In recognition of his city's contribution to the United Nations, the Mayor of Derby, Cllr Paul Pegg, today officially received a special edition of the UN's founding document, the UN Charter.
The document was presented by Richard Nelmes, UNA-UK's Head of Outreach, who grew up locally. He discussed with the Mayor the role that the people of Derby had in founding and supporting the Organization. In the 1940s, Philip Noel-Baker, laid the foundations by helping to draft the Charter. The city was a safe haven, generously taking in and supporting refugees fleeing the Balkans conflict in the 1990s. Locally-built Rolls-Royce engines fly UN peacekeepers to places where others cannot, or will not, go to protect the lives of more than 154 million people in missions across the globe.
Cllr Pegg said: "Derby is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city, long-conscious of our global connections. I'm proud to accept this Charter and proud of the part that we, the people of Derby, have played in this vital organisation."
This presentation was made as part of UNA-UK's 'It's our UN' project, which seeks to connect communities with the work and values of the UN by highlighting the contribution that local people have made.
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