Posted on 09/20/2005 7:40:10 PM PDT by proud_yank
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for the worldwide observance of a 24-hour cease-fire and day of nonviolence to mark International Day of Peace on 21 September 2005.
The International Day of Peace will follow on the heels of a special summit of world leaders at UN headquarters on 14-16 September. During this high-level meeting, heads of state and government discussed strategies linking development, security, human rights and peace into a cohesive framework. It was the largest gathering of world leaders in history.
The International Day of Peace was first established in 1981 by a resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session every September. In 2001 the resolution 55/282 was strengthened to fix the date annually on 21 September and for it to be a day of nonviolence and cease-fire. The resolution was adopted unanimously by the Member States of the General Assembly.
This year, the Day will be observed at UN Headquarters with the traditional ceremony in which the Secretary-General rings the Peace Bell. Keeping with past tradition, numerous events and observances are planned around the world by United Nations offices, governmental and non-governmental agencies and civil society and religious groups to promote the ideals of peace and nonviolence.
The International Day of Peace is meant to be a day of global cease-fire, when all countries and all people stop all hostilities for the entire day. And it is a day on which people around the world observe a minute of silence at 12 noon local time. And let us pledge to do our utmost to carry out the important decisions on peace taken by last week's 2005 World Summit. -- Kofi Annan -- United Nations Secretary-General 21 September 2005
Visualize whirrled peas.
Woooaaahhhhhhhh...... Far out.
Yeah, yeah, you go first, Osama.
I'd like it a lot more if it was a "One Day Going Out of Business Sale".
LOL!
Well the U.N. shouldn't have a problem observing this. They've been at peace with themselves since I can remember.
Woo Hoo! To think that this will happen in just an hour and ten minutes in the same week as Talk Like A Pirate Day, whew, whatta week. Har! Har!
When is the International Day of Stop being corrupt and turn yourself in for your misdeeds, failures, and criminal actions?
I'd settle for a of 'UN: Hide and go $*&@ yourself'
I'd settle for a day of 'UN: Hide and go $*&@ yourself'
yeah this should work out like Peace and Charity night did for the Durham Bulls about 10 years ago.
They had a bench clearing brawl so bad that they had to cancel the game because everyone got ejected :)
ROFLMAO!
Why does this really, really make me want to skip school tomorrow and go hunting????
...still chuckling... Excellent post...When is that day, so I can mark my calendar? Will C-Span cover the festivities? Should I set my VCR or Tivo?
LOL
I don't know but if I didn't have a Calc test tomorrow I wouldn't be going either, but that's because I am sick....
Thanks! As far as I am concerned, everyday is 'UN: Hide and go $*&@ yourself' day.
Maybe CNN will offer some good coverage!!
and all the hugs for everyone..........he's the perfect moron to lead the united nothing......
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