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【纽约，2026年8月】2026年9月19日下午3时至晚上8时，纽约时代广场46-47街，第24届联合国国际和平日音乐会（International Day of Peace Concert）即将拉开帷幕。这场由非营利组织Good News Corporation主办、在联合国国际和平日框架下举行的全球盛典，不仅是一场音乐盛宴，更是一次让世界"暂停"的和平呼唤。音乐会将于9月21日——联合国官方国际和平日当天——中午进行全球重播，通过YouTube等平台延续这份和平的力量。同时，全球"和平日派对"（Peace Day Party）活动也将在 www.peacedayparty.org 同步展开，邀请全世界网友共同庆祝。
图注：2026年联合国国际和平日音乐会主视觉海报，活动定于9月19日下午3时至晚上8时在纽约时代广场46-47街举行，主题为"Pause the World for Peace"。
从2002年至今，这项活动已走过24个年头。创始人Paul Sladkus——这位曾经的CBS与PBS资深电视制片人、地球日活动的重要推动者，用四分之一个世纪的时间，将时代广场打造成了全球和平的灯塔。Good News Corporation是一家注册501(c)(3)非营利组织，24年来依靠公众的支持与可抵税的捐款维持这些意义深远却成本高昂的全球和平活动。如果您希望为和平事业贡献力量，欢迎通过以下链接参与捐赠：https://goodnewsplanet.com/pausetheworld/peace-day-donations/
图注：Good News Corporation创始人Paul Sladkus，曾任CBS与PBS资深电视制片人，参与制作《All in the Family》《Carol Burnett》等经典节目，2002年创立该非营利组织，专注和平与环保公益。
Paul Sladkus，是一位真正"不做小事"的人。
他曾在CBS与PBS的鼎盛时期参与制作《All in the Family》《Carol Burnett》《Sonny and Cher》等美国电视史上的经典节目，1985年创立多元文化营销机构，服务过IBM、花旗银行、达美航空等财富100强企业。然而，在电视帝国的巅峰期，他选择转身——2002年创立Good News Corporation，将全部精力投入和平与环保公益。
24年来，他不靠喧嚣，只靠坚持。从中央公园到时代广场，从地球日到和平日，他把全球最繁华的十字路口变成了传递爱与和平的讲台。同时，他也是一位All Faiths & Spirituality的牧师，以超越宗派的胸怀连接世界。可以说，Paul不是在做活动，他是在书写一部关于"人类如何彼此善待"的编年史。
正如Paul所言："没有任何武器能与之相比……和平与爱才是人类最强大的机遇。"（"No bomb can come close... Peace and Love is the most powerful opportunity humankind has."）
图注：历届及本届和平日音乐会参与嘉宾阵容，包括Ringo Starr、Paul McCartney、Oprah Winfrey、Leonardo DiCaprio、Stevie Wonder、Shakira、Dr. Jane Goodall等全球顶级巨星与和平使者。
今年的音乐会阵容堪称"格莱美与奥斯卡的和平聚会"。披头士乐队成员Ringo Starr（将以虚拟连线或现场形式参与，待定）、奥斯卡影帝Michael Douglas、格莱美传奇Stevie Wonder、拉丁天后Shakira（将为联合国儿童基金会UNICEF献唱）、联合国和平使者Dr. Jane Goodall等都将以不同形式参与。部分嘉宾将通过虚拟连线与视频祝福的方式，与时代广场现场的观众和全球直播间的亿万观众共同见证这一时刻。据麦肯锡公司（McKinsey & Co.）数据，全球已有16亿人知晓和平日。Good News Corporation的使命是："Pause the World for a Moment, Cease Fire, Hug for Peace... at NOON on the UN-unanimously declared September 21."（让世界暂停片刻，停火，拥抱和平……在联合国一致通过的9月21日正午。）
图注：时代广场活动现场，巨型舞台矗立在世界十字路口，与NYC Parks、SAPO及Times Square Alliance官方合作，全球媒体聚焦。
活动与纽约市公园局（NYC Parks）、时代广场联盟（Times Square Alliance）及SAPO官方合作，并通过GoodNewsBroadcast、YouTube（www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast）、UNIFY等平台全球直播。2025年的和平日 broadcasts 已获得超过400万次曝光。合作伙伴包括EarthDay.org、三星（Samsung）、德勤（Deloitte）、通用汽车（GM）等国际机构与企业。
图注：活动合作伙伴包括EarthDay.org、Samsung、Deloitte、GM等国际机构与企业，共同为和平与环保发声。
此外，本届和平日庆典还将带来两大特别内容：
一、纪录片首映。9月21日国际和平日当天，Good News Corporation将首映纪录片《永远的伍德斯托克：和平、爱与希望》（Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love and HOPE）。这部完整纪录片由Paul Sladkus亲自制作，创作于1989年，旨在纪念伍德斯托克音乐节20周年，记录那段关于和平与爱的传奇岁月。详情可访问：www.woodstockforever.org
二、虚拟全球和平杆项目。Good News Corporation与"愿和平降临地球"组织（May Peace Prevail on Earth）合作发起虚拟全球和平杆项目（Virtual Global Peace Pole Project），邀请世界各地的人们在各自的国家、社区、家园或任何他们认为合适的地方设立和平杆，让和平的象征遍布全球。详情请访问：www.worldpeace.org/#map
