The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, which coincides with the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.

According to the General Assembly resolution of June 15, 2007, which established the commemoration, this day spreads the message of non-violence, including education and public awareness.

The resolution reaffirms the "universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to ensure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".

Gandhi, who helped lead India to independence, has been the inspiration for nonviolent movements for civil rights and social change around the world.

Throughout his life, Gandhi remained committed to his belief in non-violence even under oppressive conditions and in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.

While nonviolence is often used as a synonym for pacifism, since the mid-20th century the term nonviolence has been adopted by many social change movements that do not focus on opposing war.

A key tenet of the theory of nonviolence is that the power of rulers depends on the consent of the population, and therefore nonviolence seeks to undermine such power by attracting the consent and cooperation of the population./KosovaPress/