The cornerstone of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Permanent Headquarters was laid on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Day, 24 October 1949, at a special open-air General Assembly meeting held on the site of the Headquarters building in Manhattan, New York, which marked the Organization¡¯s fourth anniversary. Photo shows a general view of the ceremony during President Harry S. Truman¡¯s address. Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Photo/Albert Fox
Happy United Nations Day!
(24 October) marks the entry into force in 1945 of the . On 31 October 1947, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly, by , declared that the Day would be devoted to raising awareness of the goals and achievements of the Organization and gaining support for its work. In 1971, the Assembly recommended that Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Day be observed as a public holiday by all Member States ( (XXVI)).
