The Sentinel P A G E 8 30, 2018

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INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY CMYK

On 27th 2011, recognized that enormous harm and suffering are the General caused to children through different forms of Assembly of the violence. It emphasized that the promotion of a United Nations culture of peace and non-violence should be instilled declared 30 July as in children through education. If children learn to the official date for live together in peace and harmony that will International contribute to the strengthening of international peace Friendship Day. and cooperation. However, some The Declaration and Programme of Action on a countries, including Culture of Peace adopted in 1999 set 8 areas of and USA, action for nations, organizations and individuals to celebrate Friendship undertake in order for a culture of peace to prevail: Day on the first ● foster a culture of peace through education; Sunday of . ● promote sustainable economic and social In Ohio and Oberlin, development; Friendship Day is ● promote respect for all human rights; celebrated on 8 April ● ensure equality between women and men; each year. ● foster democratic participation; celebrates this day ● advance understanding, tolerance and solidarity; on 20th July, every ● support participatory communication and the free year. Apart from Friendship Day, ● flow of information and knowledge; Friendship is a beautiful relation that makes life there is International Day of Friendship, which is ● promote international peace and security. enjoyable and memorable. We all have a lot of celebrated on 30 July, every year. The International Day of Friendship is also based friends. We make friends in the school, International Day of Friendship on the recognition of the relevance and importance neighbourhood, coaching classes and so on. How of friendship as a noble and valuable sentiment in many friends do you have? Gradually, from The world faces various challenges, crises and forces of division like poverty, violence, and human rights the lives of human beings around the world. friendship, you shift to best-friendship in some cases. The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed Best friends are like special gifts in the life. They abuses and others that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony among the world's in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea stand with you no matter what. Where did you meet that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures your best friend(s)? peoples. To address those crises and challenges, their root causes should be identified and addressed by and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build Friendship Day bridges between communities. Every year, we celebrate friendship promoting and defending The resolution places particular emphasis on day. On this day, we exchange gifts involving young people, as future leaders, in and tie friendship bands, and so on. a shared spirit of human community activities that include different cultures Initially, it was created by the and promote international understanding and respect greeting card industry, Hallmark. solidarity that takes many for diversity. The Day is also intended to support "Friendship Day" originated by the goals and objectives of the Declaration and Joyce Hall, who is the founder of forms. And, the simplest Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace and the Hallmark cards, in 1930, and he International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non- desired 2 August to be that day when of such forms is friendship. Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010). people celebrate their friendships by To mark the International Day of Friendship the holiday celebrations. It was Through UN encourages governments, international promoted by the greeting card organizations and civil society groups to hold events, National Association during 1920s. friendship i.e. byactivities and initiatives that contribute to the efforts With the passage of time, the spirit of the international community towards promoting of celebrating friendship was lit and accumulating bonds of camaraderie and developing strong ties of a dialogue among civilizations, solidarity, mutual was however, has been kept alive in different understanding and reconciliation. countries across Europe and Asia, mainly. trust - we can contribute to the fundamental shifts Through social networking sites, the campaign has that are urgently needed to achieve lasting grown to multitudes popularizing the entire concept. stability, weave a safety net that can protect evidence from social networking sites shows a revival us all, and generate passion for a better of interest in the holiday that may have grown with world where all are united for the greater the spread of the Internet, particularly in India, good - Ultimately aiming ay creating , and . Digital communication harmony. modes such as the Internet and cell phones may be Background helping to popularize the custom, since greeting The International Day of Friendship is an friends en masse is now easier than before. initiative that follows the proposal made by Did you Know? In 1998, in the honour of Friendship UNESCO and taken up by the UN General Day, the wife of , UN Secretary General, Assembly in 1997, which defined the named "Winnie the Pooh" as the world's Ambassador Culture of Peace as a set of values, attitudes of Friendship at the UN. The U.N. Department of and behaviours that reject violence and Public Information and Disney Enterprises co- endeavour to prevent conflicts by addressing sponsored the event. their root causes with a view to solving Day of the event problems. Well, Friendship Day is celebrated on different dates In its resolution of 1998, proclaiming the in different countries. The first World Friendship International Decade for a Culture of Peace Day was proposed for 30 July in 1958, by the World and Non-Violence for the Children of the CMYK Friendship Crusade. World (2001-2010), the General Assembly

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