Paul Simon, director of the SIUC Public Policy Institute, will present a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lesar Law Building Auditorium in celebration of United Nations Day.

Simon’s speech will be based on the 1997 U.N. theme established by the United Nations Association for 1997:Building for a Sustainable Future. The U.N. World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainable development as that which meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The commission called for strategies for integrating environment and development.

The U.N. Charter went into effect on Oct. 24, 1945. Two years later, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring Oct. 24 United Nations Day, which is commemorated annually by all member-states of the United Nations around the world.

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