To mark the 40th anniversary of the release of "Give Peace a Chance," John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, and son, Sean Lennon, will donate the proceeds from the song's sales on iTunes to United Nations Peacebuilding Fund.
"I am thrilled that so many in the music business are readily supporting 'Give Peace a Chance' on its 40th anniversary," Ono said.
"It is indeed a time when we are all getting more aware of the necessity of doing something to achieve world peace, no matter how small," she added.
The chairperson of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Heraldo Munoz of Chile, remarked "I am delighted to see that a song so closely identified with the pursuit of peace will shine a light on the United Nations' peacebuilding efforts and financially support PBF projects."
The donations will run until December 31 on the iTunes purchases. Fans that buy the song will be offered the exclusive special anniversary edition. The song was written during John Lennon and Yoko Ono's honeymoon in 1969 while they staged a bed-in protest against the Vietnam War.
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