Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that in view of the present-day challenges, the performance of the United Nations has been quite remarkable in various fields such as education, gender equality, humanitarian assistance, climate change, overcoming child mortality and deadly diseases, controlling acute hunger and international peacekeeping in volatile parts of the world. In his message on the World UN Day, the PM said, October 24, 2011 represented the 66th foundation day of the UN when delegates from 51 countries of the world got together in the wake of conclusion of Second World War and established an international body on this very day in 1945. The core agenda of the UN was premised on promotion of peace, advancement of justice and equitable development around the world, establishment of friendly relations among the nations, peaceful and negotiated end to conflicts, and conquest over hunger, disease, illiteracy, and safeguarding the rights and freedoms of people, he said, adding that the day drew attention to the achievements of the UN besides familiarising people with the principles and aims that underline the functioning of the world body in a bid to win their support and backing for the work of the UN.
