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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 72 

Requesting the President to issue a proclamation annually calling upon the 

people of the United States to observe Global Family Day, One Day 

of Peace and Sharing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 16, 2005 

Mr. INOUYE (for himself, Mr. COLEMAN, and Mr. KENNEDY) submitted the 

following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

the Judiciary 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Requesting the President to issue a proclamation annually 

calling upon the people of the United States to observe 

Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, 

and for other purposes. 

Whereas, in the year 2005, the people of the world suffered 

many calamitous events, including devastation from tsunami, terror attacks, war, famine, genocide, hurricanes, 

earthquakes, political and religious conflict, disease, poverty, and rioting, all necessitating global cooperation, 

compassion, and unity previously unprecedented among 

diverse cultures, faiths, and economic classes; 

Whereas grave global challenges in the year 2006 may require cooperation and innovative problem solving among 

citizens and nations on an even greater scale; 
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Whereas, on December 15, 2000, Congress adopted Senate 

Concurrent Resolution 138, expressing the sense of Congress that the President of the United States should 

issue a proclamation each year calling upon the people of 

the United States and interested organizations to observe 

an international day of peace and sharing at the beginning of each year; 

Whereas, in 2001, the United Nations General Assembly 

adopted Resolution 56/2, which invited ‘‘Member States, 

intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations 

and all the peoples of the world to celebrate One Day in 

Peace, 1 January 2002, and every year thereafter’’; 

Whereas many foreign heads of state have recognized the importance of establishing Global Family Day, a special day 

of international unity, peace, and sharing, on the first 

day of each year; 

Whereas Congress desires to express and demonstrate its appreciation to the citizens of the more than 100 countries 

who offered aid to United States hurricane victims, to 

make tangible efforts to reverse the growing mistrust of 

the United States, and to improve relations with others; 

and 

Whereas family is the basic structure of humanity, and we 

must all look to the stability and love within our individual families to create stability in the global community: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That Congress urgently requests the fol3 lowing: 
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1 (1) That the President issue a proclamation an2 nually calling upon the people of the United States 

3 to observe Global Family Day, One Day of Peace 

4 and Sharing, a day which is dedicated— 

5 (A) to eradicating violence, hunger, pov6 erty, and suffering; and 

7 (B) to establishing greater trust and fel8 lowship among peace-loving nations and fami9 lies everywhere. 

10 (2) That the President invite former Presidents 

11 of the United States, Nobel laureates, and other 

12 notables, including business, labor, faith, and civic 

13 leaders of the United States, to join the President 

14 in promoting appropriate activities for the people of 

15 the United States and in extending appropriate 

16 greetings from the families of the United States to 

17 families in the rest of the world. 

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