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Bangkok

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Headquarters

In accordance with ST/SGB/2019/6, the approved UN holiday calendar for 2024 to be observed by all the entities of the United Nations, including the separately administered United Nations organizations, funds and programmes in Thailand is as follows:

Nine fixed official holidays:

Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year's Day
10 April Wednesday Eid al-Fitr
15 April Monday Songkran Day (Observed)*
17 June Monday Eid al-Adha (Observed)**
29 July Monday H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn's Birthday (Observed)***
12 August Monday H.M. The Queen Mother's Birthday
14 October Monday The Passing of King Bhumibol (Observed)****
5 December Thursday National Day and Father's Day
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day

 

The General Assembly in its resolutions 69/250, 72/19 and 78/245, recognized the significance of a number of other holidays. Accordingly, in the interest of respecting the diversity of the staff of the United Nations, staff members are given the option of observing any one of the following floating holidays:

Date Day Holiday
8 January Monday Orthodox Christmas (Observed)*****
12 February Monday Lunar New Year (Observed)******
26 February Monday Makha Bucha Day (Observed)*******
20 March Wednesday Nowruz
3 May Friday Orthodox Good Friday
22 May Wednesday Day of Vesak
11 October Friday Yom Kippur (Observed)********
31 October Thursday Diwali
15 November Friday Gurpurab

 

* Songkran Day falls on Saturday, 13 April 2024 but will be observed on Monday, 15 April 2024.
** Eid al-Adha falls on Sunday, 16 June 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 17 June 2024.
*** H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn's Birthday falls on Sunday, 28 July 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 29 July 2024.
**** The Passing of King Bhumibol falls on Sunday, 13 October 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 14 October 2024.
***** Orthodox Christmas falls on Sunday, 7 January 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 8 January 2024.
****** Lunar New Year falls on Saturday, 10 February 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 12 February 2024.
******* Makha Bucha Day falls on Saturday, 24 February 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 26 February 2024.
******** Yom Kippur falls on Saturday, 12 October 2024, but will be observed on Friday, 11 October 2024.

Incheon, Republic of Korea

Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (SOENEA)
Asia and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT)

Nine fixed official holidays:

Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year's Day
9 February Friday Lunar New Year's Day (Observed)*
10 April Wednesday Eid al-Fitr
6 May Monday Children's Day
15 May Wednesday Buddha's Birthday
17 June Monday Eid al-Adha (Observed)**
16 September Monday Chuseok
17 September Tuesday Chuseok
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day

The General Assembly, in its resolution 69/250 and 72/19, recognized the significance of a number of other holidays. Accordingly, in the interest of respecting the diversity of the staff of the United Nations, staff members are given the option of observing any one of the following floating holidays:

Date Day Holiday
8 January Monday Orthodox Christmas (Observed)***
26 February Monday Makha Bucha Day (Observed)****
20 March Wednesday Nowruz
3 May Friday Orthodox Good Friday
22 May Wednesday Day of Vesak
11 October Friday Yom Kippur (Observed)*****
31 October Thursday Diwali
15 November Friday Gurpurab

 

* Lunar New Year's Day on Saturday, 10 February 2024, but will be observed on Friday, 9 February 2024.
** Eid al-Adha falls on Sunday, 16 June 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 17 June 2024.
*** Orthodox Christmas falls on Sunday, 7 January 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 8 January 2024.
**** Makha Bucha Day falls on Saturday, 24 February 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 26 February 2024.
***** Yom Kippur falls on Saturday, 12 October 2024, but will be observed on Friday, 11 October 2024.

Chiba, Japan

Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP)

Date Day Holiday
23 February Friday The Emperor's Birthday
10 April Wednesday Eid al-Fitr
3 May Friday Constitution Memorial Day
6 May Monday Children's Day (Observed)*
17 June Monday Eid al-Adha (Observed)**
15 July Monday Marine Day
12 August Monday Mountain Day
16 September Monday Respect of the Aged Day
14 October Monday Sports Day
4 November Monday Culture Day (Observed)***

 

* Children's Day falls on Sunday, 5 May 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 6 May 2024.
** Eid al-Adha falls on Sunday, 16 June 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 17 June 2024.
*** Culture Day falls on Sunday, 3 November 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 4 November 2024.

New Delhi

Subregional Office for South and South-West Asia (SOSSWA)
Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)

Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year's Day
26 January Friday Republic Day
25 March Monday Holi
29 March Friday Good Friday
11 April Thursday Eid al-Fitr
17 June Monday Eid al-Adha (Observed)*
15 August Thursday Independence Day
2 October Wednesday Mahatama Gandhi Jyanti
31 October Thursday Diwali
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day

 

* Eid al-Adha falls on Sunday, 16 June 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 17 June 2024.

Suva, Fiji

Subregional Office for the Pacific (SOP)

Nine fixed official holidays:

Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year's Day
29 March Friday Good Friday
1 April Monday Easter Monday
10 April Wednesday Eid al-Fitr
17 June Monday Eid al-Adha (Observed)*
10 October Thursday Fiji Day
1 November Friday Diwali
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day
26 December Thursday Boxing Day

 

* Eid al-Adha falls on Sunday, 16 June 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 17 June 2024.

Beijing

Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM)

Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year's Day (Observed)*
12 February Monday Chinese New Year
13 February Tuesday Chinese New Year
14 February Wednesday Chinese New Year
10 April Wednesday Eid al-Fitr
1 May Wednesday Labor Day
17 June Monday Eid al-Adha (Observed)*
17 September Tuesday Mid-Autumn Festival
1 October Tuesday National Day
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day

 

* Eid al-Adha falls on Sunday, 16 June 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 17 June 2024.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Subregional Office for North and Central Asia (SONCA)

Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year's Day
8 January Monday Orthodox Christmas (Observed)*
8 March Friday Women's Day
20 March Wednesday Nowruz
10 April ** Wednesday Eid al-Fitr
17 June ** Monday Eid al-Adha (Observed)**
30 August Friday Constitution day
25 October Friday Day of the Republic
16 December Monday Independence Day
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day

 

* Orthodox Christmas falls on Sunday, 7 January 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 8 January 2024.
** The date is preliminary. The actual holiday date will be confirmed based on the official announcement by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan (SAMK). If SAMK identifies different days than 10 April 2024 and 17 June 2024, UN staff will be given a day off on the actual date approved by the SAMK, and 10 April and 17 June will be considered working days.

Tehran

Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM)

Date Day Holiday
1 January Monday New Year's Day
11 February Sunday Victory of Islamic Republic
20 March Wednesday Nowruz
21 March Thursday Nowruz
1 April Monday Nature Day
11 April Thursday Eid al-Fitr
17 June Monday Eid al-Adha (Observed)*
16 July Tuesday Ashoora
12 September Thursday Martyrdon of Imam Hassan Asgari
25 December Wednesday Christmas Day
* Eid al-Adha falls on Sunday, 16 June 2024, but will be observed on Monday, 17 June 2024.