The BBC website asked bloggers in a number of current or recent conflict regions if they were aware of the day, what it meant for them, and their thoughts on the prospects for peace.
MonaGaza "Peace is a spontaneous, natural wish that lives inside me" |
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AlirioColombia "The paradox is that living in Caquetá is wonderful." |
IndiSri Lanka "Peace is almost a dirty word here now" |
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SamiraChechnya "The new military campaign took everyone by surprise" |
NajeebullahBalochistan "Even as I write, I am afraid of that knock on my door." |
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HaronDarfur "Life in Darfur has become an unbearable hell" |
AliIran "Children are experiencing the horror of a world without peace" |
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AmilaIraq "Peace is our most pressing need and burning ambition here" |
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