Tag: peaceday
united-nations: “I encourage you to speak up. For gender equality. For inclusive societies. For climate action. Do your part at school, at work, at home. Every step counts.Let us act together to promote and defend human rights for all, in the name of lasting peace for all.” – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres during a ceremony attended by UN Messengers of Peace Michael Douglas and Princess Haya. Find out more about Peace Day: http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/index.shtml 📷: UN Photo / Mark Garten & Cia Pak; UN Social Media / Chiara Castrovillari
Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds. Mahatma Gandhi 21 September is the International Day of Peace! The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session, which was held annually on the third Tuesday of September. The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982. Click to learn more.
Happy International Day of Peace! Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. To mark the 30th anniversary of the General Assembly Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Peace, the theme of this year’s International Day of Peace is the “Right of Peoples to Peace”.
