Rotary Peace Centers shape hundreds of careers in peace and conflict resolution
With bloody conflicts raging in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and parts of Central Africa, the message of nonviolence and reconciliation that nations worldwide will observe on 21 September demands more urgent and collective attention.
In 2001 the United Nations designated the September date as an annual International Day of World Peace «to be observed as a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence» according to a General Assembly resolution.
The day’s devotion to peace connects closely with what Rotary members have been fostering since The Rotary Foundation’s mission to advance world…