BBC News to showcase Jeremy Gilley's journey on 'Peace One Day-3'
As the years passed since the inaugural Peace Day in 1999, there has still not been a single cease fire. Faced with accusations that the day was meaningless, Jeremy decided to answer his critics by taking his initiative to the one place on earth that everyone said it would never work ' Afghanistan.
In 2007, with Peace One Day Ambassador Jude Law and Jeremy visited Afghanistan and spearheaded a process that has resulted in an agreement by all parties in the region, including the Taliban, to honour the day for three consecutive years . This allowed aid workers to move safely and immunise over 4 million children against polio. This was a huge achievement but still not a global ceasefire.
So what is next? Peace One Day Part 3 premieres on BBC World News on 18 and 19 September, and follows the story of Jeremy Gilley's continuing journey to make Peace Day known around the world. The next goal he has set himself is to persuade all world leaders to sign up to a declaration "not to fire unless fired upon" for the duration of Peace Day in 2012. But what will it take to make this happen and who are the players that will sign up to this commitment?
Peace One Day Part 3 follows Jeremy's strategy and his gathering of supporters, in the build up to 2012.
Jude Law said, "I'm delighted to be part of a process that uses film in such a constructive way. The fact that BBC World News is showing this latest film is wonderful."
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