[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54933-54934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26741]



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                Proclamation 6844 of October 23, 1995

                
United Nations Day, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Fifty years ago, at the end of the most destructive war 
                the world has ever known, delegates from fifty-one 
                countries met in San Francisco to establish the United 
                Nations. Inspired by a common determination ``to save 
                succeeding generations from the scourge of war,'' the 
                delegates recognized that their vision of a better 
                world could not simply be defined by the absence of 
                conflict, nor could peace be maintained without broad 
                inter-national cooperation. Thus they resolved to 
                ``unite our strength to maintain international peace 
                and security,'' to ``promote social progress and better 
                standards of life,'' and to reaffirm universal human 
                rights.

                This year, the U.N., which now numbers 185 member 
                countries, has continued its tradition of promoting 
                peace and security around the globe. Its agencies are 
                important instruments in the campaign to stop the 
                proliferation of nuclear arms and other weapons of mass 
                destruction. It works to provide security for the 
                conduct of free elections. And United Nations troops 
                strive to keep the peace in places of great importance 
                to the United States--on the Kuwait border, in the 
                Mediterranean and in Europe.

                We can also be proud of the U.N. agencies and programs 
                that work to support sustainable development, protect 
                the environment, battle the spread of disease, and 
                promote human rights. In fighting the deadly outbreak 
                of the Ebola virus, immunizing millions of children, 
                and securing relief for hundreds of thousands of 
                refugees, agencies like the World Health Organization, 
                UNICEF, and the United Nations High Commissions for 
                Human Rights and Refugees make important contributions 
                to the international community.

                The U.N. enters its second half-century of service 
                facing new opportunities and challenges. If the nations 
                of the world are to fully embrace these opportunities 
                and overcome these challenges, we must work more 
                closely together to fully realize the principles of the 
                original United Nations Charter and must commit to 
                improving the organization's efficiency and 
                effectiveness. During this momentous anniversary 
                celebration, let us reaffirm the ideals, principles, 
                and goals contained in the Charter and rededicate 
                ourselves to working for the good of all humankind.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim Tuesday, October 24, 1995, 
                as United Nations Day. I encourage all Americans to 
                acquaint themselves with the activities and 
                accomplishments of the U.N. and to observe this day 
                with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities 
                furthering the goal of international cooperation.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 95-26741
Filed 10-24-95; 2:37 pm]
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