United Nations Day 2025; October 24th.

FORUM: "Building Our Future Together." United Nations Day 2025. Marking the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the @UN Charter. Let's amplify #ourcommonagenda & reaffirm the principles of the #UNCharter that have guided us for 80 years. Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #24October,#UN80, #unday #80thanniversary

Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on  United Nations Day 2025; October 24th.

“We the peoples of the United Nations...”

These are not just the opening words of the United Nations Charter – they define who we are.

The United Nations is more than an institution. It is a living promise – spanning borders, bridging continents, inspiring generations.

For eighty years, we have worked to forge peace, tackle poverty and hunger, advance human rights, and build a more sustainable world – together.

As we look ahead, we confront challenges of staggering scale: escalating conflicts, climate chaos, runaway technologies, and threats to the very fabric of our institution.

This is no time for timidity or retreat.

Now, more than ever, the world must recommit to solving problems no nation can solve alone.

On this UN Day, let’s stand together and fulfil the extraordinary promise of your United Nations.

Let’s show the world what is possible when “we the peoples” choose to act as one.

António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General.

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Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the UN's 80th Anniversary [as delivered].

EVENTS: On October 24th at the United Nations Offices worldwide, UN Staff will observe the 80th anniversary of the UN and the United Nations Day 2025. If you're interestted please Register to participate and Watch the livestream via @UNWebTV. 

Observance of the UN Day 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.

    

 The UN at 80: Human Dignity at the centre of Multilateral Cooperation.

 

Side Event commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the UN co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Burundi and the Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the United Nations.

This commemorative event seeks to reaffirm the founding values of the United Nations and consider how current practices within the UN system can more fully reflect them—particularly as the international communityreviews the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and prepares for the Second World Summit for Social Development. As Member States look ahead to future outcomes, revisiting the UN's founding, offers both clarity and a common vision.

At a moment of increasing polarization, this event aims to ensure that multilateralism remains anchored in the UN's original mission—to uphold human dignity, preserve peace, and to protect human life, including future generations—while also providing Member States and civil society with a meaningful platform for dialogue and the pursuit of common goals.

Objective of the Event

• To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the UN by highlighting its founding values and reflect on the original vision laid out in the UN Charter.
• To offer respectful, constructive perspectives on how today's UN system might realign with these principles.
• To reaffirm the central importance of the dignity of the human person as we prepare for the World Summit in Doha.

United Nations Day 2015, October 24.

день Организация Объединенных Наций, 24 октября.
United Nations Day, October 24. 
 Día de las Naciones Unidas, 24 de octubre.
联合国日, 10月24日.
Journée des Nations Unies, 24 Octobre.
 يوم الأمم المتحدة، 24 أكتوبر

United Nations Secretary-General's message on UN Day 2015.

National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world.  But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United Nations was a banner of hope for me growing up in wartime Korea.
Seven decades after its founding, the United Nations remains a beacon for all humanity.
Every day, the United Nations feeds the hungry and shelters those driven from their homes.
The United Nations vaccinates children who would otherwise die from preventable diseases.
The United Nations defends human rights for all, regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender or sexual orientation.
Our peacekeepers are on the frontlines of conflict; our mediators bring warriors to the peace table; our relief workers brave treacherous environments to deliver life-saving assistance.The United Nations works for the entire human family of seven billion people, and cares for the earth, our one and only home.
And it is the diverse and talented staff of the United Nations who help bring the Charter to life.
The 70th anniversary is a moment to recognize their dedication – and to honour the many who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
The world faces many crises, and the limits of collective international action are painfully clear.  Yet no single country or organization can address today’s challenges alone.
The timeless values of the UN Charter must remain our guide.  Our shared duty is to “unite our strength” to serve “we the peoples”.
To mark this anniversary, monuments and buildings across the world are being illuminated in UN blue.  As we shine a light on this milestone anniversary, let us reaffirm our commitment to a better and brighter future for all.

Ban Ki-moon

Others Statements :

1. Remarks at inauguration of an exhibition on the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations

2. Remarks at High-Level Thematic Debate of the General Assembly marking the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations under the theme: "Maintenance of International Peace and Security"

Others Messages on the Seventy Anniversary of the United Nations.

  United Nations 70th Anniversary Messages : Achim Steiner - Facing new Challenges, UNEP


  United Nations 70th Anniversary Messages : Margaret Chan - Uplifting values, World Health Organization (WHO)

  

United Nations 70th Anniversary Messages : Irina Bokova - A new Opportunity (Une nouvelle opportunité)- UNESCO

 

EVENTS :  70th Anniversary United Nations Day Concert

Press Release
Date: Friday, 23 October 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Location: General Assembly Hall, New York Headquarters

The proclamation of 24 October as United Nations Day is an acknowledgment of the global efforts and achievements of the Organization since its creation in 1945. The observance serves as an occasion to highlight, celebrate and reflect on the work of the United Nations and its family of agencies through the universal language of music.
A concert will take place in the General Assembly featuring the Korean Broadcasting System Traditional Music Orchestra. Special Guests will include United Nations Messenger of Pace Lang Lang, K-pop duo Davichi, Gayageum Master Kim Hae-sook and the world famous Harlem Gospel Choir.
The concert is organized by the Department of Public Information in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and the Korean Broadcasting System.
Head for Communications and Public Information, Ms. Cristina Gallach will deliver a speech, followed by the Secretary-General,Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and the President of the 70th session of the General Assembly, Mr. Mogens Lykketoft.
KBS anchor, Ms. Yoon Su-young, and the Director of the Department of Public Information Outreach Division, Mr. Maher Nasser, will introduce musicians.
As a backdrop to the event, the United Nations General Assembly Hall and Secretariat Building will be awash in blue, as part of the “Turn the World UN Blue” campaign. Almost 200 iconic buildings across the globe will participate in the campaign, organized to unite global citizens and promote the message of peace, development and human rights.

