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Happy United Nations Day 2024: Today, on October 24, people from across the globe are observing United Nations Day, an important occasion marking the anniversary of the United Nations, founded in 1945. This day highlights the significance of international organizations that promote global security, peace, and cooperation. United Nations Day serves as a reminder of the vital role the UN plays in addressing global challenges, from conflict resolution and humanitarian aid to environmental protection and sustainable development.

What Is The Significance Of United Nations Day 2024?

The theme for this years United Nations Day 2024 is, "Global Cooperation for a Better Future."
Since its inception, the United Nations has worked tirelessly to bring nations together by encouraging dialogue and diplomacy to resolve international disputes and create a better world for everyone. United Nations Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the values of human rights, unity, and social justice that the UN upholds. It also reminds us of the importance of global solidarity in overcoming crises such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and pandemics.

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Why United Nations Day Is Celebrated?

This day is celebrated by various UN agencies like UNICEF and WHO, which focus on improving health, education, and welfare worldwide, especially for vulnerable communities. United Nations Day encourages countries and individuals alike to continue supporting the UN’s mission of promoting peace and development. By celebrating United Nations Day, we honor the ongoing efforts to create a world where people from different nations can thrive in dignity and harmony.

Happy United Nations Day 2024 Quotes

“The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being.” -- Kofi Annan.

The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family -- striving for a common goal in concert with all members for a better future. -- Kofi Annan.

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“We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation” -- Dean Acheson.

“More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.” -- Kofi Annan.

“There are millions of people all over the world, right now, who are looking to the United Nations for protection and redress against the violation of their rights and deprivation of their freedoms.” -- Louise Arbour.

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"Today, we have more than 110,000 men and women deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries ... Thanks to their efforts, life-saving humanitarian assistance can be delivered and economic development can begin." -- Ban Ki-moon.