作为今年4月22日第56届世界地球日时代广场音乐会的亲历者，笔者见证了Paul Sladkus团队的专业与热忱。那场以"Love Your Mother"为主题的公益盛会，从下午2时持续至7时，汇聚全球环保力量，通过YouTube与We Don't Have Time平台向全球直播。当日，英国喜剧巨星Russell Brand与笔者作为神秘嘉宾惊喜亮相，在时代广场这个世界十字路口，与五十余位表演者、演讲嘉宾共同传递生态保护与和平发展的愿景。
图注：今年4月22日，笔者在第56届世界地球日时代广场音乐会活动现场与Good News Corporation创始人Paul Sladkus合影
从地球日到和平日，从环保到停火，Paul Sladkus用24年证明了一件事：和平不是空洞的口号，而是具体的行动与持续的坚守。
9月19日，让我们期待世界在时代广场为和平暂停。9月21日，让我们在全球直播间里再次相聚，共同见证和平的力量。
愿和平永驻。
如需了解更多信息，请访问： www.pausetheworldforpeace.org
联系方式： paul.sladkus1@gmail.com，或致电 212 647 1212
关于笔者
图注：笔者在联合国总部主持活动。
王国权（Prince John），国际主持人、歌手，获纽约州参议院与纽约市议会颁发"情歌王子国际主持人"官方荣誉称号，联合国妇女地位委员会大会（CSW）官方论坛主持人及官方代表。曾与艾美奖及格莱美奖得主合作演出，并受邀在纽约林肯艺术中心、卡内基音乐厅、纽约市政厅、哥伦比亚大学、耶鲁大学等世界级文化殿堂与顶尖学府担任主持及演唱嘉宾。2026年4月，作为嘉宾出席第56届世界地球日时代广场音乐会。
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Exclusive Preview: UN International Day of Peace Concert Hits Times Square
— Beatles Members Lead Global Stars in a Call for Peace
(New York, August 2026) — On September 19, 2026, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at 46th–47th Street in Times Square, New York, the 24th Annual UN International Day of Peace Concert will take center stage. Hosted by the nonprofit Good News Corporation and held under the United Nations International Day of Peace framework, this global gala is not merely a musical celebration, but a powerful call for the world to "pause" for peace. The concert will be rebroadcast at noon on September 21 — the UN's official International Day of Peace — extending this message of peace to millions more via YouTube and other platforms. The global Peace Day Party will also be unfolding simultaneously at www.peacedayparty.org, inviting people around the world to join the celebration online.
Caption: The key visual for the 2026 UN International Day of Peace Concert, scheduled for September 19 from 3 PM to 8 PM at 46th–47th Street in Times Square, New York, under the theme "Pause the World for Peace."
For over two decades since 2002, this initiative has endured for 24 years. Its founder, Paul Sladkus — a veteran television producer formerly with CBS and PBS, and a key driving force behind Earth Day — has spent a quarter of a century transforming Times Square into a global beacon of peace. Good News Corporation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, sustained by tax-deductible public donations that help underwrite these profoundly meaningful yet costly global peace events. If you would like to support this mission, please visit: https://goodnewsplanet.com/pausetheworld/peace-day-donations/
Caption: Paul Sladkus, founder of Good News Corporation, former senior television producer at CBS and PBS, who worked on classic programs such as All in the Family and The Carol Burnett Show. He established this nonprofit organization in 2002, dedicated to peace and environmental causes.
Paul Sladkus is a man who simply does not do small things.
