September 21st, 2023
| Company: | United Nations, Dept of Public Info |
| Web site: | http://www.un.org |
The General Assembly proclaimed the International Day of Peace in 1981, “devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.” In 2001, the assembly decided that, beginning in 2002, the International Day of Peace would be observed on Sept 21 each year (Resolution 55/282) as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence, an invitation to all nations and people to honor a cessation of hostilities throughout the day.
Source: internationaldayofpeace.org
