KARACHI: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the 76th United Nations Day, maintained that the values that have powered the UN Charter for the last 76 years — peace, development, human rights, and opportunity for all — have no expiry date.
Antonio Guterres stated: “Seventy-six years ago, the United Nations was created as a vehicle of hope for a world emerging from the shadow of catastrophic conflict. Today, the women and men of the UN carry this hope forward around the globe. COVID-19, conflicts, hunger, poverty and the climate emergency remind us that our world is far from perfect. But they also make clear that solidarity is the only way forward. We need to come together to tackle great challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals. By ensuring that every person, everywhere, has access to COVID-19 vaccines sooner rather than later.
“By securing and upholding the rights and dignity of all people — especially the poorest and most disadvantaged, girls and women, and children and young people. By seeking an end to the conflicts that scar our world. By making bold climate commitments to save our planet — and living up to them. And by building global governance that is more inclusive, networked and effective — as detailed in my recent report, Our Common Agenda…As we mark UN Day, let’s unite behind these ideals, and live up to the full promise, potential and hope of the United Nations.”
World Development Information Day
In order to draw the attention of the world to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them, back in 1972 United Nations General Assembly had established World Development Information Day. The Assembly decided that the date for the World Development Information Day should coincide with United Nations Day i.e: 24th of October, 2021. UN is convinced that improving the dissemination of information and the mobilization of public opinion, particularly among young people, would lead to greater awareness of the problems of development.
According to United Nations: “The information and communications technologies have the potential to provide new solutions to development challenges, particularly in the context of globalization, and can foster economic growth, competitiveness, access to information and knowledge, poverty eradication, and social inclusion that will help to expedite the integration of all countries, especially developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, into the global economy.”
Meanwhile, COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa, extending his best wishes to UN on its 76th anniversary, pointed out that Pakistan Army had a distinguished history of serving humanity for peace: “Sacrifices by our men bear testimony to our unwavering resolve for global peace in line with our Founding Father’s vision”.
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