Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 89, No. 208 

Monday, October 28, 2024 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10844 of October 23, 2024 

United Nations Day, 2024 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Nearly 80 years ago, our forebearers 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 opened 

the General Assembly by declaring, ‘‘The whole world now waits upon 

our decisions . . . looking to us to show ourselves capable of mastering 

our problems.’’ Today, we reflect on the history of this storied institution. 

And together, we recommit to sustaining and strengthening it to master 

the challenges of our time. 

Under my Administration, the United States has been a leader at the United 

Nations—rallying global action to advance democratic values, safeguard 

human rights, and address the issues our world faces. That includes standing 

against Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine and Hamas’ despicable 

terrorist attack on Israel. At the United Nations, we have been working 

to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, with the release of hostages, and we have 

been pushing to expand humanitarian access and assistance. The United 

States has also played a key role in helping bring security to the people 

of Haiti and addressing the conflict and dire humanitarian situation in 

Sudan, where millions are displaced and facing famine. 

But we know people need more than the absence of war. They need the 

chance to live with dignity. They need to be protected from the ravages 

of climate change, hunger, and disease. That is why my Administration 

has invested over $150 billion to accelerate progress on the Sustainable 

Development Goals, including ending poverty, eliminating hunger, promoting 

health and well-being, and promoting gender equality. We also forged a 

historic consensus on the first-ever General Assembly Resolution on Artificial 

Intelligence to help people everywhere seize the potential—and minimize 

the risks—of this technology. 

As we look ahead, countries need to work together to continue reforming 

the United Nations to be more effective. The United States will keep pushing 

for a stronger, more inclusive United Nations, including a reformed and 

expanded United Nations Security Council. And the Security Council, like 

the United Nations itself, needs to focus on making peace, brokering deals 

to end wars and suffering, stopping the spread of the most dangerous weapons, and stabilizing troubled regions. 

Finally, the United Nations’ work is carried out by brave and committed 

United Nations humanitarian workers, development professionals, peacekeepers, and members of special political missions. And every day, they 

risk their own lives to save the lives of others, undertaking often dangerous 

work. Like nations around the world, the United States honors their sacrifices 

and those of their families. 

Today and every day, let us remember that the forces holding us together 

are stronger than those pulling us apart. Let us continue to work together 

to unleash the power of humanity and give people the opportunity to live 

freely, think freely, breathe freely, and love freely. And in the face of 

difficult challenges, let us prove that we are capable of building a better 

world together. 


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85422 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 208 / Monday, October 28, 2024 / Presidential Documents 

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, 2024, 

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-four, and 

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

and forty-ninth. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25106 

Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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