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china news service, united nations, september 13 (china news service) - un secretary-general guterres and the president of the 79th un general assembly, philemon young, jointly rang the peace bell at the un headquarters in new york on the 13th, calling on people to resolve conflicts and disputes in a peaceful manner.

at the peace bell ringing ceremony held that day, guterres delivered a speech, saying that from the middle east to sudan, ukraine and other regions, we have seen bullets and bombs causing heavy casualties, people suffering, and buildings reduced to ruins. he pointed out that the foundations of a peaceful world are being shaken, geopolitical divisions are widening, inequality is increasing, and false information is fanning the flames of hatred.

guterres said international institutions must be better prepared to respond. he mentioned the future summit to be held later this month, saying it is an opportunity to start a process of reform and revitalization to adapt multilateral institutions to today's realities, advance the new peace agenda, and revitalize the sustainable development goals. he stressed the need to "cultivate a culture of peace" so that people can work together to create a peaceful world.

in his speech, filemon said that in the current internal and external political environment, there are more and more voices advocating isolation and exclusion, intolerance of others has exacerbated tensions between different faiths, cultures and beliefs, and escalating violence and conflicts have expanded people's suffering and despair.

filemon said that now is the time for the international community to restore trust and unity. from ukraine and gaza to sudan, myanmar, haiti and other places, people are desperately seeking a glimmer of hope and an end to conflict and strife. we ring the peace bell to convey a message of hope for peace and to promote tolerance, dialogue and respect for the human dignity of everyone around the world.

the united nations peace bell rings twice a year, at the spring equinox and before the international day of peace on september 21. the peace bell is made of coins and metals from all over the world, representing the unity and peace aspirations of the international community. (end)