International Day of Living Together in Peace

International Day of Living Together in Peace in United Nations in 2026
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Dates of International Day of Living Together in Peace
2026 United Nations Saturday, May 16thInternational Day of Living Together in Peace
2025 United Nations Friday, May 16thInternational Day of Living Together in Peace
2024 United Nations Thursday, May 16thInternational Day of Living Together in Peace
2023 United Nations Tuesday, May 16thInternational Day of Living Together in Peace
2022 United Nations Monday, May 16thInternational Day of Living Together in Peace
Summary
Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Day of Living Together in Peace

The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130, declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity.

The Day aims to uphold the desire to live and act together, united in differences and diversity, in order to build a sustainable world of peace, solidarity and harmony.

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