[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54933-54934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26741]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 207 / Thursday, October 26, 1995 /
Presidential Documents
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Proclamation 6844 of October 23, 1995
United Nations Day, 1995
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Fifty years ago, at the end of the most destructive war
the world has ever known, delegates from fifty-one
countries met in San Francisco to establish the United
Nations. Inspired by a common determination ``to save
succeeding generations from the scourge of war,'' the
delegates recognized that their vision of a better
world could not simply be defined by the absence of
conflict, nor could peace be maintained without broad
inter-national cooperation. Thus they resolved to
``unite our strength to maintain international peace
and security,'' to ``promote social progress and better
standards of life,'' and to reaffirm universal human
rights.
This year, the U.N., which now numbers 185 member
countries, has continued its tradition of promoting
peace and security around the globe. Its agencies are
important instruments in the campaign to stop the
proliferation of nuclear arms and other weapons of mass
destruction. It works to provide security for the
conduct of free elections. And United Nations troops
strive to keep the peace in places of great importance
to the United States--on the Kuwait border, in the
Mediterranean and in Europe.
We can also be proud of the U.N. agencies and programs
that work to support sustainable development, protect
the environment, battle the spread of disease, and
promote human rights. In fighting the deadly outbreak
of the Ebola virus, immunizing millions of children,
and securing relief for hundreds of thousands of
refugees, agencies like the World Health Organization,
UNICEF, and the United Nations High Commissions for
Human Rights and Refugees make important contributions
to the international community.
The U.N. enters its second half-century of service
facing new opportunities and challenges. If the nations
of the world are to fully embrace these opportunities
and overcome these challenges, we must work more
closely together to fully realize the principles of the
original United Nations Charter and must commit to
improving the organization's efficiency and
effectiveness. During this momentous anniversary
celebration, let us reaffirm the ideals, principles,
and goals contained in the Charter and rededicate
ourselves to working for the good of all humankind.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, October 24, 1995,
as United Nations Day. I encourage all Americans to
acquaint themselves with the activities and
accomplishments of the U.N. and to observe this day
with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities
furthering the goal of international cooperation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twentieth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 95-26741
Filed 10-24-95; 2:37 pm]
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