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When is World Peace Day?

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When is World Peace Day? The International Day of Peace is September 21. The origin of World Peace Day: On September 7, 2001, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 55/282, deciding that starting from 2002, the International Peace Day is September 21st. The International Day of Peace should become a global day of ceasefire and non-violence, and all nations and peoples should be invited to cease hostilities on this day.

The origin of World Peace Day: On September 19, in the garden of the United Nations Headquarters in New York, little peace envoys held flags and participated in the ringing of the peace bell ceremony. Since 20**, September 21st every year has been designated as the International Day of Peace.

Xinhuanet, Beijing, September 20 (Reporter Zheng Haoning) September 21 this year is the 27th International Day of Peace. The purpose of this day established by the United Nations is to commemorate and strengthen the ideal of peace among countries and peoples.

The pursuit of peace is the highest mission of the United Nations. In 1981, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 36/67, designating the opening day of the General Assembly on the third Tuesday of September each year as the International Day of Peace. On September 7, 20**, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 55/282, deciding to designate September 21 of each year as the International Day of Peace starting from 20**. The resolution also identifies the International Day of Peace as the Global Day of Ceasefire and Non-Violence, calling on all countries and people to cooperate with the United Nations to achieve a global ceasefire on this day, and to celebrate the International Day of Peace through education and publicity.

Since the establishment of the International Day of Peace, the United Nations will ring the peace bell on this day every year and invite artists and educators to attend commemorative activities as peace messengers. At the same time, governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society and religious groups will also hold commemorative activities to celebrate this day. Currently, the International Day of Peace has been supported by more than 2,000 organizations around the world.

Over the years, the international community, including the United Nations, has made unremitting efforts to achieve regional stability and world peace. Currently, more than 110,000 peacekeepers from 120 countries are deployed in conflict areas around the world to help war-torn countries or regions establish lasting peace and stability. However, various forms of violent hostilities such as wars, terrorist attacks, and regional conflicts still exist around the world, and mankind has a long way to go to realize the ideal of true peace.

This year’s International Day of Peace coincides with the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 60th anniversary of the birth of United Nations peacekeeping operations. United Nations documents point out that a large number of conflicts such as the Iraq War, the Afghanistan War, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict have caused countless unnecessary losses of life, seriously trampled on human rights, and had a devastating impact on education, health, justice, and the economy. Therefore, protecting and promoting human rights has become an integral part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pointed out that peace cannot be separated from human rights. Therefore, on this year's International Day of Peace, he called on world leaders and people to unite to end conflict, poverty and hunger and to achieve human rights for all.

The importance of World Peace Day: International Day of Peace In 1981, the United Nations General Assembly announced that the opening day of the regular session of the General Assembly in September would be officially designated as the International Day of Peace for all countries and peoples in the world to celebrate within themselves and among each other. time to commemorate and strengthen

the ideal of peace. On September 7, 20**, the United Nations General Assembly decided to designate September 21 every year as the International Day of Peace from 20**. Everyone should celebrate and commemorate peace on this day, and proposed to declare that thereafter , the International Day of Peace should become a global day of ceasefire and non-violence, and all countries and peoples are invited to cease hostilities on this day. The resolution also invites member states, organizations of the United Nations system, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations to celebrate the International Day of Peace and cooperate with the United Nations to achieve a global ceasefire.

September 21 is World Peace Day. The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution in 1981 to designate the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly on the third Tuesday of September each year as World Peace Day. On September 7, 20**, the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 55/282, deciding to designate September 21 of each year as World Peace Day starting from 20**. The General Assembly proclaimed World Peace Day as a global day of ceasefire and non-violence and called on all countries and peoples to cease hostilities on this day.

The General Assembly also called on all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, regional organizations and non-governmental organizations, as well as individuals, to celebrate World Peace Day through appropriate means such as education and publicity and to cooperate with the United Nations to achieve a global ceasefire.

Since the establishment of World Peace Day, the United Nations has held a ceremony on this day every year to draw everyone's attention, celebrate and commemorate this day. At the same time, governmental and non-governmental institutions, civil society and religious groups around the world have also held various activities to commemorate World Peace Day.

Over the years, the international community, including the United Nations, has made unremitting efforts to achieve regional stability and world peace. However, various forms of violent hostilities such as wars, terrorist attacks, and regional conflicts still exist around the world, and mankind has a long way to go to realize the ideal of true peace.

The United Nations Headquarters will still hold a traditional ceremony to commemorate World Peace Day, calling on the whole world to commemorate World Peace Day with the United Nations and work together to achieve peace for mankind. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will ring the peace bell, and various UN offices and some affiliated agencies or organizations will also hold commemorative activities. Annan called on all countries and all people in the world to cease all hostilities on this year's World Peace Day and observe a minute of silence at 12 noon to express people's best wishes for peace.