In his connection for the International Day of Non-Violence, connected Saturday, the UN main noted that the time provides an accidental to usher successful a “new epoch of peace, spot and tolerance”.
Secretary-General António Guterres pointed retired that it was nary coincidence that the time coincides with the day of Mahatma Gandhi – person of India’s independency question and a laminitis of the principles of non-violence.
“For Gandhi, non-violence, peaceful protest, dignity and equality were much than words. They represented a guiding airy for humanity, a representation to a amended future”, helium said.
‘Template’ for the future
The UN main besides pointed to the question arsenic “a template” to face today’s troubled times.
“Conflicts and clime change. Poverty and inequalities. Mistrust and divisions. All nether the shadiness of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to devastate radical and economies alike”, helium said.
The UN main underscored that the solution to these challenges “is successful our hands: solidarity”.
Solutions ‘in our hands’
The rule of non-violence, besides known arsenic non-violent resistance, rejects the usage of carnal unit to execute societal oregon governmental alteration and has been adopted globally successful campaigns for societal justice.
“We request to recognize, arsenic Gandhi did, that what unites america is acold greater than what divides us. That bid provides the lone pathway to a amended aboriginal for all”, helium said.
Coming unneurotic arsenic one
Addressing planetary challenges means “coming unneurotic arsenic 1 quality family, and embracing bid similar ne'er before”, Mr. Guterres said, calling connected combatants astir the satellite to laic down their arms and “focus connected defeating humanity’s communal force – COVID-19 – not 1 another”.
He underscored the urgent request to present lifesaving vaccines and treatment, “and enactment countries successful the agelong roadworthy to betterment ahead”; intensify efforts to trim inequalities and extremity poverty; and make “a bold planetary program of action” to heal the planet.
Most of all, flagged the UN chief, “we request to renew spot successful 1 another”.
Gandhi thoughts connected non-violence:
"Poverty is the worst signifier of violence.
"Non-violence is simply a limb of the strong.
"Non-violence and information are inseparable and presuppose 1 another.
"We whitethorn ne'er beryllium beardown capable to beryllium wholly nonviolent successful thought, connection and deed. But we indispensable support nonviolence arsenic our extremity and marque beardown advancement towards it".
“Hatred, division, struggle and mistrust person had their day”, helium said. “It is clip to usher successful a caller epoch of peace, spot and tolerance”.
Mr. Guterres urged everyone to “heed Gandhi’s connection of bid and get down to the concern of gathering a amended and much peaceful aboriginal for all”.
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