United Nations day 24 October 2012

United Nations day 24 October 2012

UN Day is celebrated across the world on 24 October each year. This day marks the anniversary of the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations, through which the United Nations came into being in 1945. UN Day has been celebrated on the 24 October since 1948.

"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."

                                                                                                       Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon