United Nations Day, on October 24, marks the anniversary of the day — in 1945 — that the UN Charter went into force. The charter was ratified by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council. So, on October 14, 1945, the United Nations officially came into being. The aim of the organization was to encourage co-operation between all the governments of the world after the failure of the League of Nations. It was a consolidated effort to prevent another war, like World War II from breaking out.
There are six official languages for the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. Why these six? Besides Spanish, all of these languages can be matched directly to permanent members of the Security Council with veto power — the U.S., Britain, China, Russia and France. So the languages that became official were the languages of the the most politically influential nations in the Post World War II period. They are also probably the most widely spoken languages in the world.
Today isn’t a public holiday, but people come together and celebrate the day in various cities in different countries. National costumes, flags, speeches, slogans and parades are organized to mark the day and promote the idea of diversity and unity.
United Nations Day is an official day to appreciate the diversity of cultures, religions, and languages all over the world, and today the urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfill the promise of the nations united has never been greater.
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