[ 2014-09-20 ]

Tomorrow is World Peace Day
Accra, Sept 20, GNA - World Peace Volunteers has
urged Ghanaians to use the International Peace
Day, which falls on Sunday to reflect on how best
to dissolve the sequence of violent behavior
created by conflicts and conscientiously commit to
world peace.

In 2001, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly
by unanimous vote, adopted a resolution, which
established 21 September as an annual day of
non-violence and cease-fire.

A statement signed by Mr. Seth Osei Acheampong,
President of the Ghana-based civil service
organisation, and copied to the Ghana News Agency,
in Accra, said peace was secured by hard work,
dedication and commitment and the world needed
lasting and sustainable peace.

“We shouldn’t forget that peace does not occur
by chance,” the statement said. “It is a
product of conscious and consistent effort of
people of goodwill, acting together for a common
good. Let us fight for peace and defend it with
all our might.”

The statement, therefore, urged the political
leaders to be circumspect in their utterances and
called for national unity, saying, it was critical
to national development.

The statement also urged the media, as the voice
for the voiceless, to efficiently propagate the
message of peace across the country.

The UN General Assembly declared the International
Peace Day as a day devoted to strengthening the
ideals of peace, both within and among all nations
and peoples.

An official UN statement said the theme of this
year’s International Day of Peace is the
“Right of Peoples to Peace”.

The UN said this anniversary offered a unique
opportunity to reaffirm the world body’s
commitment to the purposes and principles upon
which the Organization was founded.

“The Declaration on the Right of Peoples to
Peace recognizes that the promotion of peace is
vital for the full enjoyment of all human
rights,” it said.

“The United Nations 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,” said the statement.

Source - GNA

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