September 22, 2015

"UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on all warring parties to lay down their weapons and observe a global ceasefire and 'stop the killings and the destruction, and create space for lasting peace' as the United Nations observed the International Day of Peace.

The UN chief made the call at the Peace Bell ceremony, which kicked off a series of events at UN Headquarters in New York for the Day, which is observed annually on Sept. 21 and whose theme this year is 'Partnerships for Peace -- Dignity for All.'

At the annual ceremony held here, the president of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft, rang the Peace Bell in observance of the Day."

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