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UN International Day of Families 2010
The UN International Day of Families is celebrated each May at the United Nations headquarters and around the world. The Universal Peace Federation joins in commemorating this day because it considers the family as a microcosm of the global community and because sustainable peace is grounded in the family as the most intimate social unit, the school of love. The theme of the 2010 observance was "The Impact of Migration on Families." For a PowerPoint overview of UPF observances, click here.
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Day of Families Celebrated in Lagos
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Lagos, Nigeria - On the UN International Day of Families, the Youth Federation for World Peace organized a one-day seminar and a ceremony commissioning new Ambassadors for Peace.
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Day of Families Celebrated in Barbados
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Bridgetown, Barbados - The Barbados National Peace Council (UPF-Barbados) hosted an International Day of Families celebration with the theme "The impact of migration on families around the world" on May 15.
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Day of Families in Thailand Celebrated at Elementary School
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Chacheongsao, Thailand - For the International Day of Families, May 15, a presentation on the “Family as the School of Love” was given to the parents in Plaeng Yao District and participants in Religious Youth Service project taking place in at the school. This was followed by various types of family games and awarding of scholarships to 10 students.
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Day of Families Celebrated in Douala
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Douala, Cameroon - The International Day of Families observance took place on May 15 at the Hotel Lewat with an attendance of almost 70 people of various sectors of the society, including religious leaders, professors, journalists, and business people.
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Day of Families Observed in Victoria
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Victoria, Seychelles - UPF Ambasadors for Peace visited the North East Point Elderly People's Home on the International Day of Families. They organized a tea party and entertainment for the residents.
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Day of Families Celebrated in Freetown
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Freetown, Sierra Leone - The UN International Day of Families was celebrated in the Hall of the National School of Nursing in Freetown on May 15.
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Day of Families Celebrated in Tokyo
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Tokyo, Japan - There are now more than two million foreign residents in Japan, and the number is rising rapidly, especially in Tokyo where as many as one in ten couples are international couples. Japan had thought of herself as a strictly homogeneous nation for a long time but is now facing the challenge of coexisting with migrants.
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International Day of Families 2010 Celebrated in 40 Nations
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
UPF chapters in 40 nations organized celebrations of the UN International Day of Families, May 15, 2010.
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Day of Families celebrated in Agboville, Cote d'Ivoire
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire - The International Day of Families was commemorated in Agboville, a city 68 km from Abidjan, on May 15. Despite great political turmoil, it was decided to hold the ceremony outside of the capital.
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Day of Families Celebrated in Milton Keynes, UK
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Milton Keynes, UK - An event focusing on Families and Migration gathered about 35 people at the Quaker Centre, Milton Keynes, on May 15, observing UN International Day of Families 2010.
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Day of Families Celebrated in Caracas
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Caracas, Venezuela - UPF-Venezuela organized a celebration of the International Day of Families at the Banco del Libro in Altamira in Caracas on May 15, 2010. This commemoration was part of a workshop titled "New Incorruptible Leadership," which emphasized the family as a school of universal values and good character for future leaders of the world of peace.
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Day of Families Celebrated in Madrid
- Saturday, May 15, 2010
Madrid, Spain - A Family Festival on May 15 marked the International Day of Families in Madrid. Two presentations about the family opened the program at 11:30, followed by lunch, awards of families youth and children, and a dance performance by the "Asociación Todo es Arte" from Peru.
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