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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 2023 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
2 January Monday New Year's Day (Observed)*
13 April Thursday Songkran Day
21 April Friday Eid al-Fitr (Observed)**
29 June Thursday Eid al-Adha
28 July Friday H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn's Birthday
14 August Monday H.M. The Queen Mother's Birthday (Observed)***
13 October Friday The Passing of King Bhumibol
5 December Tuesday National Day and Father's Day
25 December Monday Christmas Day

The General Assembly in its resolutions 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 eight floating holidays:

Date Day Holiday
6 January Friday Orthodox Christmas (Observed)****
6 March Monday Makha Bucha Day
21 March Tuesday Nowruz
14 April Friday Orthodox Good Friday
5 June Monday Day of Vesak
25 September Monday Yom Kippur
13 November Monday Diwali (Observed)*****
27 November Monday Gurpurab

 

* New Year's Day falls on Sunday, 1 January 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 2 January 2023.
** Eid al-Fitr falls on Saturday, 22 April 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 21 April 2023.
*** H.M. The Queen Mother's Birthday falls on Saturday, 12 August 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 14 August 2023.
**** Orthodox Christmas falls on Saturday, 7 January 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 6 January 2023.
***** Diwali falls on Sunday, 12 November 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 13 November 2023.

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
2 January Monday New Year's Day (Observed)*
23 January Monday Lunar New Year's Day (Observed)**
21 April Friday Eid al-Fitr (Observed)***
5 May Friday Children's Day
26 May Friday Buddha's Birthday (Observed)****
29 June Thursday Eid al-Adha
28 September Thursday Chuseok (Observed)*****
29 September Friday Chuseok (Observed)*****
25 December Monday 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
6 January Friday Orthodox Christmas (Observed)******
24 January Tuesday Local Lunar New Year's Day (Substitute)
21 March Tuesday Nowruz
14 April Friday Orthodox Good Friday
5 June Monday Day of Vesak
25 September Monday Yom Kippur
13 November Monday Diwali (Observed)*******
27 November Monday Gurpurab

 

* New Year's Day falls on Sunday, 1 January 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 2 January 2023.
** Lunar New Year's Day falls on Sunday, 22 January 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 23 January 2023.
*** Eid al-Fitr falls on Saturday, 22 April 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 21 April 2023.
**** Buddha's Birthday falls on Saturday, 27 May 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 26 May 2023.
***** Chuseok will be observed on Thursday, 28 September and Friday, 29 September 2023.
****** Orthodox Christmas falls on Saturday, 7 January 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 6 January 2023.
******* Diwali falls on Sunday, 12 November 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 13 November 2023.

Chiba, Japan

Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP)

Date Day Holiday
23 February Thursday The Emperor's Birthday
21 April Friday Eid al-Fitr (Observed)*
3 May Wednesday Constitution Memorial Day
4 May Thursday Greenery Day
5 May Friday Children's Day
29 June Thursday Eid al-Adha
11 August Friday Mountain Day
18 September Monday Respect of the Aged Day
9 October Monday Sports Day
23 November Thursday Labour Thanksgiving Day

 

* Eid al-Fitr falls on Saturday, 22 April 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 21 April 2023.

New Delhi

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

Date Day Holiday
26 January Thursday Republic Day
8 March Wednesday Holi
7 April Friday Good Friday
21 April Friday Eid al-Fitr (Observed)*
29 June Thursday Eid al-Adha
15 August Tuesday Independence Day
2 October Monday Mahatama Gandhi Jyanti
24 October Tuesday Dussehra
27 November Monday Guru Nanak Jayanti
25 December Monday Christmas Day

 

* Eid al-Fitr falls on Saturday, 22 April 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 21 April 2023.

Suva

Subregional Office for the Pacific (SOP)

Nine fixed official holidays:

Date Day Holiday
2 January Monday New Year's Day (Observed)*
7 April Friday Good Friday
10 April Monday Easter Monday
21 April Friday Eid al-Fitr (Observed)**
29 June Thursday Eid al-Adha
7 September Thursday Constitution Day
10 October Tuesday Fiji Day
25 December Monday Christmas Day
26 December Tuesday Boxing 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
6 January Friday Orthodox Christmas (Observed)***
21 March Tuesday Nowruz
14 April Friday Orthodox Good Friday
5 June Monday Day of Vesak
25 September Monday Yom Kippur
13 November Monday Diwali (Observed)****
27 November Monday Gurpurab

 

* New Year's Day falls on Sunday, 1 January 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 2 January 2023.
** Eid al-Fitr falls on Saturday, 22 April 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 21 April 2023.
**** Orthodox Christmas falls on Saturday, 7 January 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 6 January 2023.
**** Diwali falls on Sunday, 12 November 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 13 November 2023.

Beijing

Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM)

Date Day Holiday
2 January Monday New Year's Day (Observed)*
23 January Monday Chinese New Year
24 January Tuesday Chinese New Year
25 January Wednesday Chinese New Year
21 April Friday Eid al-Fitr (Observed)**
1 May Monday Labor Day
29 June Thursday Eid al-Adha
29 September Friday Mid-Autumn Festival
2 October Monday National Day
25 December Monday Christmas Day

 

* New Year's Day falls on Sunday, 1 January 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 2 January 2023.
** Eid al-Fitr falls on Saturday, 22 April 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 21 April 2023.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Subregional Office for North and Central Asia (SONCA)

Date Day Holiday
2 January Monday New Year's Day (Observed)*
6 January Friday Orthodox Christmas (Observed)**
8 March Wednesday Women's day
21 March Tuesday Nowruz
21 April Friday Eid al-Fitr (Observed)***
9 May Tuesday Victory day
29 June Thursday Eid al-Adha
30 August Wednesday Constitution day
18 December Monday Independence Day
25 December Monday Christmas Day

 

* New Year's Day falls on Sunday, 1 January 2023, but will be observed on Monday, 2 January 2023.
** Orthodox Christmas falls on Saturday, 7 January 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 6 January 2023.
*** Eid al-Fitr falls on Saturday, 22 April 2023, but will be observed on Friday, 21 April 2023.

Tehran

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

Date Day Holiday
1 January Sunday New Year's Day
21 March Tuesday Nowruz
22 March Wednesday Nowruz
23 March Thursday Nowruz
2 April Sunday Nature Day
23 April Sunday Eid al-Fitr
29 June Thursday Eid al-Adha
14 September Thursday Demise of Prophet Mohammad
3 October Tuesday Birthday of Prophet Mohammad
25 December Monday Christmas Day