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International Day of Non-Violence

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Annual celebration

International Day of Non-Violence
International Non-Violence Day is observed on the birthday ofMahatma Gandhi
Observed byAllUN Member States
Date2 October
FrequencyAnnual

International Day of Non-Violence isobserved on2 October, the birthday ofMahatma Gandhi. It was established on 15 June 2007 according toUnited Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271. The day is an occasion to "disseminate the message ofnon-violence ... througheducation and publicawareness ... and reaffirm the desire for aculture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".[1] It is not a public holiday, but is observed around the world in various ways, often to draw attention toglobal issues.[2] Its date and purpose correspond with those of the Indiannational public holiday ofGandhi Jayanti.

Background

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In January 2004, Iranian Nobel laureateShirin Ebadi had taken a proposal for an International Day ofNon-Violence from a Hindi teacher in Paris teaching international students to theWorld Social Forum in Mumbai. The idea gradually attracted the interest of some leaders of India'sCongress Party ("Ahimsa Finds Teen Voice", The Telegraph, Calcutta) until a Satyagraha Conference resolution in New Delhi in January 2007, initiated byIndian National Congress President and Chairperson of theUnited Progressive AllianceSonia Gandhi and ArchbishopDesmond Tutu, called upon the United Nations to adopt the idea.[3]

On 15 June 2007, theUnited Nations General Assembly[4] voted to establish 2 October as the International Day of Non-Violence.[5][6] The resolution by the General Assembly asks all members of theUN system to commemorate 2 October in "an appropriate manner and disseminate the message ofnon-violence, including through education and public awareness".[7][8]

External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar andUNSGAntónio Guterres, unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in the prestigious North Lawn Gardens of the United Nations headquarters atNew York. The Gandhi bust is a gift from India to the UN and is the first Gandhi sculpture installed at its headquarters.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^United Nations."International Day of Non-Violence".United Nations. Retrieved2 October 2021.
  2. ^"International Day of Non-Violence".www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved2 October 2021.
  3. ^"Conference calls for declaring International day of non-violence". 30 January 2007.
  4. ^"International Day of Non-Violence 2021: Here's why UN observes this day on Gandhi Jayanti; everything you need to know".India Today. 2 October 2021. Retrieved25 October 2021.
  5. ^"International Day of Non-Violence: Know its history, significance".Hindustan Times. 2 October 2021. Retrieved25 October 2021.
  6. ^"UN declares 2 October, Gandhi's birthday, as International Day of Non-Violence".United Nations. 15 June 2007. Retrieved2 October 2014.
  7. ^"International Day Of Non-Violence: Know Why UN Marks Gandhi Jayanti".NDTV.com. Retrieved25 October 2021.
  8. ^"General Assembly Adopts Texts On Day Of Non-Violence, Ethiopian Millennium; Pays Tribute To Former Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim". United Nations. 15 June 2007. Archived fromthe original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved2 October 2014.Also here
  9. ^"Mahatma Gandhi statue unveiled at UN HQ as 'reminder of values he upheld'".NDTV. 15 December 2022. Retrieved16 June 2025.

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