David Maxwell describes UN peace principles that resonate with Friends. Photo: Martin Swart / Wikimedia Commons.
‘Remember your humanity’
David Maxwell describes UN peace principles that resonate with Friends
United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. UN Day has been celebrated on 24 October every year since 1948. The preamble to the Charter identifies a primary purpose: ‘To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.’