IIMSAM Middle East Office Observed United Nations Day

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 23, 2010 --

Observing the United Nations Day which is marked every year on October 24, Dr. Naseer Homoud Goodwill Ambassador and Director of Middle East office for the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), the Permanent Observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council while addressing the media said “The UN has a unique mandate to maintain international peace and security and to determine what should be done when peace is threatened - from mediation and sanctions to military intervention and right now we are at a stage where the number of peacekeeping operations throughout the world is increasing dramatically”. He further urged that it is the privilege of the world community to have UN on board and the role and efforts of UN while dealing global issues are really commendable and deserves appreciation from all corners of the world. “The observance of UN Day serves as a reminder that the world is our common home and through dialogue and cooperation among all, our problems could be solved”, said Dr. Homoud.

“The Day provides a chance to promote awareness among people of the world regarding aims and achievements of the United Nations”, said Dr. Homoud. He further stressed that the United Nations has worked hard since its establishment, alleviating suffering in every part of the world and strengthening the mechanisms of international cooperation. “It has taken several remarkable steps forward in the common struggle of all nations for development, security, and human rights” added Dr. Homoud. He further urged “since its inception the United Nations has consistently demonstrated its central role in the maintenance of international peace and security and in advancing the development agenda”.

Dr. Homoud appealed world community specially peoples all across the globe to support the United Nations. “Encouraged to manage tasks with even greater determination, the United Nations relies on the peoples of the world to move forward and to work together to face all these challenges successfully, for the nations it exists to serve in the present and future generations”, said Dr. Homoud.

Dr. Homoud said “we live in an interconnected and interdependent world where security, human freedom and economic development are also interlinked. Growing interdependence has called for shared responsibilities, common commitments, collective strategies and concerted efforts. IIMSAM feels that only a strong, credible, effective, efficient United Nations is capable of managing intertwined challenges and threats; and promoting social and economic progress with full respect to justice, freedom and equality. IIMSAM’s long-standing participation in the UN Millennium Development Goals stands as a clear manifestation of our commitment to the core principles of the United Nations”.

On this important day IIMSAM call on world leaders to fulfill their MDG commitments through clear, practical, targeted, and measurable initiatives, matched by clear points of accountability and transparency for ensuring successes and challenges can be understood by all. IIMSAM believes that promise in the Millennium Development Goal to reduce hunger and poverty by half of the year 2015 can only be redeemed by serious thinking, planning and action. Dr. Naseer further added “when we look the other side, there are impending challenges for the mankind, the nature of crisis asks for global and concerted efforts on the part of world bodies, governments and civil society groups to tackle it. IIMSAM under visionary guidance of its DG, H.E Ambassador R. Maradona is committed, among others, towards UN MDGs Number 1 to reduce extreme poverty and hunger”, concluded Dr. Homoud.

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