21/09/2021
As we celebrate the World Peace Day today, I join the teeming thousands to call for peace across the globe.
Peace is the answer and has always been. Let's give peace a chance because it is a crucial need of every society.
Peace is the absence of war, the stability of the society and the presence of mutual understanding between different parties in the society.
Peace is a crucial need of every society. The necessity of peace seeks to answer the questions: Why do we need peace, what are the importance of peace and what do we stand to lose in an environment devoid of peace.
A peaceful society is where there is security, justice, relative stability, development and well-being of the people.
EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE OF PEACE
1. Querrels
2. Hostility
3. Destruction of properties
4. Loss of lives
5. Hindrance to Education process.
6. Inhumane conditions of living caused by war
IMPORTANCE OF PEACE
1. Peace is a vehicle for Development
2. Smooth running of Academic programs
3. Financial Growth
4. Abundance of opportunities
5. Freedom of movement
6. Inter- cultural assimilation
7. Economic growth
WHY SUPPORT PEACE
Peace is the answer (and has always been).
1. The effects of conflict are far-reaching.
The majority of those risking their lives trying to reach Europe are from Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia and other areas beset by violent conflict, insecurity or political repression.
Globally, the numbers of those forced to leave their homes due to war, persecution or natural disaster have reached staggering heights: at the end of 2014, United Nations estimated 19.5 million of these are people who have fled their country as refugees and half of them are children.
2. Military answers to political problems alone don’t work.
At the heart of many violent conflicts lie issues of inequality, injustice and exclusion.
while military force may be deployed to counter a military threat such as the Islamic State group, it cannot resolve profound underlying political, social, economic and governance problems or sustain peace. In fact, it can sometimes complicate that task.
3. Conflict shatters lives and stunts development.
More than 1.5 billion people live in countries affected by violent conflict, and the gap between those countries enjoying relative peace and those afflicted by conflict is growing.
Let's join the peace advocacy today.
Agim Stephen A
Zion Chapel
