国际和平日为每年的 9 月 21 日。自设立以来,每年的这一天, 联合国都会举行仪式,提醒所有人关注、庆祝和纪念这一日子,更 提醒人类以史为鉴,和平发展,远离战争,勿忘战争给人们带来的 深重灾难和痛苦。
International Day of Peace
1 In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a new resolution declaring September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace.
Ⅰ.Pre-reading:Answer the following questions. 1.What does D -Day mean?
2.What was the date of D -Day?
3.When did the Second World War start?
【答案】 1.The day on which the allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in France during the Second World War. 2.June 6, 1944. 3.In September,1939.
public awareness, and to cooperate with the United Nations in establishing a global ceasefire. Peace Day for Young People at the United Nations
Since 1997, the World Peace Prayer Society has assisted the United Nations Department of Public Information in producing a program for New York school children at UN Headquarters. 2 On September 23, 2002, this program included greetings by a video from children in five countries that had recently experienced a war.