
and security, developing friendly relations among nations, achieving
international cooperation, and being a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
It is the largest, most familiar, most internationally represented and most
powerful intergovernmental organization in the world. The UN is headquartered
on international territory in New York City; other main offices are in Geneva,
Nairobi, Vienna and The Hague.
United Nations Day
United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, as which "shall be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.
In 1971, the United Nations General
Assembly adopted a further resolution (United Nations Resolution 2782)
declaring that United Nations Day shall be an international observance or
international holiday and recommended that it should be observed as a public
holiday by United Nations member states.
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