By fostering a culture of service, guided by ethics of living for the sake of others, we contribute to building a world of lasting peace, the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) said in its peace declaration on Sunday.
The resolution, which was made in observation of International Day of Peace, celebrated on Sunday, also stated that lasting peace was not secured merely through laws, backed by the power of government enforcement, but by a rising awareness of our universal solidarity as one human family sharing a common spiritual and moral heritage.
- Prime Minister Samuel Hinds unveiled the Guyana Scouts Association Peace Pole which was planted opposite the St George’s Cathedral on Sunday Afternoon. President of the Guyana Scout Association Ron Robinson chaired the short ceremony, which saw the presence of Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony and Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green. The scouts then joined the peace march along with Guyana Justice of Peace Association and the Universal Peace Association.
The UPF also declared that peace and conflict resolution should be taught in educational institutions. It called for a moral education curriculum, stating, “Men and women who are taught to fulfil their moral obligations and responsibilities in their families, among friends and associates will respect and live for the greater good and fulfillment of others”.
It noted too that the family is the primary school of ethics and should serve as the school where we learn to love.
- Members of the Guyana Justices of Peace and Commissioner of Oaths to Affidavits Association on the march on Sunday. A number of schools and other organisations joined the march for peace which started in front of the St George’s Cathedral and ended at the Bandstand.
“By strengthening marriage and family, we can educate our children to respect all people thereby establishing a culture of peace”.
- Members of City Hall’s Bicycle Patrol head the peace march which was held on Sunday by the Universal Peace Federation in collaboration with the Guyana Justices of Peace and Commissioner of Oaths Association.
The UPF in its declaration called on all people to consider the relevance of religion to the effort to secure human rights. “Religions teach the value of each human being and the need to love and serve others,” the UPF said. Increased spiritual awareness, it added, fosters collective will to ensure the well-being of all people. “As such we should advance the universal values found in the teachings of all the world’s great religions.”
