This year’s commemoration of Peace Day is special as the universe is grappling with a common enemy: the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has caused a switch in the manner in which the globe operates as it has shown the world that we are not really not each other’s enemies, and we must unite to battle against the common enemy that is the global pandemic. Following the outbreak, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres called for an immediate global cease-fire in March to channel the world’s resources to fighting the pandemic. He urged nations to stop the sickness of war and fight the disease that is ravaging the world. The theme for this year’s Peace Day is ‘Shaping Peace Together’ and the UN invited the world to spread compassion, kindness and hope in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and stand together with them against attempts to use the virus to promote discrimination and hatred.