On October 24,
1945, 51 countries came together to create the United Nations, or the U.N.. Its
purpose was to promote peace and cooperation around the world. Today the United
Nations is an organization made up of 193 countries, almost every nation
in the world!
United Nations Day marks the anniversary of
the UN Charter’s entry into force, and celebrates everything that the UN
represents and has achieved since its establishment in 1945. With the
ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories,
including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United
Nations officially came into being.
Each year, the global network of UN
Information Centres organizes a variety of events to mark UN Day. Activities
range from ceremonies, seminars, panel discussions, symposiums to series of
briefings for students, art competitions, rallies, film screenings and
book/photo exhibitions, media campaigns- including interviews and newspaper
supplements- and social media campaigns.
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