Video Message Marking the 75th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Charter of the United Nations
I send my warmest greetings to “we the peoples”.
Those first three words of our founding Charter, adopted 75 years ago today, give the United Nations its vision and its mission.
We exist to serve people — and we work as one for the benefit of all.
The Charter was adopted as the Second World War was in its final months and winding down.
We mark the anniversary of that milestone as global pressures are spiraling up.
The Charter brought rules and hope to a