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New York.- Seeking global efforts against conflict, poverty and violation of human rights, the United Nations has launched a peace campaign through text messages on mobile phones and websites to mark the International Peace Day.
"On September 21, the International Day of Peace, I call on world leaders and peoples around the world to join forces against conflict, poverty and hunger, and for all human rights for all," said UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon in the text message launched on Friday.
The effort is part of a UN campaign that urges cell phone users in the United States to compose peace messages to be published on a website and delivered to world leaders gathered for the General Assembly beginning later this week.
Renowned violinist Midori Goto was appointed UN's Messenger of Peace in yesterday's ceremony which was kicked off with the traditional ringing of the peace bell.
The Secretary-General noted that the International Day has special significance as the year 2008 also marks the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the universal declaration of human rights by the UN.
"We know that human rights are essential to peace," he said, "yet too many people around the world still have their rights violated, especially during and after armed conflict."
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Afghanistan Civil War
Algeria Civil War
Angola vrs Rebels (ceasefire December 1994)
Azerbaydzhan Civil War
Bahrain Civil Unrest
Bolivia vrs Drug Cartels
Bosnia Civil War
Bougainville vrs Papua New Guinea (started 1988, ended 1994)
Burma Military Coup (1988)
Burundi Civil War
Cambodia Civil War
Canada vrs Quebec Separatists
Colombia vrs Drug Cartels
East Timor vrs Indonesia (started 1974, major massacre 1991)
Ecuador vrs Peru (border dispute)
France vrs Algerian Terrorists
France vrs Corsican Separatists
Gambia Military Coup (July 14, 1994)
Georgia vrs Akatazan (started 1991)
Haiti
India vrs Nagastan (started 1955)
India vrs Pakistan over Casmir Region of India
Israel vrs Lebanon
Israel vrs Palestinians
Italy vrs Mafia
(More below)
Liberia (started 1989, ceasefire August 1995
Libya vrs Chad (ended May 94)
Mexico vrs Zapatista Rebels
Mozambique Civil War (ended 1993)
North vrs South Korea
North vrs South Yemen (started May 1994 ended July 1994)
Northern Ireland vrs United Kingdom
Peru vrs Drug Cartels
Peru vrs Rebels
Philippines vrs Moslem Rebels (started 1986, ended 1996)
Russia vrs Tschneya (ceasefire)
Rwanda Civil War (ended July 15, 1994 followed by severe refugee crisis)
Saudi Arabia vrs Yemen (friction)
Sierra Leone vrs Rebels
Somalia Civil War
Spain vrs Basque Rebels (started 1959)
Sri Lanka vrs Tamil Rebels (ceasefire January 1995)
Sudan Civil War
Turkey vrs Greece (especially over Cyprus)
Turkey vrs Kurdish Rebels
USA vrs Iraq
Yemen Civil War (ended July 7, 1994)
Source: http://www.winternet.com/~swezeyt/fun/wars.htm
And the internal rebellion within Evo Morales's Bolivia.
International....Scratch that, Global Peace Day. Sigan durmiendo de ese lado!
...I call on world leaders and peoples around the world to join forces against conflict, poverty and hunger, and for all human rights for all," said UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon in the text message launched on Friday.
Ban Ki-moon whose native Korea has been separated and continues at war calls for peace!
Peace, or else they'll send in U.N. troops to establish peace by force......
Haiti has a U.N. (occupation) contigent as we speak enforcing peace......
So true, So true.......Not to mention the Drug wars on the Streets of every major City in the world. Mexico vs. the drug cartels, Colombia vs. the drug cartels etc..etc.. And the list goes on and on.
There are Pakistani troops imposing law and order in Haiti; If I'm not mistaken there's a general state of mayhem in that country. What are these troops doing in someone else's soil, when their land in in turmoil? Pakistan is the new target for the "War onTerror". Iran is next...........I honestly beleive these soldiers can do more harm than good in the western nation of Haiti. Get these Asians off the island. For all we know they could be Taliban, or al-CIA-da.
And the US and European exploiting every m2 of this earth to get richer leaving billions of others in utter misery.
THIS MUST BE A PERVETS JOKE!