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International Peace Day – The Rotary Club of Chennai Towers, RID 3232 and the Rotary Club of Granville RID 9675 organises an International Peace Day event on Sunday 20th September 2020 Date: Sunday 20th September Zoom Meeting Id = 837 6612 9120 Passcode = peace Time: 11.30 AM to 1.00PM (IST) 4PM to 5.30PM (AEST) 2PM – 3.30PM (SGT) On  September 21st every year, the United Nations Secretary-General rings the Japanese Peace Bell to bring in International Day of Peace. As the echo of the bell vibrates across New York’s UN Headquarters, the rest of the world is also asked to join on and observe a day of peace. Peace Day was introduced in 1981 by the UN to recognize that every person has the inherent right to live in peaceful conditions, in an absolute absence of war and violence. Since 1981, we have seen the face of conflict change repeatedly. ...