ISLAMABAD - The United Nations commemorated 64 years of its partnership with Pakistan on the occasion of UN Day celebrated across the world on Monday. According to the UN, it works together in solidarity with the people of Pakistan through 19 UN agencies and offices and with 3,000 national staff, addressing both development and humanitarian issues. "The mission of the United Nations is to build a better world, to leave no one behind, and to stand for the poorest and most vulnerable in the name of global peace and social justice," said United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, on UN Day 2011. His message reads, "Days from now, the human family will welcome its seven billionth member. Some say our planet is too crowded. I say we are seven billion strong. The world has made remarkable progress since the United Nations was born 66 years ago today. We are living longer. More of our children survive. More and more of us live at peace, under democratic rule of law. As we have seen in this dramatic year, people everywhere are standing up for their rights and human freedoms. And yet ... all this progress is under threat. From economic crisis. Rising joblessness and inequality. Climate change. Around the world, too many people live in fear. Too many people believe their governments and the global economy can no longer deliver for them. In these turbulent times, there is only one answer: unity of purpose. Global problems demand global solutions. They compel all nations to unite in action on an agenda for the world's people. That is the very mission of the United Nations: To build a better world. To leave no one behind. To stand for the poorest and most vulnerable in the name of global peace and social justice. On this special day, let us recognise: Never has the United Nations been so needed. In our increasingly interconnected world, we all have something to give and something to gain by working together. Let us unite, seven billion strong, in the name of the global common good." The UN says its programmes in Pakistan support national efforts to end poverty, address socio-economic challenges and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Promotion of human rights and equality cuts across all UN programmes. The UN works closely with the Government, civil society organizations and humanitarian partners on the ground to help save lives affected by natural disasters, to assist those men, women, boys and girls displaced, and to equip and empower them to prepare for future calamities, including support to Afghan refugees. All UN work from relief to recovery and development is done alongside the people of Pakistan. National organizations, both governmental and non governmental, implement many UN supported programmes, with strong ownership of the Pakistani people. "UN day is an appropriate occasion to pay tribute to the people of Pakistan for their longstanding partnership with the United Nations in peacekeeping, development and the recent emergency relief efforts," said Timo Pakkala, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan, "Pakistan has contributed significantly to peacekeeping efforts around the world and is an active participant in many key areas of work of the United Nations, including its strong leadership in UN reform both globally and in Pakistan. Pakistan's election to the UN Security Council is a testimony to the country's important role in the international stage." Pakkala said. In recent years, the people of Pakistan have endured mega disasters from the 2005 earthquake to the devastating 2010 floods. Again, the 2011 monsoon rains triggered flooding affecting 5.4 million people and compounding existing vulnerabilities due to last year's devastating floods that affected more than 18 million people across Pakistan. "For the past 64 years and for years to come the United Nations remains steadfast in our commitment to be of service to the people of Pakistan in development, relief and recovery efforts. The 19 UN organizations working in Pakistan represent an enormous wealth of technical expertise and global good practices that is at the disposal of the people of Pakistan," Pakkala mentioned.