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International Peace Day
- ¿What's the purpose
of this day?
- Celebrate and
encourage peace
- Nowadays it's less likely to die in war than it
used to be fo previous generations
- Governments are obligated not to use force against others
- We celebrate to recognize the efforts of those
who have and are continuing to work hard to
end conflict and promote peace.
- Timeline
- 989 &1027
- Peace of
God
- First movement of peace
- Limited the days and times mobility could use violence
- 1901
- Nobel peace prize
awarded
- Was awarded “to the person who shall have done the
most or the best work for fraternity between nations,
for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for
the holding and promotion of peace congresses"
- 1969
- John Lennon and Yoko Oko spent 8 days in bed to promote wolrd peace
- Give peace a chance
- 2008
- Ireland was ranked the most peaceful country in the world according to the Global Peace Index
- Traditions
- The aim it's that both individuals and organizations
participate in activities and host events about peace
- Public ceremonies, festivals, concerts
- Learning
- Peace is taught at
schools
- Learn from history
- Art exhibitions are carried
on
- Small activities about peace and love
- Examples
- Planting trees or
setting caged
animals free
- General
information
- Celebrated anually
on September 21
- It used to be celebrated on the third
thursday of september. However,
the assembly moved the date to
September 21st on 2002
- Established by the United
Nations General Assembly
- This day was created by the
United Nations
- HOW TO OBSERVE
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
PEACE
- Observe the global “Minute of Silence”
- It creates a wave of peace around the world
- Host a global peace feast
- Foster peace through education
- 5 FACTORS THAT PROMOTE
A CULTURE OF PEACE
- Seek to understand
- Promote economic and social stability
- Respect all human rights
- Advocate for equality
- Choose democratic principles
- WHY INTERNATIONAL DAY
OF PEACE IS IMPORTANT
- It connects us to each other
- It reminds us to believe in something bigger than ourselves
- It demonstrates that small actions can make big impacts
- Fun facts
- Many western countries use olive branches as a symbol of
piece, according to greek culture, and olive branch means
abundance and it has the power to keep evil away