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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE CELEBRATED HERE

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The United Nations Day of Peace has been celebrated in Mongolia. The ceremony opened at 11.00 am last weekend with prayers from all religions represented in Mongolia around the Peace Bell in Chingis Khaan’s Square. The theme of this year's observance is "Right of Peoples to Peace". The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Mongolia Ms Sezin Sinanoglu opened the ceremony to read the Peace Message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. Then Ms Sinanoglu and the leaders of all religions rang the Peace Bell and lit candles. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. To mark the 30th anniversary of the General Assembly Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace, the theme of this year’s International Day of Peace is the “Right of Peoples to Peace”. This anniversary offers a unique opportunity to reaffirm the United Nations commitment to the purposes and principles upon which the Organization was founded. The Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace recognizes that the promotion of peace is vital for the full enjoyment of all human rights. The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session, which was held annually on the third Tuesday of September. The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982. In 2001, the General Assembly by unanimous vote adopted resolution 55/282, which established 21 September as an annual day of non-violence and cease-fire. This simple ceremony around the Peace Bell, demonstrates that peace is central to the spiritual teachings of all faiths, and echoes the ringing of the Peace Bell at the United Nations Headquarters every year on the International Day of Peace. The Peace Bell in New York was cast in 1954 from coins donated by children from 60 countries, and was a gift from the UN Association of Japan. For half a century since, the bell has sent a powerful message around the world about humankind's aspiration for peace.

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