Twitter celebrates International Day of Peace

21st September is United Nations – sanctioned holiday to promote peace and end conflicts. The holiday also recognizes efforts by individuals and organizations to promote peace.

People across the globe celebrate World Peace Day by having decentralized dance parties, doing radical acts of kindness like buying a meal for someone in need, conducting synchronized meditation & prayer campaigns and more.

War costs around more than $1.7 trillion globally. It has cost around 150 million to 1 billion lives until 2003 in the recorded history of war. Economic losses, disruption of trade, the spread of diseases, displacement of people, destruction of the environment are the adverse effects other than loss of wealth and human lives.

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Pioneers like John Lennon, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malala Yousafzai, Betty Williams, Joan Baez and many more have promoted peace and worked as much as they could towards attaining it their whole lives. Though peace seems like a distant dream with today’s global situation.

If resources and efforts spent on war would be spent on the current social issues we could heal the sick, educate a generation, resolve the refugee crisis, restore ecology, provide clean water, house millions and harness clean energy for all in need.

The world is big enough for all of us, and as the purpose of war is peace which has not been attained yet, war becomes an action without a purpose.People have shown some love and projected their thoughts through Twitter. Happy International Day Of Peace

Happy #InternationalDayOfPeace everyone ?
Let's help to create a kinder, fairer, more peaceful world. https://t.co/q7JJ58UxMy pic.twitter.com/OtiM6T4btj

— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) September 21, 2018

There are 25 different wars going on right now, according to the US Council of Foreign Relations' Conflict Tracker. On this #InternationalDayOfPeace each of us should reflect on what we do in our own lives to support bringing about a peaceful world. https://t.co/TfH8woOnG9 pic.twitter.com/pqVLhdGWW1

— ?CrémantCommunarde #GTTO ?️ (@0Calamity) September 21, 2018

The Vedas pray for the peace that permeates nature, from boundless space and eternal time, the atmosphere and the Earth. We must give up our human arrogance and aggression and embrace that universal peace. There is no other way to end conflict. #InternationalDayOfPeace

— Dr David Frawley (@davidfrawleyved) September 21, 2018

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

- The Buddha.#InternationalDayOfPeace pic.twitter.com/x8NvZaFaW8

— Er. Atul G (@ErAtulGaikwad1) September 21, 2018

On the occasion of #InternationalDayOfPeace, let us remember that we as a society hold the power to create a peaceful world and work towards it."The Right to Peace" is this year's theme which celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the #UN. pic.twitter.com/h3Yhc3fXcJ

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) September 21, 2018

#InternationalDayOfPeace
Watch the 3 most important documentaries on war & don't forget that peace is used as a rationale for every war.
"Why We Fight"
"War Made Easy"
"The Fog of War"

Films exhume remarkable war footage & revealing in stunning details of war. pic.twitter.com/VnX7wCfNsB

— Natashak (@Natasha_khan29) September 21, 2018

On the International Day of Peace, let us pledge to always stand for peace and unity even if the greater power attempts to force their rule with hate and divisive politics. #InternationalDayOfPeace pic.twitter.com/oVDYAymL7B

— Youth Congress (@IYC) September 21, 2018

On the #InternationalDayOfPeace, let’s take a pledge together to create our society & community filled with peace & harmony to strengthen the world . One of my SandArt . pic.twitter.com/hgElAD76Ns

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) September 21, 2018

Unfortunately, for most people peace has become the highest goal in life. Such people will only rest in peace. We need to understand that peace is the most fundamental requirement, not the highest goal. -Sg #InternationalDayOfPeace

— Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV) September 21, 2018

Forgive others not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace#InternationalDayOfPeace pic.twitter.com/uKCJOmWHcd

— Piyu Nair ?? (@DtPiyu) September 21, 2018

"" Peace is something you wish for , It's Something U Make , Something U Do , Something U Are And Something U Give Away "" -
JOHN LENNON#WorldPeaceDay pic.twitter.com/Pmve8CdmHu

— Indrani (@pandey_indrani) September 21, 2018

Happy #WorldPeaceDay!!! Today we celebrate Peace with millions of people around the world.  ✨? - https://t.co/Ze1rdVuK4f pic.twitter.com/NDs3OyQXBF

— Festival of Peace (@FestofPeace) September 21, 2018

Qur'an stained with blood of children who were massacred yesterday in #USA airstrike on an #Islamic school in Sakow town, Juba region #Somalia#WorldPeaceDay #PeaceDay pic.twitter.com/MzuQgJR9nJ

— Suddhan Sadaf Shareef (@SuddhanSadaf30) September 21, 2018

Celebrate #WorldPeaceDay with a concert in support of charity the @worldwide_tribe tonight! https://t.co/UMk1uoe8dE pic.twitter.com/FNinuxiJRE

— LauderdaleHouse (@LauderdaleHouse) September 21, 2018

#FlashbackFriday #WorldPeaceDay This day is dedicated to world peace, the absence of war and violence, and was first celebrated in 1982. It is kept by many nations, political groups, military groups, and people. pic.twitter.com/4RtJbDofoZ

— Debbie Rush @ Gallagher Coventry (@GallagherCovDeb) September 21, 2018

#WorldPeaceDay | @Kidz2KidzSA is looking to address the issue of bullying,as children as young as 6 are suffering from depression&eventually turning2 suicide as a solution.Through its anti-bullying programme called ‘Cool2BeKind’, the initiative aims to educate&create awareness. pic.twitter.com/diCSWJCyBz

— Mishka Patel (@MishkaPatel) September 21, 2018