A 1000 butter lamps were lit today at the Tashichhoedzong to commemorate the United Nations Day. The United Nations was founded on October 24 in 1945. The Foreign Minister, Rinzin Dorji, the Finance Minister Namgay Dorji, the UN resident representative Christina Carlson, the Indian Ambassador V.P Haran, Heads of other embassies and missions, and senior government officials attended the ceremony.