On December 11th, members of Rotary International joined representatives of the United Nations to observe the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations charter. Leaders from both organizations reflected on and reaffirmed the principles the UN stands for. Cyril Noirtin, dean of the Rotary Representative Network, said the values that the UN and Rotary share are threatened as never before.
“When we stabilize the climate, we strengthen food security. When we fight famine, we pave the way for peace. This progress doesn’t happen by accident. It is the result of hard work, by real people, day in, day out. That’s the kind of work Rotary members can do”, Noirtin said.
Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world. Rotary members served as official observers at the UN Charter Conference in 1945. They helped create agendas, proposed wording for resolutions, and mediated disputes between delegates.