International Day of Friendship
On International day of friendship why not speak out for oppressed or bullied people in your communities? Here I was speaking at Westminster Cathedral highlighting the persecution of Christians in Pakistan. Many of you will never have heard of the International day of Friendship, which is the very reason I write this blog. The special day was devised by UNESCO and ratified by the UN at their General Assembly in 1997, yet since then the day has been celebrated little. The day itself has some very inspirational objectives and I list their 8 areas of action which they promote to nations, organisations and individuals to foster global peace: foster a culture of peace through education promote sustainable economic and social development promote respect for all human rights ensure equality between women and men foster democratic participation advance understanding, tolerance and solidarity support participatory communication and the free flow of information and knowledg...