Up to 200 countries participated in this year's inter-faith International Day of Peace (IPD) Vigil, held on September 21.
Last year around 350 community spiritual observations were held across 60 countries. One mass meditation in Sri Lanka involved 300,000 people, including the Prime Minister and opposition leaders.
The day aims to "encourage worldwide, 24-hour spiritual observation for peace, non-violence and global ceasefire... in every house of worship and place of spiritual practice, by all religious and spiritually based groups and individuals and by all men, women and children who seek peace in the world."
The United Nations General Assembly established the event in 1981, and the same date - September 21 - was fixed five years ago.
The goal this year is to have all 192 National States participating.
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