[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 209 (Friday, October 27, 2000)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64335-64336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27831]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 7369 of October 24, 2000

                
United Nations Day, 2000

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Fifty-five years ago, the United States played a 
                leading role in founding the United Nations, and the 
                treaty creating the U.N. was signed in San Francisco. 
                Today, we are proud to serve as host country for the 
                United Nations, whose headquarters in New York City 
                stands as an enduring symbol of the promise of 
                international peace and cooperation.

                The United States remains fully committed to the 
                principles of the United Nations Charter, and we 
                support efforts to make the U.N. a more effective tool 
                to meet the challenges of our changing world. Many of 
                those challenges--poverty, disease, ethnic violence, 
                and regional conflict--recognize no borders and can 
                only be addressed by nations working together with 
                shared resources and common goals. The United Nations 
                is uniquely positioned to facilitate such collaborative 
                efforts.

                Today, more than half the world's people live under 
                governments of their own choosing, an achievement that 
                reflects the role the U.N. has played as a steadfast 
                peacemaker and staunch advocate of international human 
                rights. But three- fourths of those people live in 
                developing countries, and more than a billion of them 
                live in abject poverty. Through agencies such as the 
                World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the 
                U.N. is working to address this gap between the world's 
                richest and poorest countries by supporting 
                comprehensive debt relief and providing billions of 
                dollars in loans and grants to developing nations for 
                projects that promote health, nutrition, education, 
                entrepreneurship, and civil society.

                While the devastating world wars of the 20th century 
                are now a part of history, ethnic and regional 
                conflicts continue to threaten global stability and 
                contribute to human misery. Millions of innocent people 
                have lost their lives in such conflicts, and millions 
                of families have been driven from their homelands to 
                seek refuge in neighboring nations. Through its 
                international diplomacy efforts, peacekeeping 
                operations, and humanitarian assistance, the United 
                Nations serves as a beacon of hope for countries torn 
                apart by ethnic, religious, or regional strife.

                In September of this year, the leaders of 189 countries 
                came together in New York at the United Nations 
                Millennium Summit. This unprecedented gathering of 
                international leaders reaffirmed that the importance of 
                the U.N.'s mission is undiminished after more than 5 
                decades of extraordinary challenge and global change.

                As we observe United Nations Day this year, let us 
                celebrate the spirit of international cooperation and 
                dedication to peace enshrined in the U.N. Charter. For 
                55 years, the United Nations has led the world in 
                addressing international security problems and 
                promoting human rights and human dignity. Today we 
                reaffirm our commitment to this vital institution and 
                pledge to work with other member nations to ensure that 
                the U.N. is equipped with the resources it needs to 
                remain a powerful instrument of the international 
                community and an effective force for the common good.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution

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                and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim 
                October 24, 2000, as United Nations Day. I encourage 
                all Americans to educate themselves about the 
                activities and accomplishments of the United Nations 
                and to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies, 
                programs, and activities devoted to enhancing 
                international cooperation.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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