International Day of Living Together in Peace 16 May

Living together in peace is all about accepting differences and having the ability to listen to, recognize, respect and appreciate others, as well as living in a peaceful and united way.

The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130, declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity. The Day aims to uphold the desire to live and act together, united in differences and diversity, in order to build a sustainable world of peace, solidarity and harmony.

The Day invites countries to further promote reconciliation to help to ensure peace and sustainable development, including by working with communities, faith leaders and other relevant actors, through reconciliatory measures and acts of service and by encouraging forgiveness and compassion among individuals.https://www.un.org/en/events/livinginpeace/index.shtml

On the eve of this day the students of the faculty of Oriental studies DSU took part in a panel discussion devoted to the peaceful international cooperation, namely , Russia, Egypt,Turkey and China. They talked about political and economical spheres, about cultural and language diversity, shared their knowledge about the unique facts and exprerience of unusual travelling to these countries. The meeting was held as a role play, presented by four teams. One country-one team.The idea was developed by the students in the form  of their authentic scenarios for each country. 

  

And what interesting facts about different countries do you know? Share your knowledge with fellow students and explain why one should be tolerant in the epoch of globalization.

Victory Day!🎈🎇

                                             

Victory Day is a holiday that commemorates the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender late in the evening on 8 May 1945 (after midnight, thus on 9 May Moscow Time). The Soviet government announced the victory early on 9 May after the signing ceremony in Berlin. Though the official inauguration occurred in 1945 the holiday became a non-labour day only in 1965 and only in certain Soviet republics.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May)

"WHY SHOULD WE REMEMBER THIS DAY? "(HERE ARE SOME EXTRACTS FROM STUDENTS' COMPOSITIONS)

"This event left a great mark in the history of our country. Why should we pay so much attention to it? The answer is simple:to avoid it in future, 'cause any war where innocent people are killed is terrible!The memory makes it clear for those who live in peacetime..."

"Dozens of countries were drawn into this terrible war. Millions of people died under the bombings, from starvation, in concentration camps. Millions of women became widows, millions of children became orphans.There wasn't a single family in our country which was not touched by the war..."

"Perhaps, the Great Patriotic War was the most horrible in the history of mankind.It is hard to imagine that even 13-14 year old teenagers fought on the front. People sacrificed there lives to save their country from fascism, Hitler's invaders.Let our memory still remember and honor there days..."

The second year students of the Faculty of Oriental Studies DSU: Shikhshalilov M., Kazanlieva Kh., Sardarova S.