International Day of Non-Violence 2024; October 2nd.

FORUM: “Gandhian values and the UN charter.” International Day of Non-Violence 2024. Non-violence has “active” or “activist” elements, in that believers generally accept the need for non-violence as a means to achieve political and social change. In general, advocates of an activist philosophy of nonviolence use diverse methods in their campaigns for social change, including critical forms of education and persuasion, mass non-cooperation, civil disobedience, non-violent direct action, constructive program, and social, political, cultural and economic forms of intervention. In modern times, non-violent methods have been a powerful tool for social protest and revolutionary social and political change. There are many examples of their use. Fuller surveys may be found in the entries on civil resistance, nonviolent resistance and nonviolent revolution. Gandhian values has been recognized globally as a powerful tools for seeking Justice, equity and growth. These have also inspired people’s movement worldwide, including those led by figures like Martin Luther King JR. and Nelson Mandela. In the context of the United Nations, the gandhian values resonates in one way of the other in three pillars which are: Sustainable Development, Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues; Peace and Security. Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #2october, #NonViolenceDay, #Ghandhi.

EVENTS: Commemorating Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948). Join us on October 2nd for the celebration of Mahatma Gandhi 155 birth anniversary and for the observance of the International Day of Non-Violence 2024. The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations is organizing a special event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Gandhi on October 2nd, 2024, from 15:00 to 16:00 in conference room 8 at UNHQ. All are cordially invited. Get the invitation or Watch the livestream!

Special activities: Film shows on Gandhi and his contemporaries, occasional special exhibitions, seminars, conferences on various topics is being planned.

EXHIBITS: To promote and propagate the life, work and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation, through visual arts, photographs, paintings, manuscripts and display of his worldly possessions (relics). Also to set up memorial pillars, tablets; Visit the National Gandhi Museum and Library, New Delhi.

Galleries: 09.30 a.m. to 05.30 p.m. Mondays closed.
Library: 10.00 a.m. to 05.00 p.m. closed on Mondays, Gaz. Holidays & 2nd Sunday of the Month.

Statement of the United Natins Secretary-General on the International Day of Non-Violence 2024; October 2nd.

On the International Day of Non-Violence, we commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, and reaffirm the values to which he dedicated his life: equality, respect, peace and justice.

Our world today is bristling with violence.

Across the globe, conflicts are raging. From Ukraine, to Sudan, the Middle East, and far beyond, war is creating a hellscape of destruction, destitution, and fear. Inequality and climate chaos are undermining the foundations of peace. And hate whipped up online is spilling over onto the streets.

Last month’s Summit of the Future offered hope. Countries came together to lay the groundwork for a renewed multilateralism, equipped to support peace in a changing world. That includes a renewed focus on the underlying causes of conflict – from inequality to poverty and division. Now we need countries to transform those commitments into reality.

Gandhi believed non-violence was the greatest force available to humanity – more powerful than any weapon. Together, let’s build institutions to support that noble vision.


António Guterres

LIVESTREAM: Commemoration of International Day of Non-Violence 2024.