International Days April 18 2025 (United Nations)

The following is an overview of the days and the corresponding celebration declared by the United Nations that apply to Friday, 2025-04-18:

• Good Friday:

  ^[headq] Staff at all United Nations duty stations, including the United Nations Headquarters, are to observe Good Friday as holiday.

• Orthodox Good Friday:

  ^[floating] With the interest of respecting the diversity of United Nations staff members, resolution 62/250 designates Orthodox Good Friday as a floating holiday. Generally, the Orthodox Church celebrates Good Friday on a later date than most Western churches because the Orthodox Church still lives according to the old Julian Calendar.
  • Resolution 69/250

Notes:

^[headq] This is an official holiday at the United Nations Headquarters.

^[floating] A 'floating' holiday. An employee at the United Nations may or may not choose to take this day as a holiday. Starting in 2016, the United Nations staff will no longer have 10 official holidays. There will be nine official holidays and each employee will be able to choose one of seven floating holidays as a 10th holiday.