EPACHA Foundation Celebrates

International Day of 

Peace

September 21st

Japanese Peace Bell at the United Nations

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The Japanese Peace Bell is a United Nations peace symbol. Cast on November 24, 1952, it was an official gift of the Japanese people to the United Nations on June 8, 1954. The symbolic bell of peace was donated by Japan  to  the United Nations  at a  time when Japan had not yet been officially

admitted to the United Nations.  The Japanese Peace Bell

was presented to the United Nations by the

United Nations Association of Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Peace_Bell

UN Secretary-General António Guterres

2021 Message

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This year’s International Day of Peace comes at a crisis

point for humanity.  COVID-19 has turned our

world upside-down.  

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Conflicts are spinning out of control.  The climate

emergency is worsening.

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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.

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As a human family, we face a stark choice — Peace or 

perpetual peril.  We must choose peace.

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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.

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We need peace to recover from the pandemic and

re-build shattered systems and shattered lives.

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We need peace to level the playing field and

reduce inequalities. 

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We need peace to renew trust in one another — and

faith in facts and science. 

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And we need to make peace with nature — to heal

our planet, build a green economy, and achieve

our net-zero targets.

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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.

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Let’s walk the pathway of peace as if our

lives depended on it.  Because they do.

Learn more on the following web pages:

Youth Observance:  Keep the Date; Sept. 17, 2021

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yoJMAPvXaDJQ

See Also:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_4iBjMKDkE

https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-peace

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg16

Recovering Better

for a Sustainable and

Equitable World

Courtesy, UN - Students carrying Members States’ flags during annual Peace Bell Ceremony, United Nations, New York, 21 September 2015

NOW IS THE TIME

FOR NATIONS GREAT AND SMALL TO 

CHOOSE 

PEACE!

- EPACHA Foundation - 

Remember . . .

Like War,

"PEACE"

Must be Waged!

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