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Secretary-General's message on the occasion of International Day of Peace 21 September [1]

20 Sep 2021

Secretary-General's message on the occasion of International Day of Peace 21 September

This year’s International Day of Peace comes at a crisis point for humanity.  

COVID-19 has turned our world upside-down.

Conflicts are spinning out of control.  

The climate emergency is worsening.

Inequality and poverty are deepening.

And mistrust and division are driving people apart at a time when solidarity and collaboration are needed more than ever.

As a human family, we face a stark choice —

Peace or perpetual peril.

We must choose peace.

That is why I call for a 24-hour ceasefire today.

And by working in solidarity for a lasting, sustainable peace every day, we can tackle the issues facing us.

We need peace to urgently deliver lifesaving vaccines and treatment for COVID-19.

We need peace to recover from the pandemic and re-build shattered systems and shattered lives.

 

We need peace to level the playing field and reduce inequalities.

We need peace to renew trust in one another — and faith in facts and science.

And we need to make peace with nature — to heal our planet, build a green economy, and achieve our net-zero targets.

Peace is not a naïve dream.

It’s a light in the darkness.

Guiding us to the only pathway to a better future for humanity.

Let’s walk the pathway of peace as if our lives depended on it.

Because they do.

 

 

 

  •  [2]Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Central African Republic  [2]Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Central African Republic  [2]
  •  [3]PRESS RELEASE [3]PRESS RELEASE [3]

Source URL: https://minusca.unmissions.org/en/secretary-generals-message-occasion-international-day-peace-21-september

Links
[1] https://minusca.unmissions.org/en/secretary-generals-message-occasion-international-day-peace-21-september
[2] https://minusca.unmissions.org/en/statement-attributable-spokesperson-secretary-general-central-african-republic%C2%A0-0
[3] https://minusca.unmissions.org/en/press-release