55/282.International
Day of Peace
The
General Assembly,
Recalling
its resolution 36/67 of 30 November 1981, by which it declared that the
third Tuesday of September, the opening day of the regular sessions of
the General Assembly, shall be officially proclaimed and observed as International
Day of Peace and shall be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the
ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples,
Recalling
also its other relevant resolutions, including resolution 55/14 of
3 November 2000,
Reaffirming
the contribution that the observance and celebration of the International
Day of Peace makes in strengthening the ideals of peace and alleviating
tensions and causes of conflict,
Considering
the unique opportunity it offers for a cessation of violence and conflict
throughout the world, and the related importance of achieving the broadest
possible awareness and observance of the International Day of Peace among
the global community,
Desiring
to draw attention to the objectives of the International Day of Peace,
and therefore to fix a date for its observance each year that is separate
from the opening day of the regular sessions of the General Assembly,
1.Decides
that, with effect from the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly,
the International Day of Peace shall be observed on 21 September each year,
with this date to be brought to the attention of all people for the celebration
and observance of peace;
2.Declares
that
the International Day of Peace shall henceforth be observed as a day of
global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people
to honour a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the Day;
3.Invites
all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system, regional
and non-governmental organizations and individuals to commemorate, in an
appropriate manner, the International Day of Peace, including through education
and public awareness, and to cooperate with the United Nations in the establishment
of the global ceasefire.
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September 2001