UN International Day of Families 2018
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 2018, the UN chose the theme "Families and inclusive societies."
- UN International Day of Families 2018
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina celebrated the International Day of Families in San Clemente and Haedo, recognizing couples who have been married for 25 years or more.
- UN International Day of Families 2018
- Written by: Nobuhiro Igarashi, UPF-Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark—Approximately 200 people attended a UPF celebration of UN International Day of Families 2018, held at UN City.
- UN International Day of Families 2018
- Written by: UPF-Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands—UPF co-sponsored a combined celebration of the 2018 UN International Day of Families and Africa Day.
- UN International Day of Families 2018
- Written by: Steinar Murud, secretary general, UPF-Norway
Oslo, Norway—UPF-Norway held a program for UN International Day of Families which addressed the challenges that families face today.
- UN International Day of Families 2018
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina commemorated the International Day of Families 2018 by honoring ten couples with longstanding marriages.
- UN International Day of Families 2018
- Written by: Hubert Arnoldi, UPF-Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany—“Family and Inclusive Societies” was the theme of a celebration of UN International Day of Families 2018.
- UN International Day of Families 2018
- Written by: UPF-New Zealand
Aukland, New Zealand—Diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds represented at UPF-New Zealand’s commemoration of UN International Day of Families.
- UN International Day of Families 2018
- Written by: UPF-Japan
Tokyo, Japan—Every year families work together to clean up the streets in honor of International Day of Families.