IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 77 
Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BEYER, Ms. JUDY 
CHU of California, Mr. FARR, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Mr. SERRANO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 
and Mr. LEWIS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the establishment of 
the United Nations. 
Whereas June 26, 2015, marked the 70th anniversary of the 
establishment of the United Nations; 
Whereas, on June 26, 1945, the Charter of the United Na-
tions was signed in San Francisco at the conclusion of 
the United Nations Conference on International Organi-
zation, and came into force on October 24, 1945; 
Whereas, on September 10, 1948, the United Nations Gen-
eral Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of 
Human Rights, which is the cornerstone for modern day 
human rights; 
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Whereas in September 1960, 17 newly independent states, in-
cluding 16 from Africa, joined the United Nations, mark-
ing the biggest increase in membership in any one year; 
Whereas the United Nations has greatly contributed to inter-
national peace and security; 
Whereas the United Nations has provided a forum for the 
achievement of international cooperation to address inter-
national economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian 
problems, including promoting cooperation on climate 
change, supporting human rights, and combating human 
trafficking; 
Whereas since 1948, the United Nations has deployed 71 
peacekeeping and observation missions in some of the 
world’s most complex regions and countries, including in 
Cambodia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Liberia, 
Kosovo, Mozambique, Namibia, Tajikistan, and Timor- 
Leste; 
Whereas United Nations peacekeeping missions have been 
charged with mandates such as preventing the outbreak 
of conflict or the spill-over of conflict across borders, sta-
bilizing conflict situations after a cease-fire, assisting in 
the implementation of comprehensive peace agreements, 
and leading countries or territories through a transition 
to stable government; 
Whereas in 2006, under the leadership of the United Na-
tions, member states adopted the first-ever global strat-
egy to counter terrorism and subsequently other global 
agreements, including treaties against hostage-taking, 
aircraft hijacking, terrorism bombings, and terrorism fi-
nancing; 
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Whereas the United Nations has provided electoral assistance 
to more than 100 countries and helped facilitate the 
transition to democracy in these countries, observing 
landmark elections in Cambodia, El Salvador, South Afri-
ca, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, Liberia, Iraq, Nepal, and 
Sierra Leone; 
Whereas the United Nations has made significant progress 
towards achieving the eight Millennium Development 
Goals that were established following the Millennium 
Summit of the United Nations in 2000, and is on track 
to adopt the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in Sep-
tember 2015 that require member states to commit to 
eradicating extreme poverty, fighting inequality, empow-
ering women and girls, protecting natural resources, im-
proving governance, and encouraging sustainable and in-
clusive economic growth; 
Whereas the United Nations has played a critical role in im-
proving global public health, including through the Joint 
United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS; 
Whereas the United Nations World Food Program reaches 
more than 80,000,000 people in 75 countries annually; 
Whereas today, with global population displacement at the 
highest level recorded since World War II, the World 
Food Program, together with the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees and other United Nations 
agencies, is feeding, clothing, and sheltering millions from 
Syria to Iraq to the Central African Republic and be-
yond; 
Whereas United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has 
implemented key reforms, and continues to be committed 
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to instituting necessary reforms to improve the effective-
ness of the United Nations and strengthen oversight; 
Whereas the United Nations remains an indispensable part-
ner for the United States as the United States Congress 
works to protect our national security and foreign policy 
interests around the world; 
Whereas the United Nations conducts business with numer-
ous United States corporations and organizations and in 
2014 
awarded 
United 
States 
businesses 
with 
$555,500,000 in contracts; 
Whereas these contracts were executed in 30 States and more 
than 100 cities and communities, benefitting hundreds of 
Americans who work to provide the United Nations a 
range of critical goods and services, including tele-
communications, construction, food production, and mili-
tary supplies; and 
Whereas United States participation and leadership in the 
United Nations is essential to securing United States in-
terests in international peace and security: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the 70th anniversary of the es-
tablishment of the United Nations; 
(2) recognizes the United Nations for the crit-
ical role it plays in maintaining international peace 
and security; 
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(3) applauds the United Nations for its leader-
ship and ongoing efforts in addressing global health 
crises, including the global fight against HIV/AIDS; 
(4) applauds the United Nations for its re-
sponse to unprecedented humanitarian crises, which 
resulted in staggering escalation of displacements in 
countries such as Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Soma-
lia, Nigeria, Liberia, and Coˆte d’Ivoire; 
(5) commends the United Nations for its com-
mitment to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; 
and 
(6) urges the President to issue a proclamation 
calling on the people of the United States to observe 
the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the 
United Nations with appropriate ceremonies and ac-
tivities. 
Æ 
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