New Year’s Message 2023 - António Guterres (Secretary-General) | United Nations

António Guterres (Secretary-General) New Year’s Message 2023.

Every New Year is a moment of rebirth.

We sweep out the ashes of the old year and prepare for a brighter day.

In 2022, millions of people around the world literally swept out ashes.

From Ukraine to Afghanistan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond, people left the ruins of their homes and lives in search of something better.

Around the world, one hundred million people were on the move, fleeing wars, wildfires, droughts, poverty and hunger.

In 2023, we need peace, now more than ever.

Peace with one another, through dialogue to end conflict.

Peace with nature and our climate, to build a more sustainable world.

Peace in the home, so women and girls can live in dignity and safety.

Peace on the streets and in our communities, with the full protection of all human rights.

Peace in our places of worship, with respect for each other’s beliefs.

And peace online, free from hate speech and abuse.

In 2023, let’s put peace at the heart of our words and actions.

Together, let’s make 2023 a year when peace is restored to our lives, our homes, and our world.

[kareemkalisari]

Each of us has a role to play in protecting our planet 🌍

[AherofAfrica-]

It is time for us to act on
what everyone knows to be true. Too many tears have been shed.
When the Holy Land of the three great faiths is the place of peace that God intended it to be.

When Jerusalem is a secure and lasting home for Muslims and Christians and Jews, and a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra -- when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed, peace be upon them, joined in prayer.

[kareemkalisari]

2023
“From supporting the next generation of leaders to strengthening democracy around the world, we've made a lot of progress this year”

[EdwardLawrence-]

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"The main difference between the classical and contemporary incarnations of fascism is that the version we observe today is operating within democratic systems rather than outside them.”—
*Santiago Zabala*
(July 23, 2019)

[EdwardLawrence-]

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‘Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance. We see it in the history of Andalusia and Cordoba during the Inquisition.

I saw it firsthand as a child in Indonesia, where devout Christians worshiped freely in an overwhelmingly Muslim country.

That is the spirit we need today. People in every country should be free to choose and live their faith based upon the persuasion of the mind and the heart and the soul.

This tolerance is essential for religion to thrive, but it's being challenged in many different ways _.’✍🏻_

[EdwardLawrence-]

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'Stand With Ukraine' is not just a human statement. It is a political one, too.—
*Patrick Gathara*

[EdwardLawrence-]

🇮🇷Iranian Girls 🌺🤔
‘You remind us that true power comes not from clinging to the past, but from the effort to build a better future _.’✍️_

[NonaManis]

Love you *🇺🇳 UN* ! 😊

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou 👏🏽😊

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[NonaManis]

😊👏 *2023*
Welcome the new year with an open heart
Carry the best memories forward and leave the unwanted ones behind.

Be grateful for what you achieved this year and be hopeful for what’s coming ahead.

Hold on to those who mean to you and let go of those who don’t want to be with you.

No matter how tough this year might have been, try your best to make the next year as best as it could be.

Happy New Year 🎉
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[AherofAfrica-]

It is time for us to act on
what everyone knows to be true. Too many tears have been shed.

Too much blood has been shed. All of us have a responsibility to work for the day when the mothers of Israelis and Palestinians can see their children grow up without fear! 😨

[India]

“Human rights education is key 🗝️ to addressing the underlying causes of injustice around the world.

The more people know about their rights, and the rights of others in society, the better equipped they are to protect them.”

─ *Salil Shetty🇮🇳* 🗝️
_Former Secretary-General of Amnesty International_

[Japan-]

_“Silence is argument carried out by other means.”_ —
Ernesto Che Guevara *☭*

[Japan-]

“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.”―
Ernesto Che Guevara *☭*

[NonaManis]

🇺🇳 UN 👏🏼😊

As time passes, nobody stays the same, but some people will still tell you that you have changed. Respond to them by saying, “Of course I’ve changed. That’s what life is all about. But I’m still the same person, just a little stronger now than I ever was before.” _✍🏻_
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[EdwardLawrence-]

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You are delivering a powerful message that injustice should not be tolerated. There are surely difficult days ahead, and our hearts go out to those who have tragically lost loved ones in Iran. But we believe that the future will ultimately belong to the young women and girls of Iran who are refusing to be silent

[EdwardLawrence-]

"Hindu nationalism cannot be ignored any more as a domestic, Indian issue...it is now a threat to democratic principles, equality and human rights everywhere. India under Modi will not address it. The world must."—
*Somdeep Sen*
(September 26th 2022)

[tka-tpa-prapatankalisari]

"If there is one lesson we can learn from the struggle against racism, in our country as well as yours, it is that racism must be consciously combatted, and not discreetly tolerated."

~ NELSON MANDELA
during his Investiture, Clark University, Atlanta, USA, 10 July 1993
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[tanveerahmed]

Look at devils who speaking about peace

[NonaManis]

*Women- 2023🌺* 👏😊

😊 I do not believe that women must make the same choices as men in order to be equal, and I respect those women who choose to live their lives in traditional roles.

But it should be their choice _.✍🏻_
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[MaybeYoureRight-]

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Earth Day is a reminder that if we pledge to do our part and then follow through on those commitments, We can give our children and theirs a brighter future
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