United Nations Day 2024:
United Nations Day is celebrated each year on 24th October to mark the anniversary of the UN Charter coming into effect in 1945, following the end of World War II.
- The day aims to raise awareness about the goals and achievements of the international body.
- UN Charter was signed on 26th June, 1945, in San Francisco at the end of the UN Conference on International Organisation and came into force on 24th October 1945.
- India is one of the founding members and ratified the UN charter on 30th October, 1945.
- The predecessor of the UN was the League of Nations, established in 1919, after World War I, under the Treaty of Versailles “to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security.”
- The Charter of the United Nations serves as the foundational document of the UN. It is an instrument of international law, and UN Member States are bound by it.
- It outlines key principles of international relations, including the equal rights of all countries and the ban on using force between nations.
- It has been amended three times since its incorporation – in 1963, 1965, and 1973.
- The UN focuses on maintaining international peace and security, providing humanitarian assistance, protecting human rights, and upholding international law.
