Seventy-four years ago on October 24 the United Nations established its founding charter. To mark this day, we have to think big, to think globally to all that has been achieved by this global effort to work for peach, justice and humanity. The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, states the importance of this institution, “UN Day highlights the enduring values of the Charter, which entered into force on Oct 24, 74 years ago…Amid stormy global seas the Charter remains our shared moral anchor.”
The UN marks this day because it provides an opportunity to educate the public on issues of concern to all of us – concerns such as the maintenance of International peace and security, the promotion of sustainable development, the protection of human rights and the guarantee of international law and humanitarian action.
This is not a day that most of us mark on our calendar. Perhaps it is something we should as we pause and consider our co-operative and collaborative efforts needed to protect and care for ‘Our Common Home’.
Happy United Nations Day!