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| NANSEN Award laureates join UN High Commissioner for Refugees |
The themes for 2022 are:
The future we want, the UN we need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism
Our Planet, Our Future
Traditions of Peace and Non-violence
Potential in Diversity
UN Day is an international day that is celebrated all over the world with a view to honoring all the work the organization has done to promote peace around the world and all its achievements with its network of a variety of specialized agencies.
“In the time that we’re here today, more women and children will die violently in the Darfur region than in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel or Lebanon. So, after September 30, you won’t need the UN – you will simply need men with shovels and bleached white linen and headstones.” ~ George Clooney
W.H. Auden’s “Hymn to the United Nations”
UN Day has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. In 1971, the United Nations General Assembly recommended that the day be observed by Member States as a public holiday.
After World War II the world realized the necessity of keeping countries away from any type of war. As a result, the United Nations (UN) was formed in 1945 in order to prevent such devastating future wars.
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| UN Charter signed at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, USA |
“Whether for good or for bad, the Iran that ultimately rises out of the ashes of last summer’s uprising will be unlike the Iran we know today, and for that we can thank the Green Movement, not another round of useless sanctions.” ~ Reza Aslan
The day brings a great opportunity for all the countries and citizens to understand the value of a peaceful world - inspiring us to build a happy, peaceful, safe, and better world.
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