[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64683-64684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23432]


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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 10481 of October 21, 2022

                
United Nations Day, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                On United Nations Day, we celebrate this institution 
                and its enduring commitment to advancing peace, 
                protecting human rights, and promoting comity between 
                nations and among the broader international community. 
                Since its founding, the United Nations has shown that 
                countries with different histories yet shared purpose 
                can join together to bend the arc of history toward a 
                freer and more just world.

                In the past year, United Nations member states have 
                faced daunting challenges: growing food insecurity; the 
                persistent challenge of COVID-19 alongside additional 
                infectious disease outbreaks; inflation; and record 
                heat, floods, and droughts--all of which have 
                threatened lives and livelihoods. In addition, the 
                consequences of Russia's brazen war and attempts to 
                annex Ukrainian territory in violation of international 
                law have reverberated across the globe--not only 
                exacerbating food and refugee crises but also 
                imperiling the very foundation of a stable 
                international rules-based order, for which the United 
                Nations Charter is the cornerstone.

                In the face of great upheaval, the United Nations has a 
                critical role to play--defending the Charter, 
                championing human rights, advancing sustainable 
                development, and holding accountable those who violate 
                international law. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 
                February, an overwhelming majority of United Nation 
                member states sent a resounding message unequivocally 
                condemning the war and Russia's policies of fear and 
                coercion. Today, the United Nations and countries 
                around the world are providing life-saving aid to the 
                Ukrainian people, supporting refugees, responding to 
                health emergencies, and affirming Ukraine's right to 
                sovereignty and territorial integrity--core principles 
                of the United Nations Charter. Likewise, the United 
                Nations is playing an essential part in our common 
                effort to address the global challenges of the twenty-
                first century, including tackling the climate crisis, 
                strengthening global health security and pandemic 
                preparedness and response, advancing human rights and 
                gender equality, and feeding the world.

                The United States is determined to continue 
                strengthening its relationships with United Nations 
                member states as we advance an era of relentless 
                diplomacy across the world. We will help developing 
                countries reach their climate goals and make a just 
                transition to clean energy, including by mobilizing 
                funding. We will lead the way in bolstering the global 
                health security architecture by partnering with 
                countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious 
                disease threats; strengthening and reforming the World 
                Health Organization; and marshalling resources to 
                support the historic new Financial Intermediary Fund 
                for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response at 
                the World Bank.

                As the largest financial contributor to the United 
                Nations, the United States is investing in this 
                institution to advance the cause of freedom, equality, 
                opportunity, and dignity everywhere. At the same time, 
                we are committed to strengthening the United Nations 
                internally. Efforts such as structural reforms to make 
                the United Nations more inclusive, effective, and 
                responsive to the needs of all member states, such as 
                by increasing the number of both permanent and non-
                permanent representatives on the Security Council.

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                This includes permanent seats for those nations we have 
                long supported and permanent seats for countries in 
                Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.

                For almost 80 years, the United Nations has brought 
                member states together to build a better world. Just as 
                the need for this institution was plain in the 
                aftermath of World War II and the atrocities of the 
                Holocaust, its power to stand for liberty over 
                authoritarianism, sovereignty over imperialism, and 
                peace over war remains as vital today. The United 
                Nations reminds us that, as President Truman said, when 
                countries can state their differences, face them, and 
                find common ground, we can author a new era of peace, 
                progress, and hope for all people everywhere.

                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, 
                2022, 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-first day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2022-23432
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