United Nations Day - For People, For Planet

Today the UN family in Mauritius was proud to commemorate UN Day with a beach clean-up near Pointe aux Sables. Demonstrating the power of joint action our team in Mauritius partnered with Reef Conservation to collect over 80 kg of waste polluting the coastal area. Unfortunately, more than half of this is non-recyclable. 

For Mauritius as a small island developing state (SIDS) the ocean forms the backdrop of our daily life and is a source of livelihood for much of the population. Climate change is heating our island, disrupting weather patterns and altering our unique marine ecosystems. And our coasts are being polluted with chemicals, plastics and other waste. UN Day provides the opportunity to highlight the power of multilateralism to address seemingly insurmountable challenges such as the climate crisis.

As the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres reminds us:

"Hope requires determined action and multilateral solutions for peace, shared prosperity and a thriving planet."

For almost 79 years the UN has been and continues to be a symbol of hope and unity in this world. In these globally unstable times, the UN brings focus to economic development, human rights, environmental protection and humanitarian aid. On this international day we amplify our UN’s ambition to deliver on the Common Agenda for the people and our planet, in support of prosperity and peace. The determination to get the world back on track by working in partnership to boost action on the Sustainable Development Goals. 

As we celebrate UN Day 2024, our team in Mauritius reaffirms our commitment to a United Nations that can support Governments to deliver on the future we want and ensure we Leave No One Behind on our path to a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable future.  

View the full UN Secretery-General's video message for UN Day here.