Jeremy Gilley MBE

We are thrilled to hear that, at last, our friend and extraordinary advocate for peace has been recognised in the 2023 New Year’s Honours List with an award of the MBE for services to global peace.

In 1999 Jeremy Gilley desired there be one single day when all countries vowed not to wage war: a worldwide ceasefire and day of non-violence. He established Peace One Day. The United Nations had already declared the third Tuesday of September the International Day of Peace, Peace One Day aimed to resolve the confusion on which calendar day it fell, and on 7 September 2001, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution formally establishing the UN International Day of Peace an annual Peace Day of global ceasefire and non-violence on 21 September.

The former UK ambassador to the United Nations, Jeremy Greenstock, credited Peace One Day's campaign with playing a central role in the new resolutions processes and commented that "the need for such an enhanced approach was originally brought to our attention by a United Kingdom-based non-governmental organisation, Peace One Day"

Jeremy has never wavered in his pursuit of Peace, and with the addition of 21 March as Anti-Racism Live, 21 June as Climate Action Live and a special day for young people, 21 December as Space Transformers, Peace One Day has extended its mission beyond peace…

Citation; Wikipedia 2023