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Peace & service
United Nations Day: what happened on 24 October 1945
United Nations Day marks the date in 1945 when the UN Charter entered into force and the organization officially came into existence.
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Human Rights Day and the document remembered on 10 December
Human Rights Day marks the 10 December 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its promise of equal dignity.
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Rosa Parks’ birthday and the quiet force of courage
Rosa Parks was born on 4 February 1913. Her long record of organizing gives a famous bus journey its essential context.
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Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday and the meaning of 2 October
Born on 2 October 1869, Mohandas Gandhi left a complex legacy that made the date a global invitation to consider nonviolence.
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Wangari Maathai’s birthday and the power of planting hope
Born on 1 April 1940, Wangari Maathai connected trees with community life, women’s leadership, democracy and peace.
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and a legacy of nonviolence
15 January offers a date for studying a life, a movement and the unfinished work behind a familiar public memory.
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Why the International Day of Peace is marked on 21 September
A shared day cannot create peace alone, but it can make room for learning, reflection and practical acts of nonviolence.
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