[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 7950--OCT. 20, 2005
Proclamation 7950 of October 20, 2005
United Nations Day, 2005
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Sixty years ago, the United Nations was created to spread hope and
liberty, fight poverty and disease, and help secure human rights and
human dignity for people everywhere. On United Nations Day, we recommit
ourselves to the ideals on which this organization was founded.
Throughout history, the human spirit has been tested by the forces of
darkness and evil. Since its founding in the aftermath of World War II,
the United Nations has worked to solve problems and harness the best
instincts of humankind. Today, we must continue efforts to ease
suffering, spread freedom, and lay the foundations of lasting peace for
our children and grandchildren.
In the aftermath of last year's tsunami in the Indian Ocean region and
this month's earthquakes in South Asia, we have witnessed the great
capacity of human compassion. The support from the United Nations
demonstrated how nations of the world can unite in common purpose to
address difficult challenges. This enduring truth inspired those who
created the United Nations, and it continues to do so 60 years later.
With courage and conscience, we will meet our responsibilities to
protect the lives and rights of others. As we do this, we will help
fulfill the great promise of the United Nations, ensuring that all
people can enjoy the peace, freedom, and dignity our Creator intended.
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, 2005, 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 twentieth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the

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Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirtieth.
GEORGE W. BUSH