Jude Law Calls For Afghani Militants To Recognise Peace Day.

2 months ago 02nd Sep 08:46

Jude Law Calls For Afghani Militants To Recognise Peace Day.... Actor Jude Law is calling for a ceasefire in war-torn Afghanistan - and wants the feuding parties to acknowledge a day of peace later this month (Sep08).

The Alfie star, an ambassador for British filmmaker Jeremy Gilley's Peace One Day project, is in the Middle Eastern country to promote the United Nations' global Peace Day on 21 September (08).

The non-violent 24-hour event was established in 2001 after lobbying from Peace One Day campaigners proved successful.

Afghanistan observed the 2007 Peace Day, and the break in fighting allowed health workers to enter the Taliban-influenced regions of the country and vaccinate 1.4 million children against polio in areas previously ruled off-limits.

Speaking at a press conference in Kabul on Monday (01Sep08), Law said: "What we hope to do... is to remind all parties that it is happening and see then what happens through negotiations."

The British actor went on to describe the world as being in a "disastrous state", and wanted to use the Peace One Day project to urge all sides, "whether they are fighting for change (or) killing for change", to "pause".

He added: "And if that pause is simply to allow, as we did in last year's call for action here, vaccinating children or bringing in food... then let's use that."

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