International Delegate's Day

A view of delegates prior to the General Assembly meeting on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba.

The observance of the International Delegate’s Day marks the anniversary of the first day of the San Francisco Conference , also known as the United Nations Conference on International Organization. On 25 April 1945, delegates from fifty countries came together for the first time in San Francisco . Coming together after the devastation of the second world war, their aim was to set up an organization that would restore world peace and impose rules on the post-war world order. 850 delegates took part in this conference, which lasted for two months. They represented over eighty per cent of the world's population, people of every world religion and continent; all determined to set up an organization, which would preserve peace and help build a better world . Two months after the first meeting, on 26 June 1945, the Charter of the United Nations was signed by representatives of the 50 countries that attended the conference. The agreement resulted in the creation of the United Nations...

  The delegates bring the United Nations to life . Without them, this Organization would not be what it is. They negotiate agreements and coordinate with their home countries. Some form alliances, others struggle for compromises. In that way, they embody the multilateralism , which the UN stands for. The delegates represent their countries in meetings at the United Nations. Unless a politician of higher rank is present, the delegates speak and vote on behalf of their country at the United Nations General Assembly , and other fora, such as the United Nations Security Council . The delegates are appointed by their countries. Hence, they follow the interests of the government they serve.

 The United Nations General Assembly has  proclaimed 25 April as International Delegate’s Day . In order to  raise awareness of the role of the representatives and delegates of the Member States to the United Nations , With the adoption of resolution 73/286 , the General Assembly invite us to recognize the crucial role of the delegates in fulfilling the main goals of the United Nations . Part of the delegates’ tasks is to live up to these goals, whether it is maintaining international peace , encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms , or promoting effective multilateralism .

  The General Assembly, Mindful of the celebration, in 2020, of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the San Francisco Conference, in which 850 delegates took part, and which resulted in the creation of the United Nations, an organization that now comprises 193 Member States and serves as the main international venue for collective dialogue between the delegates of its Member States, Recognizing the role of the representatives of the Governments assembled in San Francisco who agreed to the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling its resolution 168 (II) of 31 October 1947, by which it declared 24 October United Nations Day, devoted to making known to the peoples of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for the work of the United Nations, Welcoming the initiatives of States Members of the United Nations on the establishment and celebration of a diplomatic workers’ or service day, where such exist, Recalling its resolution 53/199 of 15 De...