INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
September 21, 2016
The International Day of Peace is observed annually on September 21. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. It is dedicated to world peace.
The day was first celebrated in 1982, and is kept by many nations, political groups, military groups, and peoples.
To inaugurate the day, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung at UN Headquarters (in New York City). The bell is cast from coins donated by children from all continents except Africa, and was a gift from the United Nations Association of Japan, as “a reminder of the human cost of war”; the inscription on its side reads, “Long live absolute world peace”
Source: www.en.wikipedia.org / www.un.org
Image credit: www.www.wildernesscommittee.org
