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Beyond Engaging Men: Masculinities, (Non)violence, and Peacebuilding

UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) and the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations (UN) will jointly commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence through a panel discussion featuring a dialogue between leading young trailblazers and policy-makers on "Education for Human Flourishing". It is part of the Ahinsa Lecture Series and will kickstart the 10-years celebration of UNESCO MGIEP.

High-level forum on the theme: The Culture of Peace Importance of justice, equality and inclusion for advancing peacebuilding. 

United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of 15 June 2007 established International Day of Non-Violence on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, a global icon of peace and non-violence. The Permanent Mission of India has been commemorating this occasion every year at the UN Headquarters in New York.

International Day of Non-Violence (2 October)