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((Short description|Commemorative day on 24 October))
((more citations needed|date=October 2017))<!--most of "Commemoration" and all of "World Development Information Day" is not cited-->
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|caption       = [[Flag of the United Nations]]
|official_name = United Nations Day
|nickname      = U.N. Day
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|date          = 24 October
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'''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 [[United Nations Charter|Charter of the United Nations]], to "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.<ref name="UN_ARES168II">((UN document |docid=A-RES-168(II) |type=Resolution |body=General Assembly |session=2 |resolution_number=168 |access-date=2008-10-24|date=31 October 1947|title=United Nations Day))</ref>

In 1971, the [[United Nations General Assembly]] adopted a further resolution ([[United Nations General Assembly resolution|United Nations Resolution]] 2782) declaring that United Nations Day shall be an [[list of minor secular observances#October|international observance]] or international holiday and recommended that it should be observed as a public holiday by [[United Nations member states]].<ref name="UN_ARES2782XXVI">((UN document |docid=A-RES-2782(XXVI) |type=Resolution |body=General Assembly |session=-1 |resolution_number=2782 |access-date=2008-10-24|title=Proclamation of United Nations Day as an international holiday|date=6 December 1971))</ref>

==World War II Allies' day==
The first event called "United Nations Day" was a [[Allies of World War II|World War II Allies]]' day of solidarity and [[military parade]]s launched by US President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] tied to [[Flag Day (United States)|US Flag Day]] on 14 June 1942, six months after the [[Declaration by United Nations]]. It was observed in New York City as the "[[New York at War]]" parade, in [[London]], and by the Soviet and Chinese governments.<ref>((Cite news|url=http://www.historytoday.com/dan-plesch/united-nations-free-worlds-great-parade|title=The United Nations: The Free World's Great Parade|last=Plesch|first=Dan|date=June 6, 2010|work=History Today|issue=6|volume=60))</ref><ref>((Cite news|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1942/06/14/page/5/article/london-decked-with-flags-for-united-nations|title=London Decked with Flags for United Nations - Other Countries Prepare to Celebrate|date=June 14, 1942|work=Chicago Tribune|page=5))</ref><ref>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHocBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA5|title=Wartime Origins and the Future United Nations|last1=Plesch|first1=Dan|last2=Weiss|first2=Thomas G.|date=2015-01-09|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134668731|pages=5|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xWS1yEucBfAC&pg=PT129|title=One World, Big Screen: Hollywood, the Allies, and World War II|last=Bennett|first=M. Todd|date=2012-11-01|publisher=UNC Press Books|isbn=9780807837467|pages=113|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=udEqAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT168|title=The End of the Beginning|last=Churchill|first=Sir Winston S.|date=2013-04-01|publisher=RosettaBooks|isbn=9780795331787|pages=168|language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O_oGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT48|title=Dilemmas of Internationalism: The American Association for the United Nations and US Foreign Policy, 1941-1948|last=Johnstone|first=Andrew|date=2016-04-22|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781317150541|language=en))</ref>

It was observed throughout World War II, during 1942–1944. Prior to the foundation of the UN itself, it was not directly connected to the current international observance.

==Commemoration==
U.N. Day has traditionally been marked throughout the world with meetings, discussions and exhibits about the achievements and goals of the organization. In 1971, the General Assembly recommended that [[United Nations member states|member states]] observe it as a [[public holiday]].

Several [[international schools]] throughout the world would also celebrate the [[cultural diversity|diversity]] of their student body on United Nations Day (although the event is not necessarily celebrated on 24 October). Celebrations often include a show of cultural performances in the evening and a food fair, where food is available from all over the world.

On United Nations Day in 1951, the [[United Nations Postal Administration]] issued the first UN Stamps, which were issued in [[United States dollar|U.S. Dollars]] at the [[UN Headquarters|U.N. Headquarters]] in New York.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://unstamps.org/about-unpa/history/|title=History - UN Stamps|website=unstamps.org|access-date=2020-01-26))</ref>

In the United States, the [[President of the United States|President]] has issued a [[List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation|proclamation]] each year for United Nations Day since 1948.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=87177|title=Harry S. Truman: Proclamation 2811—United Nations Day, 1948|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu|access-date=2017-10-29))</ref>

In [[Kosovo]], which is administered by the [[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|Interim Administration Mission]], United Nations Day is an official non-working day.

In the Philippines, local schoolchildren customarily dress in the national costumes of member states and hold a programme on U.N. Day, which is the last school day before semestral break. Individual students, classes, or grade levels are assigned a country to represent and study; students handcraft their assigned country's flag, and prepare cultural presentations and food as part of the day's educational activities. Some schools hold [[beauty pageant]]s "Mr And Ms United Nations", that focus on the culture, talent and [[Physical attractiveness|physical attributes]].

==See also==
((Portal|Politics))
* [[International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers]]
* [[Commonwealth Day]]
* [[Europe Day]]
* [[Global citizenship]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*((in lang|en)) [https://www.un.org/en/observances/un-day UN Day]

((United Nations))

[[Category:United Nations days]]
[[Category:October observances]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1948]]
[[Category:International organization days]]
[[Category:1948 introductions]]
[[Category:Swedish flag flying days]]

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