Each year the International Day of Peace is observed all around the world on 21 September.  It is dedicated to preserving and promoting peace. It is also known as World Peace Day. It was first celebrated in 1982 and it is kept to this day by many nations, political groups, etc.

To inaugurate this day, the United Nations Peace Bell is rung at UN Headquarters The bell itself is very symbolic because it is cast from coins donated by children from all continents except for Africa and was a gift from the United Nations Association of Japan, as "a reminder of the human cost of war". There's an inscription on its side which reads, "Long live absolute world peace".

The General Assembly has declared 21 September as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within as well as among all the nations and people all over the world.

We all need to strive for a peaceful society because the peaceful society is the one which promotes justice and equality for everyone regardless of race, religion or gender.

This 2018 topic is the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which is a milestone document in the history of human rights. The Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.

The Universal Declaration, the most translated document in the world, is as relevant today as it was on the day that it was adopted.

“It is time all nations and all people live up to the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human race. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that landmark document.”, says Secretary-General António Guterres.

The first, the second and the third graders decided to rpomote the world peace in the way closest to them - by colouring different pictures denoting peace and treating each other kindly and respectfull beacuse each and every of them deserves to be treated respectfully and equally.

Peace connects us!