In a conference to mark the International Day of Peace in Tehran, the message of Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Anan was read out to the audience by the deputy UN Information Center in Tehran: “The resolution is intended to have the entire world observe a day of peace and nonviolence.”
In its 55th Session on September 7, 2001, the General Assembly of the United Nations had adopted resolution 55/282, and announced September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace all over the world.
Secretary-General Kofi Anan has asked all United Nations departments and agencies to expand their observance this year, extending a special invitation to civil society as well.
The deputy UN Information Center in Tehran said that while the proliferation of unconventional weapons and expansion of extraterritorial crime networks is a threat to world security, many people are suffering from poverty, privation and internal war.
In the ceremony, a statement was also read out on the part of children about a world far removed from war and aggression, reviving the culture of peace and security.
Also to highlight this year’s Peace Day, a peace dove was displayed in the ceremony.
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