Summary

ReadWriteThink, a project of the National Council of Teachers of English, offers classroom activities for celebrating International Peace Day. The United Nations has declared September 21 as the International Day of Peace. In a message commemorating the Day in 1995, Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali stated that “the world, once more, cries out for peace. And for the economic and social development that peace alone can assure… Let us keep our goal clear and simple… Let us work for peace.”