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| 120 UN members had backed India on Non-violence day | | | New York | Oct 2
It is not always that UN member states are united in opinion.
But a resolution initiated by India to adopt October 2 as an International non-violence day was co-sponsored by more than 120 of the 191 members of the Assembly.
''It is actually a collective homage of the world community to one of the greatest men of all times for which we are very proud and very grateful,'' said Sonia Gandhi, Congress President.
The UN Declaration invites all member states, NGOs and individuals to commemorate the day and to disseminate the message of non-violence - one that resonates in a city still coming to terms with one of the most terrible terror attacks.
''We also saw with great admiration how magnificently the people of New York rebuilt their lives after that terrible trauma,'' said Sonia.
''We have had a number of terrorist attacks in the last few years in different parts of our country, but what is remarkable is the resilience of our people and how these attacks have not succeeded in damaging the bonds of social harmony in our society,'' she added.
And where the UN is trying to find a way out of the bitter exchange between the West and Iran, and pro-democracy forces in countries like Myanmar and Pakistan are being beaten back, perhaps remembering the ideals and philosophy of the Mahatma has greater relevance. |
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