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UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- More than 160 landmarks in nearly 50 countries across the world will be lit up in UN blue on Oct. 24, in commemoration of the world body's 70th founding anniversary.
The event will be part of a global campaign, according to a press release issued by the UN Department of Public Information (DPI).
"Some of the landmarks include the Opera House in Sydney, the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio, as well as the Empire State Building, and the UN headquarters in New York," said UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric at a daily news briefing held here Tuesday.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
Oct. 24 is the UN Day which marks the 70th anniversary of the UN Charter's entry into force in 1945. 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.
The day of Oct. 24 has been celebrated as the 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.
