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Global Family Day (World Peace Day): The whole world is a global village, and we all are part of one big family. No matter which country we come from, or which race we belong to, or which religion we believe in, the entire population of the world is a big family. Entire mankind should come together and believe in love and peace and practice it to bring happiness and hope to the world. The world is replete with conflicts, wars, disturbances, suffering and pain. If all of us come together and heal the world with love and patience, we all can live happily and with hope in our hearts. Global Family Day brings awareness of the significance of unity in diversity.
Date: 01 January
Every year, Global Family Day is celebrated on January 1. As we begin the new year on a fresh note, it is important to understand how all of us are connected through love and humanity.
- 2025: 01 January, 2025 [Wednesday]
- 2026: 01 January, 2026 [Thursday]
- 2027: 01 January, 2027 [Friday]
History of Global Family Day:
Global Family Day, also known as World Peace Day, is celebrated every year to promote the concept of harmony and unity in the world. Furthermore, it emphasizes the idea of the world as a global village in which we are all family, regardless of citizenship, borders, or race.
It all started in 1997 when the United Nations General Assembly launched the International Decade for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World — as of the first day of the new millennium. Linda Grover was a key figure in promoting this in the U.S. and other efforts to promote it included books such as “One Day in Peace – January 1, 2000”. This book revolved around the concept of a day in the future where there is only peace and no war.
However, this was just the beginning of a new peaceful world and, in 1999, all U.N. member states received an invitation to formally dedicate the first day of that particular year to develop strategies towards peacebuilding. Seeing the positive impact of the day, Global Family Day was declared an annual event by the U.N. in 2001.
Significance:
Global Family Day is also known as World Peace Day as it speaks of the importance of bringing harmony and unity in diversity. One of the best ways to celebrate Global Family Day is by making people aware of the wars and conflicts and how we can come together to bring peace and happiness. We can also organise an informative webinar with our immediate community and urge people to come together and celebrate peace and hope.
How to Observe Global Family Day:
Arrange an informative webinar for your community
- Find intellectual academics and hold an hour-long webinar on peace and its importance. The webinar should have a discourse regarding methods that can be adopted to influence the next generation towards peacebuilding.
Create a petition to stop wars / conflicts
- This will be super easy since all you need is the internet to create a petition. Here’s what you need to do: Pick a specific ongoing conflict, research it, reveal the atrocities being committed, and ask people to join in on the cause. A petition with a large number of signatures can actually convince powerful peace-building organizations to take a stand.
Study peacebuilding
- Watch a movie or documentary on peacebuilding or read up on it in the library or on the internet.
5 Interesting Facts About Peace
The philosophy of nonviolent protests
- Martin Luther King was a civil rights leader recognized for fighting for human rights through peaceful protests.
The world spends more on war
- Yearly, $1.8 trillion is spent on arms globally — the U.N. peacekeeping system costs $50 billion.
The Global Peace Index
- According to the result of 2020, Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world.
The war zone
- Afghanistan is number 163 in the Global Peace Index.
Working towards a better future
- 184 organizations in the U.S. are working towards peacebuilding.
Why Global Family Day is Important
It reminds us that we are one big family
- No matter which part of the world we reside in, the fact is, we are all human beings with hearts flooded with love. Our differences have been created by politicians and it’s days like Global Family Day that remind us how connected we are.
It works towards ending discrimination
- Global Family Day is essential since it highlights that people of all races, religions, and countries are one. By celebrating it every year, we ingrain a message of peace in the younger generation.
It can ensure World War III never takes place
- By constantly drumming the message of peace into the youth, we are raising leaders who will oppose war and, in effect, ensure the mistakes of the past are never repeated.
