IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 81 
Recognizing international days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2023 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEE of California, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SCHOLTEN, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. COSTA, Mr. KHANNA, 
Ms. OMAR, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 
MULLIN, Ms. SEWELL, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Accountability 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Recognizing international days of peace, coexistence, and 
cooperation. 
Whereas the preamble to the Universal Declaration of 
Human Rights says that ‘‘disregard and contempt for 
human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have 
outraged the conscience of humankind, and the advent of 
a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of 
speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has 
been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common 
people’’; 
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Whereas the Constitution of the United Nations Educational, 
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reminds 
us that ‘‘a peace based exclusively upon the political and 
economic arrangements of Governments would not be a 
peace which could secure the unanimous, lasting and sin-
cere support of the peoples of the world, and the peace 
must therefore be founded, if it is not to fail, upon the 
intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind’’; 
Whereas the 2022 Global Peace Index found peacefulness has 
declined year-on-year for 11 of the last 14 years; 
Whereas the 2022 Global Peace Index also noted a persistent 
decrease in the world’s peacefulness and that global vio-
lence cost $16.5 trillion in 2021; 
Whereas strengthening and supporting domestic and global 
efforts to study, discuss, teach, and develop techniques 
and methods to encourage and augment global peace ef-
forts is a critical international goal; 
Whereas, on November 30, 1981, during the 77th plenary 
meeting, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a 
resolution to declare the third Tuesday of September as 
the International Day of Peace; 
Whereas nearly 20 years later, the United Nations General 
Assembly adopted A/RES/55/282, which officially des-
ignated September 21 as a global day to recognize and 
celebrate international cease-fire and nonviolence; 
Whereas, in 2001, the United Nations Economic and Social 
Council Organization proclaimed November 10 as World 
Science Day for Peace and Development; 
Whereas, on February 24, 2003, the United Nations General 
Assembly adopted a resolution declaring each May 29th 
as International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 
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recognizing the significant sacrifices people have made 
and continue to make in pursuit of peace; 
Whereas, on December 22, 2005, the United Nations General 
Assembly adopted a resolution declaring December 20th 
International Human Solidarity Day and defined soli-
darity as a fundamental and universal value underlying 
modern human relations; 
Whereas, on June 15, 2007, the United Nations General As-
sembly adopted a resolution declaring October 2 as Inter-
national Day of Non-Violence, extolling the virtues of 
nonviolent action such as protests, marches, vigils, and 
other acts of peaceful resistance; 
Whereas, on August 19, 2013, the United Nations General 
Assembly adopted a resolution declaring April 6th as the 
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace; 
Whereas, on February 2, 2017, the United Nations General 
Assembly adopted a resolution declaring December 12 as 
International Day of Neutrality; 
Whereas, on January 15, 2018, the United Nations General 
Assembly adopted a resolution declaring May 16 as Inter-
national Day of Living Together in Peace, and affirmed 
that, in order to accomplish the goal of peace, we must 
eliminate all forms of discrimination and intolerance; 
Whereas, on December 12, 2018, the United Nations General 
Assembly adopted a resolution declaring April 24th Inter-
national Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for 
Peace, recognizing that peace requires good-faith co-
operation; 
Whereas, on July 25, 2019, the United Nations General As-
sembly adopted a resolution declaring April 5th as the 
International Day of Conscience in order to ‘‘mobiliz[e] 
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the efforts of the international community to promote 
peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity, 
in order to build a sustainable world of peace, solidarity 
and harmony’’; 
Whereas attaining peace involves the active and persistent 
process of persuading people of the benefits of peace, co-
operation, tolerance, and nonviolence; 
Whereas peace is only attainable via a sustained commitment 
by a critical mass of those striving to do good; and 
Whereas peace is a global goal that can only be achieved 
through thoughtful, deliberative, cooperative actions that 
center peace as their primary objective: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) recognizes the— 
(A) 42d anniversary of the International 
Day of Peace; 
(B) 22d anniversary of the International 
Day of Peace being recognized as a period of 
nonviolence and cease-fire; 
(C) 22d anniversary of the World Science 
Day for Peace and Development; 
(D) 20th anniversary of the International 
Day of United Nations Peacekeepers; 
(E) 18th anniversary of Human Solidarity 
Day; 
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(F) 16th anniversary of the International 
Day of Non-Violence; 
(G) 10th anniversary of the International 
Day of Sport for Development and Peace; 
(H) 6th anniversary of the International 
Day of Neutrality; 
(I) 5th anniversary of the International 
Day of Living Together in Peace; 
(J) 5th anniversary of the International 
Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for 
Peace; and 
(K) 4th anniversary of the International 
Day of Conscience; and 
(2) commits to— 
(A) encouraging the people of the United 
States to continue commemorating international 
days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation; 
(B) supporting activities on international 
days of peace, coexistence, and cooperation that 
promote thoughtful, deliberative, and coopera-
tive actions to achieve peace; and 
(C) facilitating the application of peace, 
tolerance, cease-fire, and nonviolence through-
out the year. 
Æ 
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