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UN celebrates 64 years
Members of the UN and sister agencies and students of the Christ Church Secondary.
The United Nations (UN) yesterday celebrated its 64th birthday, and in recognition of the celebration a flag raising ceremony was held at the Promenade Gardens.
Various dignitaries turned out to the ceremony to bid their best wishes for the UN Day, among them UN Resident Co-ordinator, Kiari Liman-Tinguiri.
After the simultaneous raising of the Golden Arrow Head and the United Nations flag, various representatives of the UN agencies in Guyana; Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Advisors Group (UNAG), as well as the Resident Co-ordinator to Guyana, all gave speeches on behalf of their corporations, and guaranteed their continued service to the Guyanese people.
Tinguiri told the gathering that the UN is needed now more than ever, since its conception in 1945, in the wake of the conflict throughout the globe and the financial constraints posed on the world over.
Tinguiri also emphasised how proud the UN was of the President Bharrat Jagdeo’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon’s audio message was played, and many of the speakers expounded upon it in their own remarks.
Country Representative for PAHO/WHO, Dr Kathleen Israel, said that each anniversary presents an opportunity for the UN to pause and reflect and analyse both the success and short comings of the organisation.
Dr. Lystra Fletcher-Paul, country representative of the FAO, told the gathering that there are approximately one billion people around the world suffering from malnutrition. Sje said that FAO stands committed to working along with the sister UN agencies and the Government of Guyana to help totally eradicate this problem from Guyana.
Acting UNICEF Representative, Rudi Luchmann, commended the Government on its “great stride” to protect children and provide the quality health care and education stipulated in the Millennium Development Goals.
He however made note of the challenges that the country still faces, saying that it is time to turn the current success into results to be proud of.
UNFPA Assistant Representative, Patrice La Fleur, said that the fund seeks to make universal access to sexual and reproductive health possible throughout the Caribbean, and spoke of the need for the respect of the rights of all women and girls across the region.
UNAG President, Justice Donald Trotman, reiterated the UN’s promise of continued adherence to the practice of peace and tolerance and the concepts and precepts of justice.
Trotman spoke of the organisation’s commitment to standing up for human rights and maintenance of the success of the UN.
After the speeches, five young people were called up to the podium to recite poems, some written by them. One among them, Michael, shared out Doves of Peace, which he made himself, to the dignitaries in the audiences.
A rendition of Michael Jackson’s Heal the World was sung by staff of the various UN agencies, followed by a performance of ‘We Are The World’.
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