International Delegate's Day
A/RES/73/286
A/RES/73/286
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule. Public-holiday or government status is never inferred from the observance name alone.
Overview
International Delegate’s Day is observed on 25 April. The United Nations day recognizes the role of delegates and Member State representatives in multilateral diplomacy and in the work of the United Nations.
The date connects present-day diplomacy with the opening of the 1945 San Francisco Conference that produced the Charter of the United Nations.
Why it matters
Delegates negotiate texts, represent national positions, build coalitions and participate in the collective decision-making through which intergovernmental organizations operate.
The observance is therefore an opportunity to explain multilateral diplomacy as a process of representation, negotiation, compromise, procedure and accountability rather than as ceremonial attendance alone.
History
On 25 April 1945, delegates from fifty countries met in San Francisco for the opening of the United Nations Conference on International Organization. The Conference ultimately produced the UN Charter.
At the initiative of Belarus, the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/73/286 on 2 April 2019 and proclaimed 25 April as International Delegate’s Day.
United Nations in Belarus material identifies 25 April 2020 as the first International Delegate’s Day.
How the observance developed
This timeline is assembled only from verified provenance fields. Missing stages are omitted rather than inferred.
United Nations Conference on International Organization (San Francisco Conference)
The annual Day was deliberately placed on the anniversary of the Conference’s opening day, linking present-day delegates with the conference that produced the UN Charter.
Belarus
United Nations in Belarus states that International Delegate’s Day was established upon an initiative of Belarus.
United Nations General Assembly
UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/73/286
First documented observance
United Nations in Belarus described the planned 25 April 2020 ceremony as the occasion of the first International Delegate’s Day.
What the evidence establishes
Verified institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Fields that the reviewed sources do not establish remain fail-closed and are available below without competing with the confirmed record.
3 fields not established in reviewed sources
Predecessor and precursor observances
Earlier or merged observances are kept separate from former names and later institutional actions.
Ways to observe
Read a General Assembly or committee meeting record to see how positions and amendments are recorded.
Compare the work of permanent missions, national delegations and the UN Secretariat rather than treating them as one institution.
Explore the history of the 1945 San Francisco Conference and how the UN Charter was negotiated.
Use the day to discuss skills central to diplomacy: listening, drafting, negotiation, coalition-building and procedural literacy.
Useful facts
International Delegate’s Day is observed on 25 April.
A/RES/73/286 was adopted on 2 April 2019.
United Nations in Belarus identifies Belarus as the initiative behind the Day.
The first International Delegate’s Day was in 2020.
25 April marks the opening day of the 1945 San Francisco Conference.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
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- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Evidence & sources
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United Nations Digital Library — A/RES/73/286 (opens in a new tab)
United Nations — International Delegate’s Day (opens in a new tab)
United Nations in Belarus — first International Delegate’s Day / Belarus initiative (opens in a new tab)
United Nations — List of International Days and Weeks (opens in a new tab)
United Nations — Observances: who chooses them and how (opens in a new tab)
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then use reviewed distinctions and related authority records to understand where this observance fits.
Frequently asked questions
When is International Delegate's Day?
25 April The stored recurrence guidance is: 25 April.
Does International Delegate's Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is International Delegate's Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United Nations / international observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Delegate's Day?
The reviewed provenance layer identifies United Nations General Assembly as the proclaiming or establishing body. The proposer or originator is recorded separately as Belarus.
Is International Delegate's Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: United Nations / international observance. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-05.
When was International Delegate’s Day established?
The General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/73/286 on 2 April 2019.
Why is the Day on 25 April?
It marks the anniversary of the opening of the San Francisco Conference on 25 April 1945, where delegates began the process that produced the UN Charter.
When was the first International Delegate’s Day?
United Nations in Belarus material identifies 25 April 2020 as the first observance.
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