United Nations: From the Sydney Opera House in Australia to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, more than 200 of the world's most iconic landmarks will be lit United Nations blue when the sun sets on Friday October 24 to mark the 70th birthday of the global organisation, the UN announced.
Other iconic landmarks to be illuminated include,the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, Russia's Hermitage Museum, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.
October 24 is the UN Day which marks 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 UN Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.
October 24 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by member states as a public holiday.
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