UN International Day of Families 2017
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 2017, the UN chose the theme "Families, education and well-being."
- UN International Day of Families 2017
- Written by: UPF-Taiwan
New Taipei City, Taiwan—Ambassadors for Peace and members of UPF-Taiwan celebrated the UN International Day of Families and Mother’s Day on May 15.
- UN International Day of Families 2017
- Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, secretary general, UPF-Nigeria
Uyo, Nigeria—About 40 children of Ambassadors for Peace marched in a parade and sang "peace songs" to celebrate the 2017 International Day of Families.
- UN International Day of Families 2017
- Written by: Jacques Marion, chair, UPF-France
Paris, France—In honor of the 2017 UN International Day of Families, UPF-France held a forum under the theme “The Family in the 21st Century—Evolution or Crisis?”
- UN International Day of Families 2017
- Written by: Maria Pammer, secretary general, UPF of Upper Austria
Linz, Austria—To commemorate the UN International Day of Families, the Upper Austrian chapter of UPF held a discussion on the topic “What Value Does the Family Have?”
- UN International Day of Families 2017
- Written by: Mag. Elisabeth Cook, UPF-Austria
Vienna, Austria—More than 200 guests, including Ambassadors for Peace and NGO leaders, attended a celebration of the 2017 International Day of Families.
- UN International Day of Families 2017
- Written by: UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru—More than 200 people attended an event UPF-Peru organized at the Congress of Peru in celebration of the UN International Day of Families 2017.
- UN International Day of Families 2017
- Written by: Greg Stone, president, UPF-Australia
Sydney, Australia—The UN International Day of Families was commemorated by UPF-Australia at its bimonthly Ambassadors for Peace meeting.
- UN International Day of Families 2017
- Written by: Steinar Murud, secretary general, UPF-Norway
Oslo, Norway—The UN International Day of Families was celebrated with a program on the topic “Family and Society—Our Families’ Situation in 2017.”