[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 118, 108th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

Proclamation 7837 of October 24, 2004


 
United Nations Day, 2004


By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On United Nations Day, we commemorate the founding of the United Nations
in 1945 and recognize its many contributions to advancing peace and
human rights around the world.
Our Declaration of Independence and the United Nations' Universal
Declaration of Human Rights proclaim the equal value and dignity of
every human life. That dignity is honored by the rule of law, limits on
the power of the state, respect for women, protection of private
property, free speech, equal justice, and religious tolerance. These
founding documents affirm that the bright line between justice and
injustice is the same in every age, every culture, and every nation.

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Today, the United Nations is helping advance these ideals in many places
around the globe. The U.N. assisted Afghanistan in making history when
Afghan women and men voted in a democratic Presidential election earlier
this month. In Sudan, Liberia, Haiti, and other nations, the U.N. has
been working to bring security, stability, and humanitarian assistance
to people in need. From Africa to the Caribbean to Asia, the U.N. is
helping to turn societies away from old conflicts, overcome persistent
poverty, and fight HIV/AIDS and other diseases.
The United States remains committed to the high ideals of the U.N. as
stated in its charter: ``To save succeeding generations from the scourge
of war . . . to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights . . . and to
promote social progress and better standards of life in larger
freedom.'';
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 October 24, 2004, as
United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other areas
under the flag of the United States to honor the observance of United
Nations Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
ninth.
GEORGE W. BUSH

PROCLAMATION 7838--NOV. 4, 2004