United Nations office in Afghanistan along with Afghan celebrities and civil society representatives launched peace campaign to stabilize security in the war-torn country on Tuesday, a press release of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said. Titled 'What Are You Doing for Peace in Afghanistan?' Afghan celebrities, UN staff and representatives from civil society organizations joined hands at simultaneous events in Kabul, Mazar, Kunduz and Jalalabad cities calling on people to support peace in the post-Taliban country, the press release added. 'This year's campaign will feature numerous initiatives in support of peace by individual citizens and groups plus a polio immunization drive that will aim to reach millions of children in some of the most insecure areas in the country,' the press release added. It also noted that the campaign, which runs from now till International Peace Day on Sept. 21, is being launched at a time of heightened conflict but aims to be the most ambitious and determined peace effort that Afghanistan has seen. Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, according to the press release said: 'There is huge demand for peace which is so desperately needed in this country. UNAMA is today calling on all those working for peace in Afghanistan to give voice to this demand by coming together in a massive collective effort for peace.' Afghanistan has enormously suffered over the past three decades of war and civil strife. In 2008 alone, over 6,000 people, more than 2,100 of them civilians, lost their lives in conflicts. In 2009, the civilian casualties, according to UN report released in June, increases by 24 percent against the same period last year. 