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ce”, Gandhi said, “is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.”國際非暴力日正是堅守此項信念的主要代言人之一圣雄甘地的誕辰日。甘地說,“非暴力”“是人類最偉大的武器”。We at the United Nations strive to harness the power of nonviolence to overe prejudice, end conflict, and cultivate mutual respect and understanding among peoples and , the creed of nonviolence echoes through the United Nations Charter: “To practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours”。“to ensure...that armed force shall not be used, save in the mon interest.”我們立足聯(lián)合國,努力利用非暴力這一武器,克服偏見、結(jié)束沖突、增進(jìn)人與人、國與國之間的相互尊重和了解。非暴力信條通過《聯(lián)合國憲章》得到真實反映:“力行容恕,彼此以善鄰之道,和睦相處”;“確保??非為公共利益,不得使用武力”。We work every day to bring these lofty principles to do this by promoting human rights, seeking to resolve conflicts through peaceful means, campaigning to eliminate violence against women, working to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, and building bridges across cultures and countering hatred and extremism 。我們?yōu)榇舜龠M(jìn)人權(quán)、尋求以和平手段解決沖突、發(fā)起消除對婦女的暴力行為的運(yùn)動、努力實現(xiàn)千年發(fā)展目標(biāo)、建造跨越文化的橋梁,以及反對任何地方出現(xiàn)的仇恨和極端主義。This work cannot be left to governments or international organizations may be achieved around the negotiating table, but it is sustained around munity starts with peopleit flows from the hearts of mitted women and , families, and individuals all have a critical role to play in defeating violence and creating a culture of 。和平或許可在談判桌上實現(xiàn),但是,和平只有放到社區(qū)的桌面上才能夠維持。和平始于人們的心中,它發(fā)自致力于和平的男女的內(nèi)心。無論是社區(qū)、家庭還是個人,在戰(zhàn)勝暴力和創(chuàng)建和平文化方面都可扮演舉足輕重的角色。On this International Day of NonViolence, let us work together to use the great force of nonviolence to build peaceful and just societies for ourselves and for our ,讓我們共同努力,利用非暴力的偉大武器,為我們自己和我們的子孫建造和平與公正的社會。原文鏈接:://第五篇:聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文國際寡婦日致辭UN SecretaryGeneral’s Message on International Widows’ Day June, 2011聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文國際寡婦日致辭2011年6月23日2011年6月23日是國際寡婦日,今年是第一次開展國際寡婦日活動,聯(lián)合國秘書長潘基文發(fā)表2011年國際寡婦日致辭.This first International Widows’ Day is an occasion to call attention to the many “firsts” that women must face when their husbands addition to coping with grief, they may find themselves for the first time since marriage without any social safety too often, widows lack access to inheritance, land tenure, employment and