Miroslav lajcak biography of mahatma
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Statement by Mr. Srinivas Prasad, Minister
at the
United Nations High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace
5 September 2018
Mr. President,
India, at the outset, extends its appreciation to the President of the General Assembly for convening this High Level Forum on Culture of Peace. India remains fully supportive of the landmark GA Resolution 53/234 on the Declaration of the Programme of Action on Culture of Peace.
We fully endorse the remarks of H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajcak during the High Level meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace in April 2018, that ‘peace is more than a ceasefire’ or an ‘absence of war’. We believe that peace is the natural order of mankind and a Culture of Peace is the corner stone of any global order built on inclusive and tolerant societies. It is a habit of mind and behavior that needs to be inculcated from a young age and practi
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Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela advocated non-violence to usher social, political changes
“The legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela is that they were exemplars of the fundamental belief that the drivers of conflict are all amenable to non-violent solutions. A belief that underpins the activities of the UN,” Akbaruddin said.
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“The achievements of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela demonstrate that the outcome of non-violent change, achieved through persuasion rather than coercion, are durable,” Akbaruddin said at the meeting which was addressed by representatives from several countries in addition to Miroslav Lajcak, President of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly.
The UN General Assembly on June 17, 2007 voted to establish October 2 – the birth day of Mahatma Gandhi – as the International Day of Non-Violence.
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Mahatma Gandhi
By Ioan Voicu*
The greatest force
On June 15, 2007, at the initiative of India, 140 countries representing all continents, all major religions and forms of civilization of contemporary world submitted to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly a draft resolution entitled "International Day of Non-Violence," a highly significant diplomatic document adopted by consensus the same day.'
In accordance with this document the UN decided to observe worldwide the International Day of Non-Violence on 2 October each year. All member states have agreed to commemorate this day, which is Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, in an appropriate manner and to disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness.
The origin of the Indian initiative endorsed by the world community of nations can be found in a programmatic declaration adopted by a conference entitled "Peace, Non-Violence and Empowerment: Gandhian Philosophy in the