China News Agency, United Nations, June 26-The United Nations held an online event on the 26th to commemorate the signing of the "United Nations Charter" today 75 years ago.
The Charter of the United Nations was signed in San Francisco, USA on June 26, 1945, and entered into force on October 24 of the same year. The Charter establishes the purposes, principles and organizational structure of the United Nations, stipulates the responsibilities, rights and obligations of Member States, as well as the basic principles and methods for handling international relations and maintaining world peace and security.
The chairman of the 74th UN General Assembly Mohammed Bandy said in a video speech that 75 years ago, the creators of the Charter "dare to imagine a better world defined by peace and equality." Today, 75 years later, More than ever, a strong United Nations development system is needed, and effective cooperation between the United Nations and international financial institutions is needed. He called on all peoples to unite under the guidance of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
UN Secretary General Guterres said in a video address that the world today faces crises such as pandemic infectious diseases, environmental degradation, racial discrimination, cyber attacks, and nuclear proliferation. In 1945, the delegates who signed the Charter of the United Nations also experienced infectious diseases, the Great Depression, and war. They seized the opportunity at the time and "planted the seeds of better new things." Today humanity must make the same effort to reimagine multilateralism, give it the same effect as its predecessors, and ensure that global governance can be used when needed Make a difference.
Guterres said that 75 years ago, the Charter brought rules and hopes to the “ruined” world after World War II; its vision has stood the test of time and will continue to support human progress.
French Foreign Minister Le Drian as the rotating chairman of the Security Council this month delivered a video address. He said that the Charter of the United Nations is the cornerstone of multilateralism. The best commemoration of it is to reaffirm the spirit of the Charter and promise to uphold the original intention of the establishment of the United Nations. Ledrion said that the Security Council hereby reaffirmed its adherence to the purposes and principles of the Charter and an international order based on international law; reaffirmed its commitment to multilateralism and assumed its role as the core organ of the United Nations; reaffirmed that it would perform in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter In principle, the main responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.
United Nations officials such as the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, the President of the International Court of Justice and other United Nations officials, the Permanent Representatives of Botswana, China, the Czech Republic, Peru, Iceland and the United States to the United Nations also spoke through video during the event.
The commemorative event takes about 3 hours. In addition to guest video presentations, the event also included thematic discussions around the UN’s development history, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other issues, a short film reviewing the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, and musicians from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. An online concert played. (Finish)