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The International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed annually on 21 September. It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.
The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, an international peace prize established according to Alfred Nobel's will, [3] was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo (the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations), for their activism against nuclear weapons, assisted by victim/survivors (known as Hibakusha) of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. [4]
An international peace summit in relation to the Russo-Ukrainian War, formally called the Summit on Peace in Ukraine, [1] was held in Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland [2] on 15–16 June 2024. [3] The conference followed a series of four earlier international meetings, [4] and was hosted by the Swiss president Viola Amherd. [2]
An official Nobel Peace Prize gold medal is seen at the exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, on December 8, 2023. Credit - Sergei Gapon—Anadolu via Getty Images
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Sept. 21 is the International Day of Peace, also officially known as World Peace Day. The day was established by the United Nations in 1981.
The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, May 29, is "an international day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace."
International Day of Light; International Day of Living Together in Peace; 20 May - World Metrology Day since 2023; 21 May - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development since 2002; 22 May - International Day for Biological Diversity; 24 May - International day of Markhor since 2024