Presidential Document2023-23803
United Nations Day, 2023
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October 26, 2023
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October 23, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23803]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10657 of October 23, 2023
United Nations Day, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Seventy-seven years ago, leaders from around the globe
gathered for the first United Nations General Assembly.
With the horrors of World War II weighing on their
hearts and the hopes of humanity resting on their
shoulders, they established institutions that are an
enduring legacy of the progress we have made in
creating a world where all people can live with
dignity. This United Nations Day, we renew our
commitment to sustaining and strengthening those
institutions. As we commemorate the 75th anniversary of
the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, may we live up to its fundamental promise by
continuing to advance the causes of freedom, justice,
and peace in the world.
We are at an inflection point in world history. From
Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine and Hamas' brutal
terrorist attack on Israel to the threat of climate
change, we face enormous challenges to the systems our
forebearers fought so hard to create. The decisions we
make now will determine our course for generations to
come. The United States has a duty to lead in this
critical moment. We will continue to join together with
international partners under a common vision for the
future of the world. This means working together to
accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs)--17 goals adopted by all United Nations
member states in 2015 as a call to action and clear
roadmap for people and the planet. Through the SDGs, we
can advance toward a future where extreme poverty does
not exist, our children do not go hungry, everyone has
access to quality health care, workers are empowered,
our environment is protected, entrepreneurs and
innovators can access opportunity, conflicts are
resolved peacefully, and countries can chart their own
course. We will also continue to strengthen the United
Nations' ability to end conflicts, build peace, defend
human dignity, and respond to the humanitarian impacts
of war. No nation can meet these challenges alone, and
my Administration recognizes the critical role the
United Nations plays in bringing about that vision.
Our country stands ready to continue the charge toward
making that vision a reality by seeking a more secure,
prosperous, and equitable world for everyone. We are
working across the board to make global institutions
more responsive, more effective, and more inclusive.
Working closely with our international partners, we are
closing global infrastructure gaps, bolstering the
bonds that unite our nations, and unlocking endless
opportunities that represent hope and possibility for
all people. Through our Partnership for Workers'
Rights, we are partnering with other United Nations
member states around the world to give workers the
tools they need to exercise their rights, promote a
safe and decent work environment, advance a worker-
centered clean energy transition, harness technology,
and confront and condemn workplace discrimination in
all its ugly forms. Meanwhile, we will continue working
with our international partners to tackle the climate
crisis and any other challenges we are confronted with.
When we stand together and recognize the common hopes
that bind all humanity, we hold in our hands the power
to bend the arc of history. So often, the work of the
United Nations has been a reminder of those
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hopes, bringing us all closer together and pushing us
to recognize one another as human beings worthy of
dignity and respect. This United Nations Day, let us
rededicate ourselves to supporting the United Nations
in its mission to preserve peace, prevent conflict, and
alleviate human suffering.
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,
2023, 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-third day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
eighth.
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