United Nations Day, 2021, 59597-59598 [2021-23559]

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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 [www.gpo.gov]
[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


                        Presidential Documents 



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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