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Day of Peace in New Delhi
Written by UPF - India
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
New Delhi, India - Ms. Shalini Dewan, Director of United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, spoke on “Peace and Non-Violence” at a large celebration in the UN Conference Hall September 16. The event also included interfaith prayers and a symbolic “surrender of weapons” by students of the local Springdales School.
Other speakers included Ambassador K.V. Rajan, President of the Association of Indian Diplomats, who spoke on the “Vision of a World Without Weapons,” and Dr. Mohini Giri, who spoke of the role of women in peace making. The guest of honor was the Hon. Salman Khurshid, Minister of Minority Affairs in the Indian government.
To read UPF's Declaration on the International Day of Peace 2009, click here.
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