Presidential Document2021-23559
United Nations Day, 2021
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October 27, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 59597-59598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23559]
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Vol. 86
Wednesday,
No. 205
October 27, 2021
Part III
The President
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Proclamation 10293--United Nations Day, 2021
Memorandum of October 22, 2021--Temporary Certification Regarding
Disclosure of Information in Certain Records Related to the
Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
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Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 205 / Wednesday, October 27, 2021 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10293 of October 22, 2021
United Nations Day, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Seventy-six years ago, emerging from the ashes of a
devastating World War, countries around the world
embarked on a shared mission: creating a rules-based
international order, grounded in democratic values, to
advance universal human rights, promote the peaceful
settlement of disputes, and ensure adherence to
international law. The United Nations was--and
remains--the cornerstone of that international order,
contributing to unmatched strides towards peace and
prosperity shared around the world. Our collective
resolve, expressed in the United Nations Charter,
remains to uphold our ``faith in fundamental human
rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person,
in the equal rights of men and women and of nations
large and small.'' On United Nations Day, we celebrate
the achievements of this bold declaration, reaffirm the
inherent humanity that unites us, and renew our
commitment to building a future that advances peace,
dignity, and security for all.
Today, we stand in a moment of great pain and
extraordinary possibility. Globally, nearly 5 million
lives have been lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
climate catastrophes continue to ravage our
communities, inequalities and inequities are on the
rise, democracy is under threat, and abuses of emerging
technologies are destabilizing societies. Yet we also
have new tools and new opportunities to rebuild a
better world that is safer and freer for generations
yet to come. It is clear that these global challenges
require global cooperation, and the United States is
determined to lead alongside our allies and partners to
tackle the most pressing issues of our age. The United
Nations remains the most important forum of its kind
for mobilizing collective action to resolve global
problems, maintain international peace and security,
advance human rights, promote health and well-being,
protect the vulnerable and marginalized, and sustain a
rules-based international order. As the largest
financial contributor to the United Nations, the United
States has a deep stake in strengthening and
modernizing the multilateral system to better enable us
to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
The United Nations remains critical to advancing our
national security and foreign policy interests. Since I
took office, my Administration has rejoined the Paris
Climate Agreement, launched a campaign for a seat on
the United Nations Human Rights Council, and restored
United States membership in and funding for the World
Health Organization. Because none of us will be safe
until all of us are safe, the United States is
providing over $15 billion toward the global COVID-19
response and has delivered more than 190 million doses
of the COVID-19 vaccine to nations around the world,
including our COVAX donations. To date, we have pledged
to donate more than 1.2 billion doses of the COVID-19
vaccine, and we will continue to think big and do what
we must to lead the world out of this pandemic. To
ensure that the United Nations can play its central
role in delivering global solutions for today's
challenges, my budget proposal calls for the United
States to pay its share of the United Nations' annual
regular and peacekeeping budgets in full. With these
key contributions, we are making
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clear to the world that America is committed to
fulfilling its historic role and responsibility to
safeguard and strengthen the rules-based order.
We are at an inflection point in history. The choices
we make in the next few years--whether or not we come
together to face our greatest global challenges--will
determine our future for decades to come. The United
States stands firmly in support of the United Nations
and will continue to rally the world to action not just
with the example of our power but with the power of our
example. Let us remember that our determination and
faith in a better future laid the groundwork for the
creation of the United Nations 76 years ago. Now, in a
new century, we must work with allies and partners to
strengthen the United Nations to effectively and
efficiently tackle the challenges that defy political
borders and geographical boundaries today. Tremendous
work lies ahead of us, but we all share the
responsibility to recommit ourselves to the original
vision and values enshrined in the United Nations
Charter: freedom, equality, opportunity, and human
dignity. By doing so, we can build back a better world
and ensure America's lasting leadership on the world
stage.
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,
2021, 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-second day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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