Mr. Guterres made the attraction at a ceremony commemorating the Worldwide Day of Peace, which is noticed yearly on 21 September.
He emphasised the interconnectedness of peace with the wellbeing of each humanity and the setting and as a approach of addressing challenges starting from poverty and inequality to biodiversity loss.
‘Push for peace’
“For individuals and planet alike, we will — and we should — push for peace,” Mr. Guterres mentioned.
Pushing for peace, he continued, encompassed not solely stopping conflicts, but additionally addressing discrimination, supporting sustainable improvement and increasing alternatives for ladies and women.
It additionally means accelerating the battle towards local weather change, ending the reliance on fossil fuels and adopting renewable vitality.
“Now greater than ever, we’d like international solidarity, collective motion, dedication and mutual belief. Allow us to all pledge to be a part of this push for peace.”
Two sides of a coin
Dennis Francis, President of the 78th session of the Common Meeting, additionally spoke, reiterating the significance of peace for sustainable improvement.
“We all know that sustainable improvement – and sustainable peace – are two sides of the identical coin, one can’t be realised with out the opposite,” he mentioned.
Forward of subsequent week’s annual Common Debate, Mr. Francis urged everybody to recommit to the Sustainable Growth Objectives (SDGs).
“Allow us to recommit to a world the place peace and safety are a actuality for all.”
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Bell rings out
The ceremony included conventional ringing of the Peace Bell, which was forged within the Nineteen Fifties from cash and medals donated by individuals all around the world, together with the Pope, as an emblem of hope for peace.
The Bell is rung twice a yr: on the primary day of spring, on the Vernal Equinox, and on 21 September to commemorate the Worldwide Day for Peace.
The Peace Bell additionally rang on different particular events, reminiscent of on 26 April 2011 to mark 25 years of the devastating Chernobyl accident.
Remembering Dag Hammarskjöld
Additionally on Wednesday, Mr. Guterres paid tribute to former Secretary-Common Dag Hammarskjöld on the 62nd anniversary of his demise.
“Dag Hammarskjöld formed our United Nations in innumerable methods – setting new requirements of public service and launching our Group on its energetic profession because the custodian of world peace,” Mr. Guterres mentioned.
“His legacy endures, not as distant reminiscence, however as a residing information for our shared mission.
“He acknowledged that the United Nations could also be imperfect – however he knew it was indispensable. And he summoned us all to achieve increased.”
Mr. Hammarskjöld and others on board had been killed in a airplane crash, when their chartered DC6 plane crashed simply after midnight on 17-18 September 1961, close to Ndola (then Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia). A sole survivor of the accident succumbed to accidents a couple of days later.
A panel investigating the crash reported, in 2017, that it “seems believable” that an exterior assault or menace might have led to the deadly crash.
The Common Meeting in December 2022 determined to proceed the seek for solutions and proceed the official probe.
