World in an Ever More Difficult Situation, International Community Without a Real Answer

Around the world, September 21 is marked as the International Day of Peace. By a UN resolution from 2001, this date was designated as a day of non-violence and a global ceasefire.

The International Day of Peace was established by the UN General Assembly in 1981, with the aim of enabling all individuals, organizations, and nations to jointly spread the message of peace through their simple actions.

After discussions on introducing the Day of Peace and what it should represent, it was concluded that it would exist to continuously remind of the need to strengthen peace messages and ideas among all people and nations.

This year's International Day of Peace coincides with the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Almost all world leaders from the UN podium have stated that efforts are needed in the fight against global terrorism and nuclear threats.

However, the world today faces not only terrorist and nuclear threats. There is hardly a part of the globe where some war is not being waged.

The war in Syria, which has been ongoing for six and a half years, has claimed nearly half a million victims, and more than ten million people have had to leave their homes. The international community simply has no answer to the question of how to stop one of the most horrific wars since World War II.

The situation is no better in Yemen, the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is happening before the eyes of the entire world public, and Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, and many other countries have long ceased to be news for world media.

Arms trade today represents one of the most profitable businesses in the world, and most deals are conducted through official state institutions, unlike in the old days when arms were traded mainly through illegal channels.

Many global analysts agree that World War III has already begun, but they cannot agree on which date and event to choose for its official start.

People around the world have long lost all hope that world leaders have the will and knowledge to stop the war conflicts that daily claim hundreds of lives.

To mark this day, the "Peace Bell" rings at the UN headquarters in New York. The bell was cast from coins donated by children from all continents. The bell was presented to the UN by the UN Association of Japan and bears the inscription "Long live absolute world peace."

The International Day of Peace today has become exclusively a day marked by non-governmental organizations, while those who can truly influence the prevention and cessation of wars have long given up on this day.