Whereas, The United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945, and the anniversary of its founding is observed each year on October 24; and,

Whereas, One of the principal mandates of the United Nations, "To achieve international cooperation in solving problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character," remains as valid today as when those words were written into the charter more than a half century ago; and,

Whereas, In September 2000, the United States and 188 other countries, agreed upon eight Millennium Development Goals to meet the needs of the world's poorest; and,

Whereas, The sixth Millennium Development Goal seeks to halt and begin to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS and halt and begin to reduce the incidence of malaria and other major diseases by 2015; and,

Whereas, Together, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other major diseases kill nearly 25 million people a year and disable millions more; and,

Whereas, The United States has been a leader in the global fight to prevent and treat these afflictions and has demonstrated its commitment to global health by being the largest contributor to the global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; and,

Whereas, The United States must continue to work with the United Nations and other UN agencies in order to provide a coordinated, multilateral effort in both assessing the current problems of the spread of HIV/AIDS and the high incidence of malaria, tuberculosis and other major diseases and in determining the strategies and mechanisms best suited to reduce the number of people living with HIV and who contract malaria and tuberculosis each year; and,

Whereas, The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), in cooperation with other organizations, has declared "Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases" as its theme for the 2007 United Nations Day commemorations; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim October 24, 2007, as United Nations Day in the State of Michigan.