[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 85421-85422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25106]




                        Presidential Documents 



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

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Title 3--
The President

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                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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                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.
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