INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

The ' International Day of Peace ' was established by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly to be the third Tuesday of September every year and "devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace, as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day. It invited all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, regional and non-governmental organizations and individuals to commemorate the Day in an appropriate manner, including through education and public awareness, and to cooperate with the United Nations in establishing a global ceasefire.^[1] This resolution also invited the Economic and Social Council to consider the possibility of declaring an International Year of Peace at the first practicable opportunity.
After a campaign by Jeremy Gilley and the Peace One Day organisation, the General Assembly decided that, starting in 2002, the International Day of Peace would be celebrated on 'September 21' each year, and that it would become a ceasefire day.^[2]
In 2005 a ceremony took place at the 'Peace Bell' at the United Nations in New York.^[3]
Observance of the International Day of Peace has become more and more widespread, some schools taking part in an activity called Pinwheels for Peace when the school children make pinwheels in which they make seem peaceful.
In 2007, yoga enthusiasts are organizing a Global Mala Project to honor the International Day of Peace. Cities and communities around the world will take part in various yoga activities to highlight "Yoga as Peace in Action"^[4]
Also, in September 11th-21st 2007, social network MyPacis.com is hosting a "Blog carnival for peace" ^[5]. The aim of this blog campaign is to stimulate discussion and find answers together to make world peace reality.

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In popular culture

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In popular culture

In its parodic song Taliban reggae, the slovene band Slon in Sadež said that Ai-Qaida chose September 11 "because of this/it’s the International Day of Peace", which is wrong—the day being ten days later, on the 21. It is possible the confusion comes from the date having been decided only four days earlier.

See also

★ Treuga Dei

Notes

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4. http://www.globalmala.org
5. http://www.blog.mypacis.com/

External links

★ daysthatspeaks.com

★ peaceoneday.org

★ UN Resolution 55/282 (PDF)

★ International Day of Peace 2005

★ International Day of Peace Website

★ International Day of Peace Vigil

★ International Day of Peace in Brisbane,Australia

★ friedensnetzwerk [1]

★ Blogs for peace - September, 11th-21st