In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared Gandhi's birthday 2 October as "the International Day of Nonviolence."[117] First proposed by UNESCO in 1948, as the School Day of Nonviolence and Peace (DENIP in Spanish),[118] 30 January is observed as the School Day of Nonviolence and Peace in schools of many countries[119] In countries with a Southern Hemisphere school calendar, it is observed on 30 March.[119]