International Day of Peace 2024

• International Day of Peace is observed on 21 September.

• It is celebrated to strengthen the ideals of peace among all countries and people.

• The theme of International Day of Peace 2024 is “Cultivating a Culture of Peace”.

• This year marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace by the United Nations General Assembly.

• The UN Declaration and Programme of Action was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13 September 1999.

• The International Day of Peace began in 1981.