UN International Day of Families 2015
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. For 2015, the UN chose the theme "Men in Charge? Gender Equality and Children's Rights in Contemporary Families."
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: Dr. Helen M. Osei, secretary general, UPF-Ghana
Accra, Ghana—UPF teaches that marriage and family are the cornerstone of peace, and, as we know, family decline and breakdown lead to social and national decline.
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, secretary general, UPF Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria—A UPF-organized summit marked the 2015 United Nations International Day of Families by recommending the establishment of a national Ministry of Family Affairs.
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: Clément Tsana, secretary general, UPF-Congo
Brazzaville, Congo—About 50 Ambassadors for Peace and other high-level guests from the Republic of Congo attended a program held to mark the UN International Day of Families 2015.
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: Olga Nedzayminva, Dmitry Oficerov and Dmitry Samko
Moscow, Russia—UPF-Russia marked the 2015 United Nations International Day of Families with events in three major cities.
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: Trevor Edward Jones, executive director, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru—In the cities of Lima and Trujillo in Peru, meetings were held to celebrate the 2015 International Day of Families.
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina celebrated the International Day of Families with events in three cities: Corrientes, Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata.
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: UPF-USA
New York, USA—On May 15, UPF-USA and the Sun International Peace Federation co-organized a seminar in New York to commemorate the UN International Day of Families 2015.
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: Mihai Calestru, secretary general, UPF-Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova—To draw attention to the 2015 International Day of Families, UPF-Moldova organized a street action under the motto "Happy Families—Prosperous Nation."
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: David Pereyra Aguilar, UPF-Bolivia
La Paz, Bolivia—A “Cultural Family Week” was organized by UPF-Bolivia in La Paz, Bolivia from May 10-17, 2015 to celebrate the UN International Day of Families.
- UN International Day of Families 2015
- Written by: UPF-Japan
Japan—UPF-Japan collaborated with the South Tokyo Assembly of Ambassadors for Peace to organize the third annual ”Family Clean Rally 246” in observance of the International Day of Families.