Peace Bell Ceremony
2020/9/17
On September 17th, the annual Peace Bell Ceremony was held in the Japanese Garden at the United Nations Headquarters and Ambassador ISHIKANE attended this event.
The ceremony was attended by the H.E. Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, and Mr. Yo-Yo Ma (Cellist). The UN Messengers of Peace joined the ceremony virtually.
Following the performance by Mr. Yo-Yo Ma, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, gave remarks and rang the Peace Bell to commemorate the International Day of Peace with strong hopes for World Peace. The Ceremony was celebrated and concluded in a serene atmosphere.
※ The Peace Bell was originally cast from coins collected from 60 different countries. It was donated to the United Nations by the United Nations Association of Japan on June 8th, 1954. It has become a tradition to ring the bell on the International Day of Peace (21 September).
The ceremony was attended by the H.E. Mr. António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Ms. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, and Mr. Yo-Yo Ma (Cellist). The UN Messengers of Peace joined the ceremony virtually.
Following the performance by Mr. Yo-Yo Ma, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the President of the 75th Session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir, gave remarks and rang the Peace Bell to commemorate the International Day of Peace with strong hopes for World Peace. The Ceremony was celebrated and concluded in a serene atmosphere.
※ The Peace Bell was originally cast from coins collected from 60 different countries. It was donated to the United Nations by the United Nations Association of Japan on June 8th, 1954. It has become a tradition to ring the bell on the International Day of Peace (21 September).
※ The video of the ceremony is available at UN WEB TV (1:01:35~).
Link：http://webtv.un.org/search/united-nations-international-day-of-peace-student-observance/6191992691001/?term=2020-09-17&sort=date
Link：http://webtv.un.org/search/united-nations-international-day-of-peace-student-observance/6191992691001/?term=2020-09-17&sort=date