The United Nations General Assembly established the International Day of Peace in 1981. In 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to declare the Day a period of nonviolence and cease-fire. The United Nations invites all nations and people to observe a cessation of hostilities on the Day, as well as to commemorate the Day through education and public awareness on peace issues.
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