Resolution adopted
by the General Assembly
[without reference to a main committee
(A/55/L.95 and Add.1)]
September 7, 2001
55/282. International day of Peace
The General Assembly,
Recalling is 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 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 the nations and people to honor
a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the day;
3. Invites all member states, organizations of
the United Nations system, regional and non-govermental organizations
and individuals to commemorate, in an appropriate manner, the
Internaional Day of Peace, including through education and public
awarness, and to cooperate with the United Nations in the establishment
of the global ceasefire.
111th Plenary meeting
7th September 2001
Source: United Nations Website: http://www.un.org
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