EDM 297: United Nations Day

That this House commemorates the 79th anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter; values the UN’s role as a vanguard of the international system and a custodian of peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity; notes with appreciation the UN's role in addressing complex global issues that transcend national boundaries; welcomes ongoing Government efforts to uphold the legitimacy and efficacy of all United Nations institutions, organisations, bodies, and initiatives; endorses all endeavours to deepen the UK's participation in multilateral initiatives that ensure international peace and security, safeguard human rights, provide humanitarian aid, support sustainable development and climate action, uphold international law, and preserve democratic norms; expresses deep concern at the UN's obstructive bureaucracy and increasingly undemocratic processes, emphasising the need for urgent and extensive reform; fears the implications of escalating costs of operations and the further proliferation of international policy issues, which have placed many UN agencies on the brink of bankruptcy; urges the Government to contribute towards bridging the £4 trillion annual financing gap required to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030; and hopes for swift action to restructure and adequately fund the United Nations, such that it may continue its vital work in eradicating poverty, war and injustice around the world.