10/24/2026
Here at Thomas Berry Place, we have so much to be thankful for! Today, we're especially thankful for the important work of the United Nations - a symbol of hope for global unity!
Today, October 24, we join the organization in celebrating United Nations Day, marking the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.
There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and normative impact of the United Nations. No other global organization gives hope to so many people for a better world and can deliver the future we want. Today, the urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfil the promise of the nations united, has rarely been greater.
UN Day, celebrated every year, offers the opportunity to amplify our common agenda and reaffirm the purposes and principles of the UN Charter that have guided us for the past 80 years.
Learn more about UN Day and the work of the United Nations here:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/un-day
The United Nations emblem in the General Assembly Hall
📸: UN/Cia Pak
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