,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #fg  ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #bf1 #bjai,mr4 ,lewis        
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
the ,international ,day of ,peace4      
,whereas1 on ,november #cj1 #aiha1      
during the #ggth plenary meeting1 the   
,united ,nations ,general ,assembly     
adopted a resolution to declare the     
third ,tuesday of ,september as the     
,international ,day of ,peace2 ,whereas1
 nearly #bj years later1 the ,united    
,nations ,general ,assembly adopted     
,a_/,,res_/#ee_/bhb1 which officially   
designated ,september #ba as a global   
day to recognize and celebrate          
international cease-fire and            
nonviolence2 ,whereas1 on ,september    
#ba1 all ,united ,nations ,member       
,states1 organizations1 regional and    
nongovernmental organizations1 and      

individuals are encouraged to celebrate 
and recognize global peace efforts2     
,whereas the ,united ,states ,institute 
of ,peace coordinates an annual ,peace  
,day ,challenge1 an international effort
 to reaffirm peace as an authentic      
alternative to violence and war2        
,whereas according to the ,united       
,states ,institute of ,peace1 since     
#bjae the ,peace ,day ,challenge has    
reached more than #ajd million people in
 #adh countries2 ,whereas1 in #bjae1 the
 ,,usip ,global ,peacebuilding ,center  
developed an inaugural ,,usipeace       
,teachers program which selected        
educators to incorporate peacebuilding  
into curricula and activities with      
students across the country2 ,whereas   
peace education programs help break the 
cycle of violence and conflict by       
developing active communities committed 
to peace scholarship and instruction2   
,whereas the #bjai ,global ,peace ,index
 found that peacefulness improved       
slightly for the first time in five     

years1 but declined in #gf countries of 
those studied2 ,whereas the #bjai       
,global ,peace ,index also noted that   
for the past #aj years there has been a 
persistent decrease in the world's      
peacefulness and that global violence   
cost #ad4a trillion in #bjah2 ,whereas  
these reports and actions underscore the
 importance of strengthening and        
supporting domestic and global efforts  
to study1 discuss1 teach1 and develop   
techniques and methods to encourage and 
augment global peace efforts2 ,whereas  
climate change threatens world          
economies1 public health1 and the       
environment1 which affect the security  
and peaceful existence of global        
citizens and countries around the world2
 ,whereas the ,institute for ,economics 
and ,peace found that countries with    
lower levels of positive peace have a   
higher ratio of fatalities as a result  
of natural disasters2 ,whereas climate  
change results in natural disasters1    
droughts1 desalination of water1        

destruction of ecosystems1 and other    
catastrophes that exacerbate or         
instigate tensions that lead to violent 
conflict2 ,whereas young people and     
activists in more than #aej countries   
around the world launched coordinated   
global protests demanding action on     
climate change in ,september #bjai2 and 
,whereas the theme for the #bjai        
,international ,day of ,peace is        
,climate ,action for ,peace3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it ,that ,congress--  7#a7
 recognizes the importance of           
celebrating the #chth anniversary of the
 ,international ,day of ,peace2 and     
7#b7 urges all citizens of the ,united  
,states to reflect upon the importance  
of peace1 tolerance1 cease-fire1 and    
nonviolence4