World Day of Peace is celebrated on September 21st. At this time, the UN is trying to draw people's attention to military conflicts and how badly they affect human life. One of the main tasks on this day is a complete cessation of hostilities, at least for one day, a day of peace.
Peace day institution
World Day of Peace, also called International Day of Peace, is celebrated on 21 September. The holiday was introduced at the 36th session of the UN General Assembly. Initially, it was decided to celebrate the day of peace on the third Tuesday of September, but at the 55th session of the Assembly, it was decided that the day of peace will always be celebrated on 21 September, regardless of which day of the week this date falls.
Peace Day symbolizes the desire of all mankind to live in harmony and without military conflicts. The General Assembly insists that on September 21, any violent action must be abandoned. If at this time there are any military conflicts, then the fire must be stopped. No military operations are allowed on the International Day of Peace.
There is an organization that deals only with the annual implementation of the idea of renouncing hostilities on September 21, this is Peace One Day.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on all people on planet Earth to commit to raising their children in the world in a spirit of tolerance and mutual respect. He noted that investing money in the development of medicine and educational institutions would be a much more profitable investment than military spending and a build-up of weapons. “We must fight for peace and defend it with all our might,” so Ban Ki-moon ended his message.
How the day of peace is celebrated
On this day, all kinds of events are held annually to ensure that all countries stop violence and armed clashes. At the UN, September 21 begins the day with a special ceremony. The Secretary General and the participants in the ceremony gather at the Peace Bell, then there is a moment of silence, after which the UN head addresses all those present.
International Day of Peace is celebrated in every country. According to its main idea, the holiday should be dedicated to strengthening the ideals of friendship between peoples and world non-violence, as a cornerstone in the understanding of international politics. Moreover, this means peace not only between separate states, but also peace between peoples within one state.
On the International Day of Peace, information campaigns are held in all countries, during which people are told how destructive wars and enmity are, both for individual peoples and for the world economy.
The world for people is a normal state, the only possible conditions for survival. In a military conflict, life becomes as difficult as if the concentration of oxygen in the air suddenly halved. Thanks to peace and security, adults let their children go to school, and individual families do not hide in fortress houses, protecting themselves from neighbors.
Nevertheless, there are many countries whose population has dreamed of peace for many years. Instability, military conflicts, terror and fear are the conditions in which children grow up in states waging war. It was with the aim of eradicating this state of affairs that the Day of Peace was introduced.
