The United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA) Director of Peace, Security and Conflict Prevention, Ambassador Victor Asije, has called for more effective peace dialogues among world leaders.
Asije, who made the appeal in a message to mark this year’s International Day of Fraternity, said that all forms of human differences, misunderstanding, biases, prejudices, and racial discrimination should be replaced with peaceable fraternity
“As the world today observes this year’s International Day of Human Fraternity, let me on behalf of UNAA salute the courage, and bravery of all men and women that have fought to ensure peace, compassion and peaceful coexistence across the world so far.
“And in spite of these efforts, global peace and compassion have continued to be elusive, but not unachievable.”
“On this United Nations special international day, I appeal to all national governments, and peace-loving, and peace-keeping organisations, and individuals to redouble their efforts at increasing peace diplomacy through effective dialogues,” Asije said.
According to him, the theme of this year’s International Day of Human Fraternity “Dialogue Over Division” is apt.
The UNAA Director of Peace, Security, and Conflict Prevention said that it was imperative for nations to always”jaw-jaw than war -war”, adding that effective dialogue was one of the surest ways to strengthening global fraternity.
The Ambassador noted that because the world had had unpleasant experiences from past crises, conflicts, and wars, such developments should not be allowed to happen again.
“More than ever before, the peoples of the whole wide world, irrespective of their tribe, colour, religion, language, location, influence, social, economic, and political power must now know that the world is indivisible, interconnected, and interdependent.
“Most people of the world are currently afraid, and tired of living in conflicted , war-prone, and worn-torn communities, cities and nations.
“So nations of the world must with good understanding, international relations, and more engaging diplomatic shuttles, urgently begin to recommit themselves to more result-oriented peacemaking and peacebuilding.” he said.
The Ambassador added most communities and nations, were still in dire need of political peace, economics of peace, religious peace, and social peace.
Asije appealed to national governments, and peoples of the world to see this year’s International Day of Human Fraternity as a reminder that the world was one human family.
The global peace advocate urged governments, community leaders, peace-loving, and peace-keeping organisations,and individuals across the world, to evolve ways of promoting mutual understanding, and peaceful coexistence between them.
The Ambassador said that the UNAA would continue to work closely with communities, governments, and other organisations in promoting continental and global peace.
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