Efforts at every level are required to promote world peace —Mr Marie Cyril Eddy Boissezon, Vice-President, Mauritius

Lucknow, 4 November : The 24th International Conference of Chief Justices of the world being organised by City Montessori School was formally inaugurated at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium by the Vice-President of Mauritius, Mr Marie Cyril Eddy Boissezon. In his inaugural address Mr Boissezon said that efforts at every level is needed to encourage peace. Change can only come when we all stand together. He commended CMS for taking up the cause of ensuring the safety of the humanity by making the judiciary from the world over to come together and ponder over the ways to create a new world order. Such events should be held in all countries, he said.

            At the inaugural session of the International Conference of the Chief Justices, today, the high dignitaries, Chief Justices, Judges and legal luminaries put forth their views. Speaking on this occasion, Mr Abdessatar Ben Moussa, 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Tunisia, said that today the world needs people and organizations who create a better society for all. We must think beyond religion, colour or language and emphasis on human rights, justice, freedom and equality is needed. Mr Moussa suggested several ways for bringing world peace and world unity. Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of the Parliament, Ghana, said that no country or continent can fight global issues alone; we all must stand together to fight against global problems. UN Charter needs to be reformed. We do not inherit earth from our ancestors but we borrow it from our children. Dr Joshua Lincoln from USA said that we need to look beyond the problems of the present and focus on the problems of the future. Mr Stjepan Mesic, Former President, Croatia, spoke that UN needs to act not only in times of war but in normal situations also it should focus on establishing peace and unity in the world. Mr Gelase Daniel Ndabirabe, Speaker of the National Assembly of Burundi and many other diginitaries expressed their views in the inaugural session of the conference.

            CMS Founder and Covenor of this historic Conference, Dr Jagdish Gandhi apprised the media personnel about the opinions of Chief Justices at the press conference held today. Dr Gandhi informed media persons that the Chief Justices heard the appeal of CMS students and discussed among themselves the solutions of various global issues. CMS students appealed to the World Judiciary that they want a safe and secure world for the 2.5 billion children of the world. You all make such an order in the world that can establish unity and peace in the world. Instead of the stockpile of bombs, we want a peaceful and better future, they said.

            CMS students took out a huge World Unity March to call for a safe future for over 2 billion children of the world. Presidents, Prime Ministers, Speakers of Parliaments and Chief Justices, judges and legal luminaries arrived from 61 countries of the world to participate in the conference led this March in support of the students' call. The march began from Purani Chungi, Kanpur Road and culminated at CMS Kanpur Road auditorium. Mr Sharma further stated that after whole day's discussions all the judges and legal luminaries visited the new High Court premises and profusely praised its architecture. After that, they visited CMS Rajajipuram Campus to join the grand cultural evening and a lavish dinner specially organized for thesee steemed guests.