Insight
by Cyrus A. Natividad

CPU’s United Nations Celebration highlights the value of respect and appreciation of all cultures.

Before we had the parade of nations—the parade of costumes and international flags to celebrate the United Nations—there was the League of Nations. The League of Nations differed from the United Nations in that the former was consisted of European countries. Due to its inefficiency, most of the small member nations pulled out of the organization, which was formed after Word War I and whose main objective was only to prevent war.

On October 24, 1945, in San Francisco California, the United Nations organization was founded. Its aim, among others, is to prevent another international conflict after World War II.

One of the aims of the United Nations is the United Nation’s Development Plan (UNDP), which focuses on issues relating to poverty. UNDP understand poverty as “not having education.” As of late, the UN reports that about 1.3 billion all over the world are affected by multi- dimensional poverty, which includes education. According to the report, half of them are kids or teenagers.

This understanding of poverty is one of the reasons why we celebrate the United Nations with the representations of colorful costumes and flags of different nations. Through these symbols, we wish to espouse solidarity for world peace and eradication of ignorance.

No only these celebrations but through the University’s overall mission and vision, CPU wishes to take part in providing workers and citizens who are educated and contribute to the development of the world and of humanity.