President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has by proclamation declared Saturday, September 21, 2024 as International Day of Peace to be observed throughout the Republic as a Working Holiday.
According to a Foreign Ministry release, this year’s commemoration will be held under the theme: ” Cultivating the Culture of Peace”, opportunity for prosperity, peace and partnership .
The observance of the day will also include a call for global ceasefire in situations of conflict and violence in order to enhance the culture of peace and stability.
The proclamation urges all citizens, government ministries, autonomous agencies, civil society organizations and private businesses, schools and colleges, places of worship, individuals within the borders to join the New African Research and Development Agency (NARDA) to plan and implement appropoccasion.
The proclamation is in consonance with the 57th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously adopted Resolution 55/282, declaring the 21st day of September of each year as the” International Day to include a call for global ceasefire in situations of conflict, and nonviolence throughout and further states that Liberia which is a signatory to the Charter establishing the United Nations oth the mandate to save future generations from the scourge of war and promoting peace, has benefitte which has the necessary conditions for sustainabl
“The United Nations General Assembly in 1981 proclaimed International Day of Peace to be devoted to commemorating andamong all nations and people as well as to provide above all differences, and to contribute to building a culture of peace,” the proclamation further.
