IIMSAM Official Dr. Naseer Homoud Marked International Day of Peace

Online, September 21, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Observing International Day of Peace, Dr. Naseer Homoud, Goodwill Ambassador and Director of Middle East office for the Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), the Permanent Observer to the United Nations Economic and Social Council called for global peace and disarmament said "It is high time when world civilization should come forward with determined motive of non violence. IIMSAM is proud to participate in the United Nations International Day of Peace, which takes place annually on September 21st.

"This year Peace day is coinciding with World Summit on United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UNMDGs). It is very important occasion when world leaders are assembled in New York for the summit and I am of the firm opinion that leaders would surely emphasize on the fact that without building confidence and bringing global peace it is certainly an impossible mission wherein we should dream to accomplish MDGs" said Dr. Homoud. The theme of this year celebration is Peace, Youth and Development. in this context, Dr. Homoud asserted that youths are those valuable assets on which future has to be passed on and it is vital to underline importance of youths towards confidence building to accomplish peace and development as a direct consequence.

The fight for right should be aimed at continued global peace and this is a must prerequisite for sustained development. Over the past 25 years, there have been at least 80 wars around the world. While the places may vary, today's violent conflicts have some striking similarities: almost all are civil wars and the majority of victims are civilians, not combatants. Most of these internal conflicts have taken place in poor countries, impeding their development. "In fact, more than half the countries where international development agencies currently operate are affected by war. Unfortunately, the majority of these conflicts are ongoing events, not temporary emergencies and many more people are killed in conflicts by hunger and disease than by actual fighting." Dr. Homoud said. Today's civil wars are also far more likely to affect other countries. Not only does fighting frequently spill across borders and draw in foreign forces, but neighboring countries often face the burden of contending with refugees, disease outbreaks and increased military presence. Civil wars disrupt trade, discourage investment and depress economic growth across entire regions and heighten the risk that other countries will fall into civil war as well. Even distant, developed countries are affected by other countries' conflicts since insecurity breeds a number of growing global problems, such as terrorism, HIV/AIDS and illegal arms and drug trafficking, asserted Dr. Homoud while speaking on aftermath of wars.

"Problems facing humanity such as global warming, ecological disasters can only be solved through the concerted efforts of all nations and world peace is an essential prerequisite for such efforts to bear fruit. I appeal to all powers to settle all inter-state and intra-state conflicts through peaceful negotiations so that pressing problems such as poverty and underdevelopment could be solved rapidly", he appealed.

Dr. Homoud while stressing on need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world asked "how boring would it have been if the world had only one type of people, or if a garden only had one kind of flower or if the world had only one type of music". Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts to build peace and development than a world divided along religious, ethnic or cultural lines. In each nation, and among all nations, we must work to promote unity based on our shared humanity, he asserted.