UN Chief Underscore Relevance Of Mahatma Gandhi’s Message Of Non-Violence

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Mahatma Gandhi’s 151th beginning anniversary is a well timed reminder to attempt to uphold his values, UN chief Antonio Guterres stated on Friday as diplomats from all over the world underscored the significance of Gandhi’s ideas of justice and equality for all on the event of the Worldwide Day of Non-Violence.

UN Secretary-Normal Guterres, in his video message, stated: “In marking the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, this Worldwide Day highlights the exceptional energy of non-violence and peaceable protests.

“It’s also a well timed reminder to attempt to uphold values that Gandhi lived by – the promotion of dignity, equal safety for all and communities dwelling collectively in peace”.

India’s Everlasting Mission to the UN hosted the digital celebration of the Worldwide Day of Non-Violence and the end result of the celebrations of Gandhi’s 150th beginning anniversary.

The particular commemoration included a video that confirmed reactions from the UN diplomats within the Safety Council on Gandhi’s assassination. It additionally confirmed footage of world leaders, together with former US president Barack Obama, citing Gandhi”s ideas and ideologies throughout their addresses to the UN Normal Meeting over time.

India’s Everlasting Consultant to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti stated: “Once we take a look at Gandhi primarily because the apostle of peace and non-violence, I really feel that we’ll be lacking the purpose. That”s as a result of we’re not discussing non-violence in a vacuum.”

Mr Tirumurti stated Gandhi’s final purpose was fact and he realised that solely the pursuit of fact may lead to true non-violence.

“Simply as for him, non-violence itself grew to become the pursuit of fact,” he stated, including that Gandhi didn’t see political freedom as the one freedom value preventing for “however concerned himself with as a lot fervor and conviction in liberating human beings from all types of bondage and injustice.”

Tirumurti careworn that for Gandhi, non-violence was not merely the absence of violence however non-violence was a weapon to battle injustice, each inside and with out.

Guterres stated that on this yr”s observance of Worldwide Day of Non-violence, nations have a particular obligation – “cease the preventing to deal with our frequent enemy COVID-19. There is just one winner of battle throughout a pandemic – the virus itself.”

In the course of the particular digital commemoration, a bunch of UN Everlasting Representatives spoke about Gandhi”s legacy and his ideas of equality and justice.

US envoy to the UN Ambassador Kelly Craft stated Gandhi”s life and teachings are as related at this time as they have been in the course of the battle for India”s independence and his message of non-violence has lengthy resonated with the American individuals.

“Gandhi, we will actually use your presence at this time. Fortunately, your inspiration and steerage nonetheless resonates all over the world. Gandhi”s message of affection, unity, compassion and tolerance is required now greater than ever” in a world present process profound political, social and financial challenges.

“That is very true in 2020 as we battle an unprecedented pandemic and witness autocratic governments in Asia, South America, Japanese Europe and within the Center East torture and homicide of dissidents and violent crackdown on peaceable protest,” she stated.

“All of us are struggling the devastating results of COVID-19. Gandhi”s message of compassion and sacrifice to enhance the lives of our neighbours ring extra true than ever,” she stated.

Bangladesh”s Everlasting Consultant to the UN Rabab Fatima stated it’s a “joyful coincidence” that this yr her nation is celebrating the beginning centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

“Gandhiji”s love for the nice of the frequent individuals and his beliefs of non-violence additionally influenced Bangabandhu and his life-long battle to ascertain justice and freedom for his individuals,” she stated.

Japan”s UN envoy Ishikane Kimihiro stated that Gandhiji”s philosophy of ‘Sarvodaya” – welfare of all and ‘Antyodaya” – leaving nobody behind now takes the type of the Sustainable Improvement Objectives.

“At present the challenges we face are larger than ever, in range and in scale, because of the COVID-19 disaster,” he stated, including that human safety is at stake because of the pandemic and the worldwide group ought to be a part of arms in preserving ‘Sarvodaya” and ‘Antyodaya” in thoughts.

Sri Lanka’s envoy to the UN Kshenuka Senewiratne stated Gandhi”s “timeless considering, ideas and philosophy of non-violence have left an indelible mark throughout the globe, thereby shaping the way by which we search to resolve conflicts, overcome hatred and promote justice.”

Everlasting Consultant of Russia to the UN Vassily Nebenzia stated that all through his life, Gandhi remained “dedicated to his perception in non-violence even beneath brutal oppressive regime and within the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.”

The Everlasting Consultant of the Maldives to the UN Thilmeeza Hussain stated: “What’s the that means of Satyagraha in these occasions when the multilateral prospect is examined by pandemic, battle and local weather change. What would Gandhiji say concerning the world so inclined to disintegration exactly in the meanwhile when unity is required.”

She added that that is exactly the time that nations have to foster belief and collaboration between international locations and “recommit ourselves to multilateralism.”

The UN envoys of Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Bhutan, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Eire, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, South Africa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines additionally spoke on the particular commemoration

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