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UN International Day of Families 2016
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 2016, the UN chose the theme "Families, Healthy Lives and Sustainable Future."
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International Day of Families Observed in India
- Sunday, May 15, 2016
New Delhi, India—UPF-India commemorated the International Day of Families by co-organizing an event with Let the Spirit Move, a New Delhi-based NGO.
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International Day of Families Observed in Russia
- Saturday, May 14, 2016
Moscow, Russia—Ambassadors for Peace and other distinguished guests joined UPF in celebrating International Day of Families 2016.
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International Day of Families Observed in Nicaragua
- Friday, May 13, 2016
León, Nicaragua—Forty people attended the UPF celebration of the International Day of Families 2016 in Nicaragua.
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Albania Holds Marriage Blessing for 40 Couples
- Sunday, May 15, 2016
Tirana, Albania—Approximately 40 couples took part in an Interfaith Peace Blessing which was timed to coincide with the UN International Day of Families.
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International Day of Families Observed in Venezuela
- Saturday, May 14, 2016
Caracas, Venezuela—To honor the International Day of Families 2016, UPF-Venezuela held an event for 40 participants at the Eurobuilding Hotel in Caracas.
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International Day of Families Observed in Albania
- Thursday, May 12, 2016
Tirana, Albania—About 200 participants, including the former president of Albania, attended an event at the UNESCO Hall of the National Historic Museum of Albania to celebrate International Day of Families 2016.
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International Day of Families Observed in the United States
- Sunday, May 15, 2016
New York, United States—Hundreds of families across the United States celebrated the United Nations’ International Day of Families, held every year on May 15.
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International Day of Families Observed in Italy
- Saturday, May 14, 2016
Bergamo, Italy—The importance of the family to peacebuilding was the focus of the UPF celebration of International Day of Families 2016.
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International Day of Families Observed in Japan
- Friday, April 29, 2016
Tokyo, Japan—UPF-Japan and the South Tokyo Assembly of Ambassadors for Peace held their fourth annual ”Family Clean Rally 246” in observance of the International Day of Families.
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International Day of Families Observed in France
- Saturday, May 14, 2016
Paris, France—UPF-France used the occasion of International Day of Families to hold its first Forum on Family and Religion.
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