For Peace Day to work, all sectors of society must be represented. In addition to the Global Truce Coalitions and the Global Truce Schools’ Network, Peace One Day is engaged in extensive dialogue with all the different sectors of society from around the world.
We will be working with this global network of partners to build on the successes of 2012 and work towards Global Truce 2013.
To view the wide range of support Peace One Day has received so far click here.
Global Truce 2012 Highlights
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonWe were delighted to have UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s support for the Global Truce 2012 campaign. The Global Truce 2012 campaign was also endorsed by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, Assistant Secretary-General Ms Judy Cheng-Hopkins, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres. Peace One Day will continue to work with the various UN bodies for Global Truce 2013. |
The African Union The African Union is fully committed to institutionalising Peace Day across the African continent. We were delighted to work closely with them for Global Truce 2012 and will continue to build on the successes for Global Truce 2013. You can find out more about Jeremy’s recent meeting with Chairperson Mr. Ping here: http://www.peaceau.org/en/article/au-expresses-solidarity-with-global-truce-2012-initiative |
Ministry of Culture in Iraq / UNDP IraqTo celebrate the International Day of Peace, UNDP Iraq, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture in Iraq, organised a music concert on 21 September in Baghdad at the National Theatre. The concert had the support of renowned Iraqi musician Nasseer Shamma. The Peace Day Concert aimed to bring together various partners including the Government of Iraq, the United Nations, the Diplomatic family and the Iraqi youth and art scene to unanimously express a commitment for peace and non-violence in Iraq.View more information about the event here |
Moby Group and The Roshan Afghan Premier League Location: Afghan Football Federation (AFF) stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan MOBY Group stands by ‘Peace One Day’ in its mission for a global truce and its reconciliation efforts through sport. On the week of Peace Day 2012, citizens all across the country came together to celebrate the Roshan Afghan Premier League – an Afghan-led initiative that demonstrates the power of football in promoting tolerance and national unity.www.mobygroup.comwww.afghanpremierleague.com |
City of Medellin, Colombia The City of Medellin in Colombia pledged its support for the Global Truce 2012 campaign and celebrated Peace Day, for the fourth year running, with city-wide sports, dance and arts activities.http://www.acimedellin.org/en/Home.aspx |
Interfaith Islamic centres and mosques across the UK and overseas led their local communities in marking Peace Day 2012. They invited visitors to join them during or after Friday Prayers (Salaatul-Jumu’a) to exchange messages of peace, to celebrate local peace-building activities and to enjoy the hospitality offered. Local schools, churches, synagogues, temples, gurdwaras and community organisations were invited to observe the day by accepting these requests.View a flyer for this event |
Rotary Internationalin Great Britain and IrelandAs Rotary is involved in many ways to promote and create peace, International Peace Day is a very natural cause to support. For Rotarians, peace is a core aim. From taking underprivileged children on great days out, helping improve the appearance of a local neighbourhood to the alleviation of poverty, eradicating disease or helping to resolve conflict, Rotarians are involved at grassroots level to the worldwide stage. This is reinforced by the 2012 Rotary theme of Peace Through Service, unveiled by RI President Sakuji Tanaka. Many Rotarians have already signed up to the Global Truce, pledging to help restore peace and help others to keep the peace.http://www.ribi.org/what-we-do/our-partnerships/international-peace-day-2012 |
Imperial War Museums IWM (Imperial War Museums) tells the stories of people who have lived, fought and died in conflicts involving Britain and the Commonwealth from the First World War to the present day. Through the Build the Truce project, IWM explored truce as a method of conflict resolution and considered its practical implications. IWM supported the Global Truce 2012 campaign and celebrated Peace Day 2012 with a three-day public programme at IWM North in Manchester and IWM London, which included film screenings, drama performances and keynote panel discussion. The British Red Cross, Conciliation Resources, International Alert, the International Committee of the Red Cross, MSF, MAG and the University of Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute were among the programme’s contributors.http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-londonhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-north |
The 2012 Notting Hill Exhibition 12 artists collaborated with 20 local stores in Notting Hill, London for Peace Day 2012. Notting Hill became a gallery space where 20 stores showed support for the Global Truce 2012 campaign by offering their windows as display areas for 12 contemporary artists creating authentic peace themed artworks. Peace One Day is incredibly grateful to everyone involved and honoured to have the support of the artists and stores. View the Press Release for this Exhibition |
global tolerance global tolerance dedicated tole-rants to International Day of Peace on 21 September 2012 for Peace One Day’s Global Truce campaign 2012. All new “60 seconds of hope” videos are tole-rants or constructive rants about peace. www.globaltolerance.com |
WAGGGS – World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts have over 10 million Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 145 countries around the world. For the Global Truce 2012 campaign, WAGGGS encouraged its worldwide network to celebrate Peace Day 21 September.http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/homeClick here for more information about WAGGGS’ Peace Day plansStop the Violence: Speak Out for Girls’ Rights |
Peace Day Pilgrim To support the Global Truce 2012 campaign, Peace Day Pilgrim walked over 1100 miles from Derry-Londonderry to London via Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Maxim Laithwaite did this as his individual commitment to raising awareness for Peace Day 2012. Learn more about Maxim’s journey around the UK & Ireland at http://www.peacedaypilgrim.com/ |
International Citizen Service International Citizen Service is a programme that gives 18 – 25 year olds the chance to go overseas and work on real development projects. ICS volunteers work with local volunteers on projects that fight poverty in some of the world’s poorest places. By working with partners including Peace One Day we aim to bring 14,000 young volunteers together, from across the world, to fight poverty and make a direct contribution to building a lasting peace. This includes ICS volunteers supporting Peace Day annually on the 21 September. http://www.ics-uk.org.uk/about/ |
Junior Chamber InternationalIn 1915 the founder of JCI Henry Giessenbier declared “From within the walls of the soul of this organization, wherein the foundation of character and citizenship are laid, I hope a message will come forth in the sometime of tomorrow that will stir the people toward the establishment of a permanent and everlasting world peace”. At no time has the propagation of this vision been more relevant than today when the world has watched the escalating violence in every corner around the world. We realise the dream of world peace by working in every community where we are present. As Active Citizens we are part of the solution to the problem and committed to leave a legacy of a better world for the generations to come. Junior Chamber International (JCI) provides development opportunities to empower young people to create positive change in 5,000 communities in 110 countries around the world. JCI was proud to support the Global Truce 2012 campaign on International Peace Day 21 September. To find out more about JCI visit www.jci.cc |