He contributed to iconic American television programs including All in the Family, The Carol Burnett Show, and Sonny and Cher during the golden age of CBS and PBS. In 1985, he founded a multicultural marketing agency serving Fortune 100 companies such as IBM, Citibank, and Delta Air Lines. Yet at the height of his television empire, he chose to pivot — establishing Good News Corporation in 2002 and dedicating his life to peace and environmental philanthropy.
For 24 years, he has relied not on noise, but on persistence. From Central Park to Times Square, from Earth Day to Peace Day, he has transformed the world's busiest crossroads into a pulpit for love and peace. He is also an ordained reverend of All Faiths & Spirituality, connecting the world with a spirit that transcends denominations. One might say Paul is not merely organizing events; he is writing a chronicle of how humanity can treat one another with kindness.
As Paul himself says, "No bomb can come close... Peace and Love is the most powerful opportunity humankind has."
Caption: The lineup of past and present Peace Day concert participants includes global superstars and peace ambassadors such as Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, and Dr. Jane Goodall.
This year's concert lineup can only be described as "a Grammy-and-Oscar gathering for peace." Beatles member Ringo Starr (virtually or in person, TBD), Oscar winner Michael Douglas, Grammy legend Stevie Wonder, Latin superstar Shakira (performing for UNICEF), and UN Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall will all participate in various forms. Some guests will appear via virtual link and video messages, joining the live audience in Times Square and millions of viewers around the world in witnessing this historic moment.
According to McKinsey & Co., 1.6 billion people are now aware of Peace Day. The mission of Good News Corporation is: "Pause the World for a Moment, Cease Fire, Hug for Peace... at NOON on the UN-unanimously declared September 21."
Caption: The massive stage rises at the Crossroads of the World in Times Square, officially partnered with NYC Parks, SAPO, and the Times Square Alliance, drawing global media attention.
The event is officially partnered with NYC Parks, the Times Square Alliance, and SAPO, and will be broadcast globally via GoodNewsBroadcast, YouTube (www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast), UNIFY, and other platforms. The 2025 Peace Day broadcasts garnered over 4 million impressions. Partners include EarthDay.org, Samsung, Deloitte, General Motors, and other international organizations and corporations.
Caption: Event partners include international corporations and organizations such as EarthDay.org, Samsung, Deloitte, and GM, all united in support of peace and environmental causes.
Additionally, this year's Peace Day celebration will feature two special highlights:
I. Documentary Premiere. On September 21, the International Day of Peace, Good News Corporation will premiere the documentary Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love and HOPE. The full-length documentary was produced by Paul Sladkus, and was created in 1989 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Woodstock, capturing that legendary era of peace and love. For more information: www.woodstockforever.org
II. Virtual Global Peace Pole Project. In collaboration with the May Peace Prevail on Earth organization, Good News Corporation is launching the Virtual Global Peace Pole Project, inviting people around the world to place a Peace Pole in their country, community, home, or wherever they feel it will be welcomed. Details: www.worldpeace.org/#map
As a firsthand witness at the 56th Annual Earth Day Times Square Concert on April 22 this year, I saw firsthand the professionalism and passion of Paul Sladkus and his team. That charity gala, themed "Love Your Mother," ran from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, bringing together global environmental forces and broadcasting live worldwide via YouTube and We Don't Have Time. On that day, British comedy superstar Russell Brand and I appeared as surprise guests at the Crossroads of the World, joining over fifty performers and speakers in sharing a vision for ecological protection and peaceful development.
Caption: On April 22 this year, the author with Paul Sladkus, founder of Good News Corporation, at the 56th Annual Earth Day Times Square Concert.
From Earth Day to Peace Day, from environmental protection to ceasefires, Paul Sladkus has spent 24 years proving one thing: Peace is not an empty slogan, but concrete action and unwavering commitment.
On September 19, let us look forward to the world pausing for peace in Times Square. On September 21, let us gather again across global livestreams to witness the power of peace together.
May peace prevail.
For more information, please visit: www.pausetheworldforpeace.org
Contact: paul.sladkus1@gmail.com, or call 212 647 1212
About the Author
Caption: The author hosting an event at the United Nations Headquarters.
Prince John-Wang Guoquan is an international host and singer, officially honored as "Prince of Love Songs International Host" by the New York State Senate and New York City Council. He serves as an official forum host and representative of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). He has performed alongside Emmy and Grammy Award winners, and has hosted and performed at world-class cultural landmarks and leading academic institutions including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, New York City Hall, Columbia University, and Yale University. In April 2026, he attended the 56th Annual Earth Day Times Square Concert as a guest.
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