Commemoration of International Day of Peace
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The Ambassadors of Peace and Friendship Group in partnership with UNIC Tehran commemorated International Day of Peace during a ceremony held at UN conference room on Wednesday 26 September 2018, AVA Diplomatic reports.
The ceremony began by UNIC Director Maria Dotsenko’s speech. She also delivered the SG’s message for a number of intellectuals and celebrities such as eminent Iranian writer best known for his children’s and young adult fiction, Houshang Moradi Kermani; composer and conductor Loris Haykasi Tjeknavorian and actress Shabnam Qolikhani.
Dr. Dotsenko saida peaceful society is one where there is justice and equality for everyone. She added that peace will enable a sustainable environment to take shape and a sustainable environment will help promote peace.
Dr. Tayebeh Mohammad from the Ambassadors of Peace and Friendship Group while thanking the audience told them that peace is children’s rights, then she invited Dr. Kazemi Dinan to deliver his speech on “Proper communications on establishing peace”.
The ceremony continued by a narration from Shahnameh epic book by Ambassadors of Peace and Friendship Group namely Melkia Sadeqzadeh, Azindokht Nourizadeh, Diba Nazari, Raha Saeedi, Faaidim Ketabi, Sarina Dolatshahi, Ali Afzali, Sina Enayat, Mehdi Afzali and Parsa Vishteh.
Writer Yarta Yaran in his speech emphasized that children who do not know music, do not read book, do not dance and do not play games, do not understand peace, thus, he added lets work together to make our children happy.
Former Iranian TV celebrity Ms. Soniay Pouryamin delivered her speech on “Peace in Molana’s Poems”. Then she asked Movie Director and Producer Amir Samavati to have his lecture on “Children, Cinema and Peace”.
Members of the Iranian Kayaking team in turbulent waters and their choach Ms. Ashraf(first in right)
Renowned Iranian actress and child theater instructor Ms. Shabnam Qolikhani talked to the audience on “The impact of theater on peace and children’s conscience”. She said we should familiarize children with art, so that they can know themselves better and thus they no longer nurture war in their minds.
Renowned Iranian writer Hooshang Moradi Kermani told the audience children know peace, please do not practice war with them.
Composer and conductor Loris Haykasi Tjeknavorian in his remarks said music develops children’s intellect and teaches them love. “If a child understands love, he or she dislikes war”, he added.
University Professor Hossein Baher in his remarks considered peace teachings very important for mothers.
Secretary of Iranian Red Crescent Society’s Youth Centre Ms. Mohammadi elaborated on the humanitarian activities of Youth Centre of IRCS.
At the end of the ceremony youth members of the Iranian Kayaking team in turbulent waters talked to the audience on impacts of sports on peace. The members are: Niroana Asadbeigi, Hanieh Bidad, Sobhan Beyranvand and Roxana Razeghi whose coach is Ms. Katayoun Ashraf.