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 103 STAT. 3138 PROCLAMATION 6053—OCT. 24, 1989 Much of the United Nations' work is carried out by its technical and speciaUzed agencies, such as the International Civil Aviation Organiza- tion (ICAO). This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, which provided for the establishment of the ICAO. Since its inception, the ICAO has led efforts to promote safety in international air navigation and to ensure the orderly growth of international civil aviation throtighout the world. In recent years, the ICAO has devoted increasing attention to the threat of terrorism. Earlier this year, it adopted a plan of action to thwart terrorists attempting to place bombs on board passenger air- craft. The Organization is currently developing a regimen for the mark- ing and detection of plastic explosives. The ICAO has long been a useful fonun in which to address the problem of aircraft hijackings. In fact, the incidence of aircraft hijackings aroimd the world has de- creased markedly—in large part as a result of improved security meas- ures reconunended by the ICAO and implemented by its member states. The International Civil Aviation Organization is one example of the positive role played by the technical and specialized agencies of the United Nations. Throughout the United Nations system, men and women from around the world are working together to help make the world a safer, healthier place in which to live. Their efforts reflect the vision of those who, in signing the United Nations Charter, "reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights, [and] in the dignity and worth of the human person." NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 24, 1989, as United Nations Day. I urge all Americans to observe that day with ap- propriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty- nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fourteenth. f^ GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 6053 of October 24, 1989 National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The consequences of illegal drug use have reached epidemic propor- tions in the United States. Excessive consiunption of alcohol and other forms of drug abuse are among the largest causes of preventable ill- ness, disability, and death in our society. Drug use is a public health threat that endangers our society at every level—in oiur homes, schools, and communities. It weakens our work force and businesses, threaten- ing our Nation's productivity and economic strength. It also threatens

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