[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 65459-65460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26650]


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                Proclamation 8893 of October 24, 2012

                
United Nations Day, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Sixty-seven years ago, as the world began to emerge 
                from the shadows of war, the 51 founding member states 
                of the United Nations came together to take up the new 
                test of forging a lasting peace. In a decade scarred by 
                genocide, the United Nations chose the hope of unity 
                over the ease of division, boldly promising to future 
                generations that the dignity and equality of human 
                beings would be our common cause. Today, we commemorate 
                United Nations Day by celebrating the founding ideals 
                laid down in its Charter and reaffirming the 
                commitments to peace building, human rights, and social 
                progress that will guide us in the years to come.

                Throughout its history, the United Nations Charter has 
                reflected the belief that the world is more secure when 
                the global community acts collectively. Dedicated to 
                assuring ``the equal rights of men and women and of 
                nations large and small,'' the institution has played 
                an essential role in addressing the conditions that 
                make the world more just and conflict less likely--
                caring for children, tending to the sick, and pursuing 
                peace in places wracked by conflict. In today's world, 
                this mission remains as vital as it has ever been. 
                Across the globe, people are making their voices heard. 
                They are insisting on their innate dignity and the 
                right to determine their future. The United States will 
                always stand up for these aspirations at home and 
                abroad, and we will join our global partners in working 
                to realize them.

                Through the better part of a century, we have seen what 
                is possible when a strong and united international 
                community takes action to advance the interests and 
                values we share. The founding values of the United 
                Nations remind us that countries can resolve their 
                differences peacefully, and that all people deserve the 
                chance to seek their own destiny, free from fear and 
                empowered with their most fundamental rights. As we 
                recognize this 67th anniversary of the United Nations, 
                let us recommit to carrying that vision forward in the 
                years ahead.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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, 2012, as 
                United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the 50 
                States, and the officials of all other areas under the 
                flag of the United States, to observe United Nations 
                Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2012-26650
Filed 10-26-12; 8:45 am]
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