";s:4:"text";s:8735:" AM meeting | PM meeting. The following is an overview of the days and the corresponding celebration declared by the United Nations that apply to 2020: [headq] This is an official holiday at the United Nations Headquarters. UN News produces daily news content, also available on the UN News app. Starting in 2016, the United Nations staff will no longer have 10 official holidays. At the high-level meeting Member States formally adopted a declaration on the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Organization. Excerpts may only be used with appropriate academic citation and a link back to the corresponding article/page used. The 2020 Delegates Handbook edition provides information on all services available to delegates, including about the innovative approaches adopted by the Secretariat to ensure business continuity during the general debate. International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, International Day of Women and Girls in Science, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - Day 1, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - Day 2, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - Day 3, International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - Day 4, International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - Day 5, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - Day 6, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination - Day 7, International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide, International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, International Day for Biological Diversity, International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Day 1, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Day 2, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Day 3, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Day 4, International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Day 5, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Day 6, Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories - Day 7, International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, International Day of the World's Indigenous People, International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, International Week of Science and Peace - Day 1, International Week of Science and Peace - Day 2, World Science Day for Peace and Development, International Week of Science and Peace - Day 3, International Week of Science and Peace - Day 4, International Week of Science and Peace - Day 5, International Week of Science and Peace - Day 6, International Week of Science and Peace - Day 7, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, Calendar of United States Holidays Year 2020, Calendar of United Kingdom Holidays Year 2020, Calendar of Panamanian Holidays Year 2020, United Nations International Days Calendar of 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 14 June 2019: The UN General Assembly has approved arrangements for a high-level commemoration of the UN’s 75th anniversary in September 2020. United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification (decade 2010-2020) Official note; A/RES/62/195; The following is an overview of the days and the corresponding celebration declared by the United Nations that apply to 2020: In the year 1945, the United Nations was officially established. [UNAIDS] Day observed by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. An employee at the United Nations may or may not choose to take this day as a holiday. Functions and powers of the General Assembly, Arrears in the Payment of Contributions (Article 19), First Committee (Disarmament & International Security), Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural), Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization), Fifth Committee (Administrative & Budgetary), declaration on the commemoration of the 75th anniversary. The final text also includes the reference to the need to engage civil society – not only youth – in commemoration activities.