HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation 87- United Nations Day October 24 1987
PROCLAMATION
UNITED NATIONS DAY
October 24, 1987
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WHEREAS, forty-two years ago, on October 24, 1945, the United Nations
came into being; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the United Nations called for the an-
nual observance of October 24th as United Nations Day, to be
devoted by all member nations to making known to the people
of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations
and to gaining their support for the work of the United Na-
tions; and
WHEREAS, the President of the Un i ted States each year officially pro-
claims October 24th as United Nations Day in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, the Un i ted Nations was created to maintain peace in the
world, based on justice and self-determination for all people;
and
WHEREAS, poverty, over-population, environmental destruction and the
arms race threaten the survival of civilization; and
WHEREAS, the need was never greater for a world forum where represen-
tatives from all nations can meet to discuss common problems,
can work to overcome them, can try to resolve conflicts peace-
ably and can come to share a global vision.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Judith A. Mathre, Mayor of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, do hereby proclaim Saturday, October 24, 1987 as
UNITED NATIONS DAY
and call upon all the citizens of Bozeman to observe that day in the
spirit of common purpose expressed in the United Nations Charter.
SEA L IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here-
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the City of Bozeman, in
the State of Montana, to be affixed
at Bozeman, Montana, this 13th day
of October, in the year of our Lord,
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Eighty-Seven.
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"- . MA TH ~E, Mayor