Thursday is International Peace Day with ceremony here
Thursday is International Peace Day, and the annual event has special meaning in Costa Rica because the nation was one of the two sponsors of a United Nations resolution to create the day in 2001.
Maribel Muñoz is a member of the Subcomisión Nacional para la Promoción de la Paz Social. She said that the increase in violence and conflict in all sectors of the society makes it important to construct and strengthen a culture of peace.
As part of the day organizers are asking citizens to wear white shirts and blouses. If you put on a red shirt for the Sele, put on a white one for peace, says the day’s slogan, using the term Sele for the national soccer team.
A special ceremony will be held at the Centro Nacional de la Cultura Thursday at 10 a.m.
Attending will be Laura Chinchilla, who is acting president that day; MarÃa Elena Carballo, minister of Cultura, Juventud y Deportes, and George Tsai, vice rector of the Universidad para la Paz.
The Fundación Rasur also is sponsoring the program.
Typically participants dedicate a minute of silence at noon with the hope that peace shall prevail on earth.