[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 73527-73528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23803]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2023 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                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 worker-
                centered 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.
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[FR Doc. 2023-23803
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