Recognizing United Nations Day
October 24, 2021

This Sunday is United Nations Day. UN Day commemorates the ratification of the United Nations Charter each year on October 24. The United Nations (U.N.) was created in 1945 after the Second World War to maintain international peace and security and prevent devastating wars in the future. In keeping with this mission, the U.N. works to prevent conflict around the globe; it deploys peacekeepers to help parties in conflict make peace; and works to create the conditions that promote peace. 

The United Nations is important to higher education abd many universities across the globe have courses, programs and initiatives that draw on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  At SCU, the UN SDGs are embedded in many programs including:

• Global Engagement Fellowships for Global Innovation and Community Engagement
• More SCU programs that advance the UN SDGs
• SCU’s Sustainability Strategic Plan focuses on the UN SDGs 
• SCU's Sustainability Playbooks to consider actions you can take to advance these goals

You can commemorate the United Nations Day by tuning in to their annual concert, joining the United Nations Association’s webinar entitled Creating a Blueprint for a Better Future, or by learning about what the United Nations is doing to address the key issues facing the international community by following U.N  Events and News. 

Best,

Susan Popko
Associate Provost for International Programs

 

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