RESPECT FOR FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN FOCUS AS THE WORLD MARKS UNITED NATIONS DAY

Today is United Nations Day.

The Day marks the adoption of the UN Charter in 1945  as with the ratification of this  founding document by the majority of its members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.

Since then, the United nations through its organs and agencies such as UNICEF, WHO and International Labour Organizations has   continued to promote peaceful co-existence among membernations .

It does this is various ways especially by setting  standards  as seen in international labour laws and grants to countries hit by disasters.

Speaking on this year’s UN’s Day, the Chief of UNICEF, Enugu Field Office, Dr. Ibrahim Conteh urges humanity to uphold the sanctity of human life and work towards the eradication of poverty and conflicts in the world.

DrConteh explained that the world would be better place if justices, fairness, love and commonsense prevailed in all situations.

On how effective  he thinks the United Nations has  been in upholding it’s mandate, the Chairman Trade Union Congress, Enugu State Chapter, Comrade  Chukwuma Igbokwe  observes  that the UN, through its agency, the International LabourOrganizations, ILO, has set the standard  for best labour practices.

In another view, the President, Ohaneze Ndigbo Enugu State, Chief Chiedozie Ogbonnaya, advocated that diplomacy, rule of law and respect for fundamental human rights which the UN propagates should be embraced by countries of the world.

United Nations which began with fifty countries, today has

one hundred and ninety-three member States.

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