đź”— International Day of Friendship | United Nations:

In a time when the noise of division grows louder — fueled by wars, conflicts, inequality, and fear — friendship feels almost radical in its simplicity. It doesn’t arrive with fanfare or policy; it doesn’t need speeches or signatures. It begins with something quieter: a conversation, a shared moment, a willingness to see one another not as strangers but as fellow travelers through the human experience. 

A pencil sketch of two children standing side by side. One child has an arm around the other's shoulders. They are gazing at a sunset, with the sun depicted as a soft orange glow on the horizon. The children are in casual clothing, one wearing a red shirt and the other a gray shirt, with shorts. The background is sketchy and abstract, enhancing the sunset’s warm tones.
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