Let’s give peace a chance

On the International Day of Peace, you can give a voice to the war victims who need food and peace so they can return home

 Sep. 21, 2026  

by William Lambers in The Patriot News 

William Lambers is the author of the Road to Peace and has partnered with the UN World Food Program on the book Ending World Hunger.

In the movie “The Wizard of Oz,” Dorothy famously says “There’s no place like home.” On International Day of Peace , Sept. 21, there are millions of war refugees who just want to go home and live there again. Peace is precious to them because it can lead them home.

Asha is a mother from war-devastated Sudan who was forced to flee with her daughters to South Sudan. She told the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) that she worries her daughters may have to grow up away from home.

Asha and her family wish every day could bring peace. War refugees may be thousands of miles away from you, but you can actually help them get home. The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace is “‘everyday architects of peace’—people driving local action, laying the groundwork for stability, and building a lasting peace from the ground up.”

As the UN reminds us, “Peace isn’t just built in conference rooms—it is shaped by everyone, everywhere, every day.” You have the power to make a difference in building peace.

First, pay attention to conflicts, even those that aren’t in the headlines. You can ask your elected officials to make global peacemaking a priority. Ask them to fund peacemaking initiatives rather than fuel arms races.

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"As the Sept. 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows have said numerous times, war will not end terrorism or bring peace." William Lambers

William Lambers is an author who partnered with the U.N. World Food Program on the book Ending World Hunger.

On the anniversary of Sept. 11, we should save Afghanistan’s children — Opinion

• Published: Sep. 07, 2026 

Monique Nagelkerke looks over the north reflecting pool at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in 2021. While midlifers have visceral memories of the day, more than 30% of Americans are too young to remember it. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP

Deora Frances Bodley, the youngest victim on Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001, once wrote “People ask who, what, where, when, why, how. I ask peace.” Bodley was just 20 when she died on 9/11, and left these words of wisdom.

Upon the 25th anniversary of the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, peace is the best path forward for healing. As the Sept. 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows have said numerous times, war will not end terrorism or bring peace.

Our road to peace and healing is long even 25 years after 9/11. We could save Afghanistan’s children from starvation because there is extreme hunger in that impoverished nation right now.

The tragedy of Sept. 11 claimed nearly 3,000 lives when terrorists hijacked four airplanes and rammed them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Flight 93 did not reach the intended target in Washington, D.C. because the passengers, including Deora Bodley, fought back against the terrorists. The heroic passengers of Flight 93 caused the plane to crash in a Pennsylvania field. They lost their lives but saved countless others.

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When the holiday lights come down, our commitment to world peace must endure - William Lambers in The Patriot News

"It’s important that each of us be an advocate for peace and charity. You can do this by speaking out and letting your elected officials know your support of humanitarian aid." -William Lambers

Dec. 28, 2025

As we enter the New Year of 2026 each of us has the power to carry on the holiday spirit of peace and charity. As President Dwight Eisenhower once remarked during a Christmas/New Year event, “When the trees come down and the lights are put away--as they always are--then we have a true testing of the spirit.

“That testing will be answered, throughout the year ahead, by the success each of us experiences in keeping alive the inspiration and exaltation of this moment.”

We must keep the Christmas spirit alive year round to prevent war, end hunger and build peace.

As President Eisenhower said at the 1956 Pageant of Peace Ceremonies, “We must believe that the truth of Christmas is constant; that men can live together in peace as Lincoln said, “with charity for all, with firmness in the right.”

Eisenhower urged peaceful means to settle disputes, instead of resorting to war which often leads to harmful and lasting consequences.

As we enter a new year with new challenges, America must remember its roots as a peaceful and charitable nation.

As we try to end wars in Ukraine and Gaza, we must also prevent war from starting with Venezuela. Members of Congress have rightly expressed alarm over the U.S. military buildup... READ MORE 

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