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. |