Today, September 21, is International Day of Peace ("Peace Day").
It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly. The first Peace Day was celebrated in September 1982. In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace.
The day provides an opportunity for all of us, individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace. On this day, we are reminded to take a take the pledge to end intolerance.
We can't resolve all the many conflicts that plague our world in one day, but we can in our various little ways do more to promote tolerance and inclusiveness wherever we live.
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