[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9664 of October 23, 2017

United Nations Day, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

On United Nations Day, we recognize the more than seven decades of
contributions the United Nations has made to peace and security among
nations. The United Nations was founded on the vision that diverse
nations could cooperate to preserve sovereignty, enhance security, build
prosperity, and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms. Its
purpose remains as essential today as ever before. As the world faces
increasing transnational threats--including the spread of terrorism and
mass atrocities around the globe, the risk of famine and humanitarian
crises, and nuclear proliferation by rogue regimes that threaten others
with the most destructive weapons known to humanity--we call on all
member states to reaffirm their commitments to the obligations and
responsibilities enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
Member states should work together as the founders of the United Nations
intended and confront those who threaten chaos, turmoil, and terror. We
continue to believe that the United Nations can play an important role
in resolving international disputes and that its success depends on a
coalition of strong sovereign nations. This year alone, the United
States has led efforts at the United Nations to strengthen and expand
sanctions against North Korea, review the mandates of peacekeeping
missions to make sure they are achievable, and promote an

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ambitious campaign of reform, including with respect to the United
Nations Human Rights Council. The United Nations Security Council, of
which the United States is a permanent member, remains, as ever, a
valuable forum for responding to threats to international peace and
security.
We remain hopeful that the United Nations can achieve its goals of
maintaining international peace and security and developing friendly
relations among nations. We expect member states to hold the United
Nations accountable, just as we expect people around the world to hold
their own governments accountable. Although a great deal of work remains
to be done for the United Nations to realize its full potential, we
reaffirm our commitment to its goals in order to build a better tomorrow
for future generations.
On United Nations Day, we also pause to acknowledge the men and women
who serve in faraway peacekeeping missions, who provide humanitarian
assistance to people in war-torn countries, who endeavor to keep the
world safe from weapons of mass destruction, and who protect innocent
children. Through their effort and personal sacrifice, they bring hope
and relief to countless people in need.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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, 2017, as
United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 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-third day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP