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Proclamation 10657

United Nations Day, 2023

President Biden proclaimed October 24, 2023, as United Nations Day, urging state governors and territorial officials to observe it with appropriate ceremonies. The proclamation commemorates the UN's 77th anniversary and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, reaffirming U.S. commitment to multilateral cooperation, the Sustainable Development Goals, and UN institutions.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 73527

Impact dates

  1. United Nations Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim October 24, 2023 as United Nations Day
  • Urge Governors and territorial officials to observe with appropriate ceremonies and activities

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of October 24, 2023 as United Nations Day

Near term (90d)

  • Urged ceremonial observance on October 24, 2023

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Contains policy-adjacent language on Ukraine, Israel, climate change, and SDGs but no binding policy directives
  • Vague aspirational commitments to UN reform and partnership goals lack enforcement mechanism
Proclamation 10657: United Nations Day, 2023 · Executive Orders