For the past year, the Ukrainian-Russian War has been the number one search trend on Google. Some people may ask: “This war is so far away from me. It’s not my business.” Even so, it is a considerable warning signal for Taiwan. A joint article that we should pay attention to was written by Comfort Ero and Richard Atwood reporting a potential conflict between Taiwan and China ranks tenth among the top 10 conflicts. Therefore, as Taiwanese, we should not ignore the importance of peace by thinking that war has nothing to do with us. Coincidentally, there is a festival nearby that promotes peace. It is the International Day of Peace on September 21.

Next, let's introduce the origin of the International Day of Peace. Initially, the United Nations decided to officially designate the third Tuesday in September as the International Day of Peace for all nations and people to commemorate and strengthen the ideal of peace within themselves and among each other. Then, they decided to set it as September 21 annually from 2002 AD. They mentioned in the resolution: "Thereafter, the International Day of Peace shall become a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, and invite all countries and people to cease hostilities on this day."

The International Day of Peace has a title annually, the title of this year is "Acting for Peace: Our ambition to achieve #Global Goals". It will focus on "Action for Peace" and how the Sustainable Development Goals play a vital role in preventing conflict and maintaining peace.How can we contribute to peace?

Peace is actually not a difficult thing, we can start from our daily life. Everyone can take action to participate in the International Day of Peace and contribute to the goals of the Global Goals. On the official website of the United Nations, there are 23 kinds of action guidelines. Among them, I want to suggest two actions that I strongly identify with.

First, I choose to host an intergenerational dialogue. Intergenerational dialogue brings people of different generations together to discuss the importance of peace and global goals. Among all the causes of conflicts, most of them are due to the differences of opinions or positions between the two parties in communication, which lead to conflicts or wars. In my opinion more communication is the emollient to resolve the conflict between the two parties.

Second, I choose to hold an intercultural sports exchange event that promotes peace. In my opinion, we only focus on the results of the game, the skills of the players in sports events without mixing political and social complications. Take the 2017 Taipei Universiade as an example. By holding big sports events, athletes from different nationalities and cultures can not only compete on the field, but also exchange culture and food with each other outside the field. Through mutual understanding and communication, the world can be more harmonious and peaceful.

Before the end of the article, let’s think about why is peace so important?

In times of conflict or war, human beings may take on a different face than usual, and are likely to injure others and threaten their lives. As a person, safety is the premise of everything. Without peace, the world will be in chaos.

Nowadays, peace is the prerequisite for development. Seeking development in peace and promoting peace in development are the ways for human society to move towards a better future.

Finally, I hope that those of you who read this article not only know the importance of peace to us, but also hope to share this holiday with more people. If you still want to know about other interesting festivals, then just move your finger and subscribe to AEET’s FB IG YT and other channels to learn first-hand information!

 

在過去一年當中，烏俄戰爭在Google的搜尋趨勢排行第一。有人可能會問說:這件事離我這麼遙遠?關我什麼事啊。即使這樣，這是給台灣一個相當大的警訊。在一篇由艾羅和艾特伍所執筆的聯合文章中提到10大2023年應關注的衝突中台灣與中國的潛在衝突排名第十位。

因此，身為台灣人的我們不要以為戰爭與我們無關，就漠視和平的重要性。

正好，這個月就有一個節日就是在宣導和平，那就是9月21日的國際和平日。

 

接著，我們來介紹一下國際和平日的由來。

最初，聯合國決定將9月的第三個星期二正式定為國際和平日，供所有各國和人民在彼此之間，紀念和加強和平的理想。接著，聯合國決定從西元2002年起，定國際和平日為每年的9月21日。他們在決議中提到：「此後，國際和平日應成為全球停火和非暴力日，並邀請所有國家和人民在這一天停止敵對行動。」

每一年的國際和平日都有一個標題，今年的國際和平日標題就是"為和平行動:我們實現#全球目標的決心"。今年的國際和平日將聚焦於"行動促進和平"以及可持續發展目標如何對預防衝突和維護和平發揮至關重要的作用。

如何為和平付出一點力?

和平其實不是一件艱難的事，它可以從我們的日常生活做起。每個人都可以採取行動參與國際和平日（9月21日），為全球目標做出貢獻。在聯合國官網上，有23種的行動指南。在這其中，我想要提出兩個我認為我非常認同的行動。

第一個，我選擇舉辦代際對話。代際對話是讓不同世代的人們一起討論和平與全球目標的重要性。在所有發生衝突的原因裡，大多數的起因是因為雙方在溝通時的意見或立場不同，才會發生衝突或戰爭。我認為多溝通才是化解雙方衝突的潤滑劑。

第二個，我選擇舉辦促進和平的跨文化體育交流。我認為在體育賽事裡就單純只講求比賽的勝負、球員的技術等，不會摻雜政治、社會的複雜因素。舉2017台北世大運為例，藉由舉辦大型體育賽事，讓不同國籍、不同文化的運動員除了能在運動場上一較高下，還可以在場下交流彼此的文化、美食等。藉由互相理解、互相交流，讓世界更和諧、更和平。

在文章結束之前，我們來想想看和平為甚麼如此重要?

在衝突或者戰爭的當下，人類可能會表現出與平常不同的樣貌，極有可能做出傷害人的行為，讓對方在生命上受到威脅。身為一個人，安全是所有事情的前提，所以一旦失去和平，那麼世界將會亂了秩序。

在當今世界，和平是發展的前提條件，在和平中求發展，在發展中促和平，是人類社會走向美好未來的必經之路。

最後，希望在看到此文章的你們，除能知道和平對於我們的重要性之外，也可以多多分享此節日給更多人知道。如果還想要知道哪些特別又有趣的節日嗎，那趕快動動你的手指訂閱AEET的FB IG YT 等頻道，就可以知道第一手資訊喔!

 

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