Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

 Some 275 UN staff and delegates from 80 countries in the Peace Walk.

 

Mr. W. Almoslechner, Austria, receives a copy of the Charter of the United Nations from Ambassador Jacobs, Antigua and Barbuda.

 

SOME 275 UN staff and delegates from 80 countries joined in the second Peace Walk for United Nations Charter Day, which was held on 25 and 26 June in the North Garden.

By walking through a marked area of the Garden with their countrymen, in silence and re-dedication, they commemorated the 39th anniversary of the signing of the Charter. At the end of each lap, each participant also signed a copy of the Preamble to the Charter as a symbol of renewed support.

Following the final lap through the Garden -during which nationals from all countries walked together–a closing ceremony was held on the Visitors Plaza.

• Here, Sri Chinmoy led a silent meditation for peace,

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  and representatives of India, Samoa and Zambia took turns in reading from the Charter’s Preamble.

• To conclude the ceremony, a message from General Assembly President, Jorge lllueca, was read, a portion of which follows:

“I assure you of my wholehearted support in this effort to renew our dedication to the spirit of the Charter, and • • I would urge that we avail ourselves of every opportunity of this kind, both as individuals and as representatives of our respective countries. to re-dedicate ourselves to the ideals which we are striving to realize in our devotion to the principles and purposes of the United Nations.

“Peace is not a passive state; it is not merely the absence of conflict. It is the effective expression by all nations of a determination to create and continuously support a world of progress and de¥development, governed by justice and understanding • . • .

“We see the United Nations through Sri Chinmoy eyes, as a ·church of mankind, dedicated to worshiping the aspirations of men, women and children of all races, nationalities and political and religious beliefs for a better life … “

 The Suriname delegation (on the left) led by Ambassador Guda, receives a copy of the Charter for Ambassador Wijewardane, Sri Lanka.

 Ambassador Kiilu leads all members of the Kenya delegation in the Peace Walk.

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AMBASSADORS AN]) NATIONALS OF OVER 75 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATE IN PEACE WALK. AT UN

Ambassadors and other members of the United Nations Community from over 75 nations joined in a two-day “Peace Walk” in the United Nations Garden on Monday and Tuesday (June 25-26) to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter.

A Charter Day message from Jorge Illueca President of Panama, and also President of the United Nations General Assembly, was read at the concluding ceremony.

In relay fashion, walkers from each nation made a single loop around a section of the North Garden in a silent, contemplative manner reflecting the highest ideals of the human spirit. A copy of the Preamble to the United Nations Charter was carried by a member of each national “team” during its segment of the walk and passed to the succeeding country in alphabetical order, in much the same way that a baton is passed in a relay run.

• The event ended with people from many nations joining together in a final “international” walk followed by a concluding ceremony.

• Sri Chinmoy, who has conducted meditations for delegates and staff of the United Nations for the past 13 years, opened the ceremony by leading the participants in a silent meditation on the goals of the Charter.
• Representatives of India, Samoa and Zambia then took turns reading from the Preamble of the Charter.

President Illueca’s message was then read:

“I assure you of my wholehearted support in this effort to renew .. . . our dedication to the spirit of the Charter and I extend my appreciation to those missions which have collaborated with the Meditation Group in sponsoring the Peace Walks

” I would urge that we avail ourselves of every opportunity of this kind, both as individual s and as representatives of our respective countries, to rededicate ourselves to the ideals which we are striving to realise in our devotion on to the principles and purposes of the United Nations.

“Peace is not a passive state; it is not merely the absence of conflict. It is the effective expression by all nations of a determination to create and continuously support a world of progress and development, governed by justice and understanding.

“We see the United Nations through Sri Chinmoy’s eyes as a church of mankind, dedicated to worshiping the aspirations of men, women and children of all races, nationalities and political and religious beliefs for a better life.

