The United Nations General Assembly, in resolution 55/282, of 7 September 2001 decided that beginning in 2002, the International Day of Peace should be observed on 21 September each year. The Assembly declared that the Day be observed as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence. It invited all Member States, Organizations of the United Nations system, regional and non-governmental organizations and individuals to commemorate the Day in an appropriate manner including, through education and public awareness and to cooperate with the United Nations in establishing a global ceasefire.

Sri Lanka as a Member State of the United Nations system will observe the International Day of Peace on the 21st of September.

The Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP) will mark the day with the official cancellation of the Peace Day Commemorative stamp by the Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Udarata Development Hon. D. M. Jayaratne and the launch of the SCOPP Tamil website by the Minster of Information and Media Hon. Mangala Samaraweera.



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