while there are various icons of peace – the olive branch, the dove – there is no official world flag of peace adopted by the united nations. that’s why this initiative has proposed that, for one day a year on 21 september, every country raises an all-white version of their national flag to represent that we are all one. in 2013, embassies of colombia, equatorial guinea and ecuador in london officially agreed to support the peace flag initiative by raising a colorless version of their respective flags on september 21. the initiative was nominated for a white pencil in 2012 at d&ad for its contribution towards peace, in support of peace one day.