Daily Facts about Peace

2023

The United Nations established the International Day of Reconciliation to promote reconciliation and peace in post-conflict societies.

2023

United Nations Day is observed to commemorate the anniversary of the UN's founding in 1945.

2023

The League of Nations is founded as part of the Treaty of Versailles, with the goal of promoting international cooperation and peace.

1995

Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, is assassinated by a right-wing Israeli.

1973

A United Nations-sanctioned cease-fire ends the Yom Kippur War between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

1945

The United Nations (UN) is officially established.

1901

The inaugural Nobel Prizes are awarded in recognition of outstanding achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace.