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Background
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the Day as a period of non-violence and cease-fire.
The United Nations invites all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities during the Day, and to otherwise commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on issues related to peace.
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Past Observances
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2018 - Right to Peace : Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
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2017 - Together for Peace : Respect, Security, and Dignity for all
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2016 - The Sustainable Development Goals : Building Blocks for Peace
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2015 - Partnerships for Peace : Dignity for All
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2014 - The Right of Peoples to Peace
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2013 - Education for Peace
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2012 - Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future
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2011 - Peace and Democracy : Make your voice heard!
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2010 - Youth for Peace and Development
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2009 - Disarmament and non-proliferation
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2008 - Human Rights and Peacekeeping
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2007 - Peace is the United Nations' highest calling
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2006 - N/A
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2005 - N/A
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2004 - N/A
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2003 - N/A
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2002 - N/A
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International Day of Peace NGO Committee at the United Nations
The International Day of Peace NGO Committee at the United Nations is consisted of international NGOs around the world. Every year the committee open the UN Peace Day at the UN headquarter in New York on the third week of September. The KOCUN-IDP is also a member organization of the committee.
The IDP NGO Committee at the UN
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Honorary Chair
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury (Former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations)
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Co-chairs
Michael Johnson (Representative to the UN of the Pathways to Peace)
Deborah Moldow (Representative to the UN of the World Peace Prayer Society)
Shawn Sweeney (Senior Director of the Jane Goodall Institute)
Monica Willard (Representative to the UN of the United Religions Initiative)
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Member Organizations
Pathways to Peace (Originating Stewardship)
Unify (Co-stewards)
Peace Day Philly (Co-stewards)
World Peace Prayer Society
United Religions Initiative
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy
Culture of Peace Initiative
Ashland Culture of Peace Commission
The Interspiritual Network
Sourcing the Way
Institute for Subtle Activism
Gaiafield Project
Forum 21 Institute
From Self Care to Earth Care
1God.com
The Shift Network
Alliance for the Earth
We, the World
11 Days of Global Unity
Chicago Build the Peace Committee
Korean Organizing Committee for UN International Day of Peace
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Annual Report
The Korean Organizing Committee will publish annual report for International Day of Peace with global partners that engage in the International Day of Peace movement. The report will focus on share global and local issues and its those solutions from the field. The report will be opened on every 21st September and the first report will be published in 2020.
Main Themes:
- Global Citizenship
- Sustainable Development
- Dialogue among Civilizations
- Inter-generational Dialogue
- Global Issues (i.e. UNSCR Agenda, Global Campaign, etc)
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