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Jeremy Gilley and his Peace One Day organisation campaigned heavily until the General Assembly decided in 2001 that the International Day of Peace would be celebrated on September 21 each year.

The International Day of Peace is a global ceasefire day and is implemented through a United Nations General Assembly resolution:

"United Nations General Assembly resolution (A/Res/55/282) was unanimously adopted by UN member states, formally establishing an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on the UN International Day of Peace, fixed in the global calendar on 21 September – Peace Day." (source: Jeremy Gilley)

What does director Jeremy Gilley think about his achievements and the day? Find out in an interview with BBC Four and watch Jeremy's movie trailer on Google Video. Read the UN General Assembly resolution on UNdemocracy.org and join the global debate in our forum Who would you vote for as president in the world? as well as on the social network to promote peace.

Tthe World Bank started a new partnership program with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in order to support developing countries recovering assets stolen by corrupt leaders.

Developing countries often encounter severe problems due to misgovernment and corruption. The new co-operation will provide assistance and institutional help in order to recover stolen money and bring it back in developing countries and their rattled economies.

To improve and facilitate those efforts Switzerland joined the initiative and will support this accomplishment among others with new laws, to make illegal financial deposits impossible.

Read more about this important new program on BBC News online and on NewsFeedResearcher.com. 

Three months after holding general elections Belgium has failed to create government, while separatist voices call for its split.

Belgium is divided into two larger regions - the Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north, and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. Friction among both ethnic groups and even calls for Belgium's split from the leaders of both groups left Belgium over three months without a government.

Read more about the historic and political background of the current situation in the New York Times as well as on Bloomberg.

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