The United Nations should become a sanctuary of moral and spiritual values as a better foundation of peace. “

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Peace Walk for United Nations Charter Day 1984 was sponsored jointly by ambassadors from seventeen nations and Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations.

Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations is an association of United Nations delegates, staff members, NGO representatives and accredited press correspondents who believe the quest for world peace must encompass not only political, economic and social issues, but the spirit of man itself. Members believe that inner silence and meditation can contribute to this end.

The United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco on June 26, 1945.

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Co-Sponsors:

H.E. Mr. Lloydstone Jacobs
Permanent Representative of Antigua
and Barbuda to the United Nations

H.E. Dr. Davidson L. Hepburn
Permanent Representative of The Bahamas
to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. Legwaila Joseph Legwaila
Permanent Representative of Botswana
to the United Nations

H.E. M. Michel Gbezera-Bria
Permanent Representative of the Central
African Republic to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. Ramadane Barma
Permanent Representative of Chad
to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. Constantine Moushoutas
Permanent Representative of Cyprus
to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Hamid Ibrahim
Permanent Representative of Ethiopia
to the ‘United Nations

H.E. Mr. Raphael Muli Kiilu
Permanent Representative of Kenya
to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. N. T. Mizere
Permanent Representative of Malawi
to the United Nations

Mr. Yadab Kant Silwal
Charge d’Affaires, Permanent Mission
of Nepal to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. Renagi Renagi – Lohia
Permanent Representative of Papua
New Guinea to the United Nations

Mr. Melford S. Henville
Charge d’Affaires, Permanent Mission
of St. Christopher and Nevis
to the United Nations

Mr. Donatus St. Aimee
Charge d’Affaires, Permanent Mission
of St. Lucia to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. Henri A. M. Guda
Permanent Representative of Suriname
to the United Nations

H.E. Mr. D. H. M. Alleyne
Permanent Representative of Trinidad
and Tobago to the United Nations

H.E. M. teandre Bassole
Permanent Representative of Upper Volta
to the United Nations

of Samoa to the United Nations

Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

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Country Participants:

Afghanistan (2); Antigua and Barbuda ( 1); Australia (2); Austria

(1); Bahamas (1*); Bangladesh (3); Belgium (1) ; Benin (2) ; Botswana (5);

Canada (1); Central African Republic (3); Chad (1); Chile (3);

Colombia (7); Costa Rica (1); Cuba (1); Cyprus (1*); Denmark (1);

Dominican Republic ( 1); Ecuador (3); Egypt (4); El Salvador (2); Ethiopia(1*, 2);

France (3); Ghana (1); Greece (7); Grenada (1); Guyana (3); Haiti (3);

Hungary (1); Iceland (1); India (3); Iraq (3); Ireland (2); Ivory Coast (2);

Jamaica (12); Japan (1); Kenya (27); Lesotho (2); Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1);

Malawi (1*, 3); Maldives (2); Mauritania(2); Mauritius (4); Mexico (7);

Nepal (2); New Zealand (1); Nicaragua (1); Niger (1 or 2?); Norway (1); Oman (2);

Pakistan (3); Panama (3); Papua New Guinea (5); Peru (4); Philippines (14); Poland (1);

Qatar (1); Saint Christopher and Nevis (3); Saint Lucia (1*); Samoa (1); Sierra Leone (1);

Sri Lanka (7); — Suriname (3); Swaziland (2); Sweden (1); Syrian Arab Republic (3);

Thailand (1); Togo (1); Trinidad and Tobago (1*, 2); Tunisia (1); Uganda (3);

United Kingdom (3); United States of America (?71?); Upper Volta (9);

Uruguay (2); Venezuela (4); Yemen (1); Yugoslavia (3); Zambia (5);

TOTALS:

275 participants representing 80 countries

17 Co-sponsors (including Samoa)

10 Permanent Represenatives attended, 6 co-sponsored but did not attend

8 Deputy Permanent Representatives attended

6 Charge d’Affairs attended other than DPRs

1 Charge co-sponsored but did not attend

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