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“LEADERSHIP FOR JUST PEACE”
MALTA MEETING 2022
George Vella
President of the Republic of Malta
3 March 2022
"... By Just Peace, contemporary scholars understand that it is a social state of well-being, in which all relationships are in harmony. Just Peace addresses both structural violence and direct violence as it embraces restorative justice, trauma healing, conflict transformation and peace-building strategies that put the human being at the centre. It also puts an equal balance between peace and justice ..."
Abdulaziz Saud Albabtain
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Abdulaziz Saud Albabtain Cultural Foundation
3 March 2022
"...We all believe in the values of the Just Peace, but the belief itself is insufficient unless it is accompanied by action, so we must together move forward a great achievement for the protection of human beings' humanity and values, first by spreading the culture of just peace, then by drying up the sources of injustice, and finally by achieving harmony..."
Abdullah Shahid
President of the United Nations General Assembly (76th session)
3 March 2022
"...Now more than ever, we need to recommit to the culture of peace and strengthen the multilateral architecture necessary for that peace to thrive. To succeed, we must be inclusive and shape a multilateral system that benefits us all; a system that addresses the challenges faced by marginalized communities and is underpinned by strong institutions and invest in youth that one day will be its stewards..."
António Guterres
Secretary General of the United Nations
3 March 2022
"...The concept of culture of peace provides an intellectual frame and political impulse for action. It embodies the yearning to make peace a way of life. Peace must be our goal and guide. Dignity, hope, progress, and prosperity all depend on peace, but peace depends on us. It is at the heart of the United Nations Charter and all that we do..."
Maria Fernanda Espinoza
President of the UN General Assembly (73rd session)
13 June 2019
"...Peace is so much more than the absence of conflict and violence. It rests on respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons regardless of any distinction. It requires efforts to meet the developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations. It means adherence to the principles of justice, democracy, tolerance, solidarity, cooperation, pluralism and cultural diversity..."
Abdulaziz Saud Albabtain
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Abdulaziz Saud Albabtain Cultural Foundation
13 June 2019
"...A world without peace is a dark world. Nevertheless, if we allow the good word to call up for peace, then it turns into a luminous candle that will not be obscured by darkness. “Peace is a candle,” so we must light it up, bearing in mind that “the weak is the one who always loses peace.” Peace establishes the value of justice without which the very existence of humanity would no longer be valuable..."
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