June 13th was the beginning of the 100-Day Countdown to the 2009 International Day of Peace! The UN Department of Public Information has launched an exciting web-based campaign to build momentum on the theme “We Must Disarm!” – and they are counting on us to help it to sail around the world.

Here are some ways to begin:

• Read the Secretary-General’s statement at http://www.un.org/sg/peacedaymessage2009.shtml
  

• Sign the “We Must Disarm Declaration”  on the UN Foundation website at http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/PageNavigator/UNF_We_Must_Disarm_Declaration
  

• Start Tweeting!Go to Twitter, Facebook or MySpace and tell everyone you know to join the campaign! All the information you need is below in the official outreach to the UN NGO community.
  

We are also seeing major initiatives in the NGO community. Please note that Mayor Akiba of Hiroshima has endorsed the 100-Day Countdown to the IDP on the Mayors for Peace website at http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/english/090611_100_day%20message_from_mayor_akiba.pdf

This year, let us galvanize the peace community and every sane person on the planet to make the International Day of Peace the tipping point for humankind to finally say “no!” to nuclear weapons and “yes!” to peace in one united voice!

MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!

________


Dear UN NGO community,

Tomorrow, Saturday, June 13, we will be exactly 100 days away from the International Day of Peace on 21 September. The Day was established by the General Assembly as a “day of global ceasefire and non-violence" for "commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace within and among  all nations and people”.

Under the slogan "WMD - We Must Disarm" this year's campaign is focusing on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's drive to persuade world leaders to work harder for a world free of nuclear weapons, making it safer for you, your children and grandchildren.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has just released his 100-day countdown message asking for everybody to participate (See attached file:
Peacedaycountdown13June.pdf). In partnership with UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas and American actor Rainn Wilson (The Office), the UN will issue one reason to disarm on Twitter (www.twitter.com/wemustdisarm), Facebook (http://apps.facebook.com/causes/298538/61588950?m=6949f328), MySpace (www.myspace.com/wemustdisarm), and via email and radio every day. Some more prominent people might join us later.

Please join the sites, invite others to do so, re-tweet or forward the messages to friends, or write your own reasons to disarm.

Please also find attached the Secretary General's 100-day countdown message for your own distribution. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are very grateful for all your support!

Best wishes,

Melanie Nolte
Associate Information Officer
Strategic Communications Division - Human Rights

United Nations
Department of Public Information
E-mail: nolte@un.org

June 13th was the beginning of the 100-Day Countdown to the 2009 International Day of Peace! The UN Department of Public Information has launched an exciting web-based campaign to build momentum on the theme “We Must Disarm!” – and they are counting on us to help it to sail around the world.

Here are some ways to begin:

• Read the Secretary-General’s statement at http://www.un.org/sg/peacedaymessage2009.shtml
  

• Sign the “We Must Disarm Declaration”  on the UN Foundation website at http://www.globalproblems-globalsolutions.org/site/PageNavigator/UNF_We_Must_Disarm_Declaration
  

• Start Tweeting!Go to Twitter, Facebook or MySpace and tell everyone you know to join the campaign! All the information you need is below in the official outreach to the UN NGO community.
  

We are also seeing major initiatives in the NGO community. Please note that Mayor Akiba of Hiroshima has endorsed the 100-Day Countdown to the IDP on the Mayors for Peace website at http://www.mayorsforpeace.org/english/090611_100_day%20message_from_mayor_akiba.pdf

This year, let us galvanize the peace community and every sane person on the planet to make the International Day of Peace the tipping point for humankind to finally say “no!” to nuclear weapons and “yes!” to peace in one united voice!

MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!

________


Dear UN NGO community,

Tomorrow, Saturday, June 13, we will be exactly 100 days away from the International Day of Peace on 21 September. The Day was established by the General Assembly as a “day of global ceasefire and non-violence" for "commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace within and among  all nations and people”.

Under the slogan "WMD - We Must Disarm" this year's campaign is focusing on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's drive to persuade world leaders to work harder for a world free of nuclear weapons, making it safer for you, your children and grandchildren.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has just released his 100-day countdown message asking for everybody to participate (See attached file:
Peacedaycountdown13June.pdf). In partnership with UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas and American actor Rainn Wilson (The Office), the UN will issue one reason to disarm on Twitter (www.twitter.com/wemustdisarm), Facebook (http://apps.facebook.com/causes/298538/61588950?m=6949f328), MySpace (www.myspace.com/wemustdisarm), and via email and radio every day. Some more prominent people might join us later.

Please join the sites, invite others to do so, re-tweet or forward the messages to friends, or write your own reasons to disarm.

Please also find attached the Secretary General's 100-day countdown message for your own distribution. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are very grateful for all your support!

Best wishes,

Melanie Nolte
Associate Information Officer
Strategic Communications Division - Human Rights

United Nations
Department of Public Information
E-mail: nolte@un.org