International Day of Peace 2024: promoting a culture of peace

At a time when the world is tormented by wars in the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen and elsewhere, the International Day of Peace on 21 September is, as it is every year, an opportunity to call for a ceasefire and to reflect on a peaceful, non-violent future. In 2024, the UN placed the theme of this day under the banner of the culture of peace: ‘Wars begin in the minds of men, and it is therefore in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed’ and their inherent values: tolerance, dialogue, cooperation, respect for life and human rights, solidarity and freedom. A vast undertaking, but not without hope, given that the tools for communication, sharing and learning have never been so developed.

As it does every year, Cartooning for Peace, which works on a daily basis to promote a culture of peace, is mobilising its drawings to call for a peaceful world and silence weapons.

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