UN at 75; Re-affirming the commitment.

Happy UN Day 2020

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New York, USA – By our reporter

United Nations Day

“Traditions of Peace and Non-violence”, UN Day concert featuring Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan with The Refugee Orchestra Project (2018). PHOTO:UN/Loey Felipe

75 years working for peace

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, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.

There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and normative impact of the United Nations.Today, the urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfil the promise of the nations united, has rarely been greater.

24 October has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by Member States as a public…

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