The Gambia took the decision to join the UN in 1965 in support of the collective search for solutions to global challenges through diplomacy, international legitimacy and respect for International Law, President Adama Barrow has told the United Nations.
Speaking virtually at the 75th anniversary of the founding of the UN on Monday, President insisted the grouping ‘proudly’ has a lot to celebrate as the ‘premier’ global diplomatic institution with the legitimacy to address global challenges, in seven and a half decades of its existence.
The president while carrying the nation’s greetings to the UN said: “Looking back, the United Nations promoted and supported the decolonisation agenda, resulting to its growth from fifty-one (51) founding Member States to one hundred and ninety-three (193) today. This is a remarkable milestone achievement, which speaks to the consolidation of global governance.
“The Gambia took the decision to join the UN in 1965 in support of the collective search for solutions to global challenges through diplomacy, international legitimacy and respect for International Law.
“As we celebrate today, we ought to reflect deeper in order to evaluate the Organisation’s successes, setbacks, shortcomings and, most importantly, how to re-construct it functionally to evolve into the World Body we want for the future.”
