Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 88, No. 206 

Thursday, October 26, 2023 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10657 of October 23, 2023 

United Nations Day, 2023 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Seventy-seven years ago, leaders from around the globe gathered for the 

first United Nations General Assembly. With the horrors of World War 

II weighing on their hearts and the hopes of humanity resting on their 

shoulders, they established institutions that are an enduring legacy of the 

progress we have made in creating a world where all people can live 

with dignity. This United Nations Day, we renew our commitment to sustaining and strengthening those institutions. As we commemorate the 75th 

anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 

may we live up to its fundamental promise by continuing to advance the 

causes of freedom, justice, and peace in the world. 

We are at an inflection point in world history. From Russia’s brutal invasion 

of Ukraine and Hamas’ brutal terrorist attack on Israel to the threat of 

climate change, we face enormous challenges to the systems our forebearers 

fought so hard to create. The decisions we make now will determine our 

course for generations to come. The United States has a duty to lead in 

this critical moment. We will continue to join together with international 

partners under a common vision for the future of the world. This means 

working together to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development 

Goals (SDGs)—17 goals adopted by all United Nations member states in 

2015 as a call to action and clear roadmap for people and the planet. 

Through the SDGs, we can advance toward a future where extreme poverty 

does not exist, our children do not go hungry, everyone has access to 

quality health care, workers are empowered, our environment is protected, 

entrepreneurs and innovators can access opportunity, conflicts are resolved 

peacefully, and countries can chart their own course. We will also continue 

to strengthen the United Nations’ ability to end conflicts, build peace, defend 

human dignity, and respond to the humanitarian impacts of war. No nation 

can meet these challenges alone, and my Administration recognizes the 

critical role the United Nations plays in bringing about that vision. 

Our country stands ready to continue the charge toward making that vision 

a reality by seeking a more secure, prosperous, and equitable world for 

everyone. We are working across the board to make global institutions more 

responsive, more effective, and more inclusive. Working closely with our 

international partners, we are closing global infrastructure gaps, bolstering 

the bonds that unite our nations, and unlocking endless opportunities that 

represent hope and possibility for all people. Through our Partnership for 

Workers’ Rights, we are partnering with other United Nations member states 

around the world to give workers the tools they need to exercise their 

rights, promote a safe and decent work environment, advance a workercentered clean energy transition, harness technology, and confront and condemn workplace discrimination in all its ugly forms. Meanwhile, we will 

continue working with our international partners to tackle the climate crisis 

and any other challenges we are confronted with. 

When we stand together and recognize the common hopes that bind all 

humanity, we hold in our hands the power to bend the arc of history. 

So often, the work of the United Nations has been a reminder of those 


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hopes, bringing us all closer together and pushing us to recognize one 

another as human beings worthy of dignity and respect. This United Nations 

Day, let us rededicate ourselves to supporting the United Nations in its 

mission to preserve peace, prevent conflict, and alleviate human suffering. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 24, 2023, 

as United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the United States and 

its Territories, and the officials of all other areas under the flag of the 

United States, to observe United Nations Day with appropriate ceremonies 

and activities. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third 

day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-three, and 

of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred 

and forty-eighth. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23803 

Filed 10–25–23; 8:45 am] 

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