Our UN-Day: Collective Decision Making Process

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The United Nations: “Our United Nations!”
United Nations Day (UN-Day), October 24th 2009.
64th Anniversary of "Our" United Nations



UN-Day Then...

In the spring of 1945, representatives of fifty nations gathered in San Francisco to put the final touches to a document of far-reaching consequences--the Charter of the United Nations.

Enthusiastically supported by the United States, the U.N. Charter went into effect on October 24, 1945.

Two years later the U.N. General Assembly adopted a U.S.-sponsored resolution declaring October 24th United Nations Day, to be commemorated annually by all member-states of the United Nations.

Since 1947, U.N. Day has been observed in nations large and small around the world. In the 1950’s and 60’s, UN Day was high on the international agenda and generated hope and joy.

However, the importance of UN-Day has been gradually decreasing, Diplomats and people losing hope and faith by the perceived growing irrelevance of inabilities of the UN to solve (all) our world problems.

UN-Day NOW

However, times are changing, and the UN proved to be a lasting and resilient global organization, and more than ever, playing its guiding role in world affairs. But it still dealing only with its 192 member states.

These last years, the UN has discovered the importance of civil society. Under Secretary General Kofi Annan, continued under current Secretary General Ban ki-Moon; the UN have opened up cooperation with many NGO’s and general civil society organization.

The new attractive UN website speaks directly to the world’s people: “Welcome to the UN, it is your world”.



And here, we come into play: We most definitely got that message.


So we, a group of independent friends of the United Nations, have spontaneously come together to answer that call. We know we can strengthen the UN by connecting the people of ‘our’ world to ‘our’ United Nations.

By beginning to claim ‘Our UN” rather than relating emotionless to ‘the’ distant UN; we start fully taking ownership in ‘our United Nations’.

Nowadays UN-Day is largely unknown for most people. By transforming it into a day when we will celebrate globally our ‘common humanity’ in all its aspects; we can realize the missing but crucial connection.

With a thoughtful and enthusiastic individual and collective push, we get it back where it belongs: High on the agenda.
What a sound foundation this would offer ‘our’ UN!


Here is the UN-Day 09 supporting action we have in mind:

Our objectives for upcoming UN-Day, October 24th 2009:
1- Testing out the idea of transforming UN-Day.
2- Testing out the idea of taking personal ownership in ‘Our UN’.
3- Soliciting feed-back and suggestions.
4- Wishing our friends and contacts ‘Happy UN-Day” on Oct 24th 2009.
5- Network to prepare a successful UN-Day 2010 Celebration.


Our initial preparations for next year’s UN-Day 2010 are:

1- Enrol passionate and entrepreneurial people about the UN-Day idea.
2- Brainstorm about ideas to make it happen.
3- Draft a clear Vision-Mission to transform UN-Day.
4- Agree on clear Strategy-Timetable-Objectives to transform UN-Day.
5- Prepare and work out a successful 2010 UN-Day Campaign.


How you can help transform the UN-Day idea into real action?

1- Link an idea or action to this UN-Day 2009! To next UN-Day 2010.
Ex: October 24th: We have a drink or toast on all the people of this earth...
Ex: Yours is...??
2- Join “Our United Nations Day’ Facebook page, and United Nations Day Blog.
3- Leave your comment on this UN-Day 09 intention and action.
4- Tell us how we can do better...
5- Consider contributing from your field of expertise to this initiative.



To our strong United Nations,

Jean-Paul Halsberghe




10.24.UN@gmail.com
http://unitednationsday.blogspot.com/
‘Our United Nations Day’ Facebook group