Dear Editor,
On Monday, 22nd last I attended a celebration of International Peace Day organised by the United Nations Association of Guyana (UNAG) in the car park of the UNDP office on Brickdam, Georgetown, which was attended by the Prime Minister and acting President, Samuel Hinds.
In the short time I was afforded, I made the point that it is obvious that the efforts of the United Nations to achieve peace among nations are being stymied largely because of some individual countries acting on their own in countries that are involved in conflicts. I proposed that this should not be so, as even if these intervening countries are well intentioned, they would always be suspected of pursuing their own agendas, and less likely to achieve any positive results in any struggle.
I believe that all nations should empower in every sense the United Nations as the only agent to negotiate and even intervene militarily in international disputes, as this would convince those warring states that they are acting in the interests of peace on a holistic basis, and therefore would be more disposed to abide with their decisions.
Incidentally, very conspicuous at this very important celebration was the absence of the three dailies, and we all have to wonder what caused them to stay away, and thus miss out on this opportunity to highlight the functions of this crucial agency working assiduously to achieve peace in our world.
Yours faithfully,
Roy Paul
