United Nations Day 2020

United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October to commemorate the day that 51 countries came together to promote peace throughout the world post World War II.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.

The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. Poland, which was not represented at the Conference, signed it later and became one of the original 51 Member States.

The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories.

The name “United Nations” was coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during Second World War.