Invoking Mahatma Gandhi’s message that there will be no lasting peace unless people learn to respect faiths of others, UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on the global community to carry forward the Indian leader’s legacy to end the “terrible suffering” in the world.
“Mahatma Gandhi proved that the culture of peace can change the course of history. let us carry on this legacy until we end the terrible suffering in our world and establish lasting peace,” th UN Secretary General said in his remarks to the General Assembly high-level forum on Culture of Peace.
Ban recalled his visit to India in January this year, during when he had visited the Sabarmati Ashram. “It was a privilege to tour the ashram...I recalled Gandhi’s stern warning that, ‘There will be no lasting peace on earth unless we learn not merely to tolerate but even to respect the other faiths as our own’,” the UN Chief said.