MaximsNewsNetwork U.N. INTERNATIONAL DAY of PEACE (UNTV - UNICEF)

MaximsNewsNetwork: 17 September 2010 -- UNTV -- WHO: United Nations, New York - In a time-honoured ritual at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York today (17 August) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rang a bell cast from pennies donated by children from 60 nations to inaugurate the annual International Day of Peace, which this year is dedicated to the world's young; flanked by UN Messengers of Peace and Goodwill Ambassadors Midori Goto, Yuna Kim, Anggun, Catarina Furtado, Goedele Liekens and Elie Wiesel, Ban listened as a children's choir played music.

A gift from Japan that hangs from a wooden beam in a garden in front of UN Headquarters, the bell has tolled every year in a solemn call for peace since 1981, when the General Assembly established the Day to coincide with its opening session every September.

UNICEF's new Goodwill Ambassador Yuna Kim, in an interview with UNifeed, talked about her new role. She added that she wanted to use her "own positive experience to help children around the world and encourage others to do the same."

Kim, who won the 2010 Olympic gold medal in figure skating, said that she realized how important her role is when she found out that her fans had recently donated money to UNICEF to help children affected by the floods in Pakistan.

The 19-year-old Olympic champion began figure skating at the age of five. She is currently ranked first in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU), and she is the first female skater to pass the 200-point mark under its judging system.

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