The United Nations 70th Anniversary Special Edition

  

FORUM : United Nations Day - 24 October

 70 Ways the UN Makes A Difference

 UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories the United Nations officially came into being.  This year, under the campaign 'Turn the World UN Blue', iconic monuments, buildings, statues, bridges, and other landmarks across the world will be lit up blue to help unite global citizens and promote the message of peace, development and human rights.

70-я годовщина Организации Объединенных Наций.
 70th anniversary of the United Nations.
 70 aniversario de las Naciones Unidas.
 70ème anniversaire des Nations Unies.
 值此联合国成立70周年之际.
 الذكرى ال70 للأمم المتحدة

Turn the world #UNBLUE

CELEBRATIONS : 

Geneva (Palais des Nations Unies)

• Where global solutions are shaped for you | UNOG | Open Day at UNOG on Saturday 24 October 2015... 

 New York (United States)

• Exhibit ''Moments and Milestones Photo Exhibition'' at the visitor's lobby in the General Assembly building at UN Headquarters in New York. 

United Nations Monuments

To help celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary, more than 200 iconic monuments monuments, buildings, statues, bridges, and other landmarks in more than 60 countries around the world will be lit up blue on UN Day, 24 October, as part of an exciting new global campaign which helps unite global citizens and promote the message of peace, development and human rights.

Is your country participating?


World famous landmarks from Australia’s Sydney Opera House to the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, from the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro to the Empire State Building in New York, will be lit blue. Other participants include Russia’s Государственный Эрмитаж. The State Hermitage museum. Official page. Museum, the ancient PETRA - City of Mysteries in Jordan, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Edinburgh Castle and Westminster Hall in the United Kingdom, Japan’s Skytree Tower, Baalbeck in Lebanon and the Alhambra in Spain, among many others.

See also: A full list of landmarks which will be ‪#‎UNBlue‬ on 24 October (as at 22 October 2015)
- See more at: http://blogs.un.org/#sthash.EdcrNFdm.dpuf

#UN70

UN Day 2013, October 24

UN Day, October 24, 2013, marks the 68th anniversary of when the United Nations Charter went into effect. This year's theme is Partnerships for Global Progress.

United Nations Secretary-General's Message for the United Day 2013.

Dear friends,

United Nations Day is a chance to recognize how much this invaluable Organization contributes to peace and common progress.
It is a time to reflect on what more we can do to realize our vision for a better world.
The fighting in Syria is our biggest security challenge.
Millions of people depend on UN humanitarian personnel for life-saving assistance.
UN experts are working hand-in-hand with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to destroy Syria’s stockpiles.
And we are pushing for a diplomatic solution to end suffering that has gone on far too long.
Our most urgent development challenge is to make sustainability a reality.
The Millennium Development Goals have cut poverty in half.
Now we must maintain the momentum, craft an equally inspiring post-2015 development agenda and reach an agreement on climate change.
This year again, we saw the United Nations come together on armed conflict, human rights, the environment and many other issues.
We continue to show what collective action can do.  We can do even more.
In a world that is more connected, we must be more united.
On United Nations Day, let us pledge to live up to our founding ideals and work together for peace, development and human rights.

Ban Ki-moon

Resources :

Spread the World!

Join the Forum : United Nations Day - October 24

The United Nations Foundation and the UNA-USA on the celebration of the United Nations Day. 

The UNAA celebrate UN Day 2013

UN Day 2013: Partnerships for Global Progress

UN Day 2013: Partnerships for Global Progress

October 24th, World Development Information Day

World Development Information Day 2012

 

October 24th 2012

In 1972 the UN General Assembly instituted World Development Information Day in an effort to draw attention of world public opinion to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them.

The Assembly decided that the date for the Day should be in alignment with the United Nations Day held on the 24th of October, which was also the date of the adoption of the International Development Strategy for the Second United Nations Development Decade  in 1970.

The Assembly felt that improving the dissemination of information and the mobilization of public opinion, particularly among young people, would lead to greater awareness of the problems of development, thus, promoting efforts in the sphere of international cooperation for development of appropriate and viable solutions to these development issues.
Learn more about this observance at www.un.org/en/events/devinfoday/.

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United Nations Day, October 24

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on United Nations Day (24th October)




Secretary-General's Message for 2012 -

We are living through a period of profound turmoil, transition and transformation. Insecurity, inequality and intolerance are spreading. Global and national institutions are being put to the test. With so much at stake, the United Nations must keep pace across the spectrum of its activities — peace, development, human rights, the rule of law, the empowerment of the world's women and youth.

There has been important progress on many fronts. Extreme poverty has been cut in half since the year 2000. Democratic transitions are under way in many countries. There are encouraging signs of economic growth across the developing world.

 Now is the time to raise our collective ambitions. With the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals fast approaching, we must intensify our efforts to reach all of these lifesaving targets. We must prepare a bold and practical post-2015 development agenda. And we must continue to combat intolerance, save people caught in conflicts and establish lasting peace.

The United Nations is not just a meeting place for diplomats. The United Nations is a peacekeeper disarming fighters, a health worker distributing medicine, a relief team aiding refugees, a human rights expert helping deliver justice.

 In carrying out this global mission we rely on countless friends and supporters. Non-governmental organizations, scientists, scholars, philanthropists, religious leaders, business executives and concerned citizens are critical to our success. No single leader, country or institution can do everything. But each of us, in our own way, can do something.

 On this UN Day, let us reaffirm our individual commitment and our collective resolve to live up to the ideals of the United Nations Charter and build a better world for all. Ban Ki-moon

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