Peace One Day

Peace One Day is working to manifest an annual day of global unity; a day of intercultural cooperation on a scale that humanity has never known.

In the late 1990s, filmmaker Jeremy Gilley and founder of Peace One Day created a documentary about his campaign to establish an annual day of cease-fire and non-violence. And in 2001, Peace One Day's efforts were rewarded when the member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution making the 21st of September . . .Peace Day.

Through the actions of people all over the world, we are proving that the Day is working, that we can save lives. Last year, in Afghanistan, alone, the United Nations reported a 70% reduction in violence on Peace Day, and 1.6 million children were vaccinated for polio.

The next stepping stone on this journey is to reach 3 billion people with the message of Peace Day by 2012.

What will you do to make peace on 21 September?

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