“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding“. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today is International Day of Peace…This year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on young people around the world to take a stand for peace under the theme, Youth for Peace and Development.
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session, which was held annually on the third Tuesday of September. The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982. In 2001, the General Assembly by unanimous vote adopted resolution 55/282, which established 21 September as an annual day of non-violence and cease-fire. The UN invites all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.
Please take a moment to remember all of those, especially children who live daily amongst conflict. And also to acknowledge those who fight for peace across the globe including the more than 100,000 men and women serve as UN Peacekeepers everyday to promote a more peaceful world.
The key to peace is in the eyes, hearts and minds of children. Children all across the world belong to all of us, they are our future. Forget not the child that is not within your sight, keep always in you heart and mind the children who suffer needlessly each and every day.
