World Peace Day in Tokyo

A special illumination show featuring the peace symbol is held at the headquarters of Fuji TV in Tokyo’s Odaiba district on Monday night to mark Sept 21 as the International Day of Peace established by the United Nations, which is held as a day of global ceasefire, and a day to reaffirm and promote peace.

The theme of this year’s commemoration is “Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All” which aims to highlight the importance of all segments of society to work together to strive for peace. The work of the United Nations would not be possible without the initial partnerships that were active in its creation and the thousands of partnerships each year between governments, civil society, the private sector, faith-based groups and other non-governmental organizations that are needed to support the Organization in achieving its future goals.

The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by resolution 36/67 of the United Nations General Assembly to coincide with its opening session, which was held annually on the third Tuesday of September. The first Peace Day was observed in September 1982.