{"id":13634,"date":"2026-05-03T09:22:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/?p=13634"},"modified":"2026-05-03T09:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:47:28","slug":"message-of-the-secretary-general-of-the-united-nations-antonio-guterres-on-the-occasion-of-vesak-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/message-of-the-secretary-general-of-the-united-nations-antonio-guterres-on-the-occasion-of-vesak-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, on the Occasion of Vesak Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 170%;\"><strong>UN Secretary-General Vesak Message, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13635 \" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"842\" height=\"1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vg.jpg 500w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/vg-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/category\/author\/united-nations-vesak\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/category\/author\/antonio-guterres\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/span><\/a>, on the Occasion of Vesak Day<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Friday, 1 May 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 170%; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">New York, UN <span style=\"color: #282828; background-color: #ffff00;\">*<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DCQA9b5OQM\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/tv\/buc-thong-diep-dai-le-vesak-cua-tong-thu-ky-lien-hop-quoc-antonio-guterres\/\">B\u1ee9c th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p \u0110\u1ea1i L\u1ec5 Vesak c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u01b0 K\u00fd Li\u00ean H\u1ee3p Qu\u1ed1c, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;B\u1ee9c th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p \u0110\u1ea1i L\u1ec5 Vesak c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u01b0 K\u00fd Li\u00ean H\u1ee3p Qu\u1ed1c, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres&#8221; &#8212; Phap Nhan Temple\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/tv\/buc-thong-diep-dai-le-vesak-cua-tong-thu-ky-lien-hop-quoc-antonio-guterres\/embed\/#?secret=DCQA9b5OQM\" data-secret=\"DCQA9b5OQM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 170%;\">On the Day of Vesak, Buddhists around the world commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13636 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/v.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1176\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/v.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/v-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/v-941x1024.jpg 941w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/v-768x836.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 170%;\">This year, Vesak comes at a moment when the human family is embroiled in geopolitical tensions, division, and conflict.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 170%;\">In 2023, I had the honor of visiting the Buddha\u2019s birthplace in Lumbini, Nepal. It reinforced my conviction that the antidote to this turmoil can be found in his timeless teachings of non-violence, compassion, and service to others.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 170%;\">Guided by the Buddha\u2019s example, let us summon our shared humanity and build the more peaceful and sustainable world all people need and deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1020px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13634-1\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MSGSGDAYOFVESAK02FEB26.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MSGSGDAYOFVESAK02FEB26.mp4\">https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MSGSGDAYOFVESAK02FEB26.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 170%;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Happy Vesak Day to all<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 170%;\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\">*<\/span><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/en\/content\/sg\/statements\/2026-05-01\/secretary-generals-message-the-day-of-vesak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 75%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/en\/content\/sg\/statements\/2026-05-01\/secretary-generals-message-the-day-of-vesak<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN Secretary-General Vesak Message, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, on the Occasion of Vesak Day Friday, 1 May 2026 New York, UN * B\u1ee9c th\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7p \u0110\u1ea1i L\u1ec5 Vesak c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u01b0 K\u00fd Li\u00ean H\u1ee3p Qu\u1ed1c, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres On the Day of Vesak, Buddhists around the world commemorate [&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[335,231,206,570,217,532,331,233],"tags":[821],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13634"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13634"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13644,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13634\/revisions\/13644"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}