/tags/international-day-of-peace-2016/Recent content in International-Day-of-Peace-2016 on Late BloomsHugoen-usWed, 21 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000/posts/international-day-of-peace-2016/Wed, 21 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000/posts/international-day-of-peace-2016/<p> </p> <p><img alt="International Day of Peace Post" loading="lazy" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2017/International-day-of-peace-2016/i-hX2R4vH/0/MvmGJJvL8B6MZv4TKr3h95nXFbL8r7D6qJbRJvrgT/D/images-D.jpg"></p> <p>At the top of my Facebook page today, there was a white dove flying on a red background and a heading &ldquo;International Day of Peace.&rdquo; With the state of the world the way it is right now, I was glad to be made aware of this &ldquo;peace&rdquo; day.  Today is the day that the UN set aside since 1981 for nations and peoples world-wide to celebrate and be mindful of the importance of peace.  In 1982, when the first International Day of Peace was observed, this is what  UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said: &ldquo;Let us all work together to help all human beings achieve dignity and equality; to build a greener planet; and to make sure no one is left behind.&rdquo;</p>