Observance of U.N. Day 1981 Oct 23

The Peace Meditation group observed United Nations Day with a programme in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium at U.N. Headquarters on 23 October.

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Guest speaker was H.E. Sra. Julia Tavares de Alvarez, Alternate Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations.

The peace meditation group singers also performed seven Bengali songs dedicated to the United Nations, which were composed by Sri Chinmoy especially in honour of UN Day.

Following are excerpts from Ambassador Alvarez ‘s remarks as well as a transcript of the songs. (English translations of the Bengali poems, set to music by Sri Chinmoy, will appear in a future issue.

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H.E. Sra. Julia Tavares de Alvarez, Alternate Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations.’

Our world today looks to the United Nations to guide it to higher ideals and realities. This world organisation has the responsibility of cultivating an eagerness in humanity to work towards peace and world harmony.

When we as individuals feel the necessity of this, we are fulfilling the inner role of the United Nations. We become aware of what one as an individual and what one as a nation has to do.

The inner role of the United Nations is to reflect inwardly on its unique and perfecting qualities and to fulfil outwardly the expectations and duties that the world has entrusted to it.

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These principles are clearly stated in the foresighted United Nations Charter. In every project and task undertaken by the United Nations it is important to know and feel that it is for the express progress of the world that the duty is performed. It is also in this way that member nations can feel that they are fulfilling their ordained tasks.

It is in the hearts of all that the perfection of the United Nations ideals should be applied. When this becomes the case, we will see the realisation of our highest hopes and the reigning of peace and international solidarity.

Let us, the nations of this world, unite, join hands and hearts and minds. Let us ask the Lord, our God, for strength, for wisdom, and most of all for faith, that nations may all work as one until they make a family of man. Let us humbly ask God to make this dream a reality.