Pax Dei--Living in Peace 8

Turning Hope Into Action

(and turning action into peace)

The United Nations Year in Review 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntbLKgGajw

We think that watching this short video is well-worth your time. The opening comment sets the tone for this summary report: “Amid continuing turmoil and crises, it was a year of major strides for diplomacy as the United Nations worked to negotiate peace, instill hope and define a sustainable future for all.” The final comment, from Ban Ki-moon, cuts to the core with realistic inspiration and relevant instruction for us all: "Our duty is to turn hope into action through hard work,. commitment, skill, and integrity. With passion but most of all with compassion, we can build the future your people want and that our world needs."

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Pax Dei 

"Then he showed me the river of the water of life, sparkling like crystal as it flowed from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of the street of the city and on either bank of the river grew the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, a different kind for each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Nothing that has cursed mankind shall exist any longer; the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be within the city. His servants shall worship him; they shall see his face, and his name will be upon their foreheads." Revelation 22: 1-4 NIV

MC New Year(nings)--2

We the peoples of the United Nations determined

· to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and

· to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and

· to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and

· to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

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And for these ends

· to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and

· to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and

· to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and

· to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples…

From the Preamble, Charter of the United Nations, 1945
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United Nations

2012 Year in Review

 http://webtv.un.org/search/united-nations-year-in-review:-looking-back-at-major-events-of-2012-in-english/2033490684001?term=year_in_review