UN International Day of Peace 2009
- Written by: Ken
Santiago, Dominican Republic - Hundreds of people gathered in a university auditorium to celebrate peace.
- Written by: Bill Selig
Quito, Ecuador - People from different regions and professions attended a peace gathering at the National Assembly.
- Written by: Bill Selig
Tallinn, Estonia - Music and images of peace highlighted a celebration at the Tallinn Peace Embassy.
- Written by: UPF-Eurasia
Moscow, Russia - The Eurasian Peace Council supports a global call for ceasefire.
- Written by: UPF - France
Vannes, France - In connection with the International Day of Peace, donations were collected to send to Togo.
- Written by: Vitaly Maksimov, UPF - Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia - A round-table discussion explored the theme of "Leadership at a Time of Crisis."
- Written by: UPF - Germany
Dusseldorf, Germany - Some 80 people assembled at the Goethe-Hafez Hall in Dusseldorf for a seminar on peace.
- Written by: UPF - Germany
Munich, Germany - “You will receive whatever you ask for in prayer, if you believe."
- Written by: UPF - Germany
Stuttgart, Germany - A special event was held to raise funds for orphans in Cote d'Ivoire.
- Written by: UPF - Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana - The third annual "Peace Walk" ended at the Seawall Bandstand.
- Written by: UPF - India
New Delhi, India - Ms. Shalini Dewan, Director of United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, spoke on peace.
- Written by: UPF - Ireland
Dublin, Ireland - A veteran peacebuilder described lessons from the peace process in Ireland.
- Written by: UPF - Israel
Haifa, Israel - Women of three faiths gathered at a celebration in the City Hall.
- Written by: UPF - Italy
Italy - An International Week of Peace was celebrated in Milan with a benefit concert and a seminar on peace in the family and community and in Monza with a peace vigil and intercultural dialogue.
- Written by: UPF - Japan
Kanagawa, Japan – Youth from Tokyo cleaned up a beach on the Miura Peninsula.
- Written by: UPF - Japan
Tokyo, Japan - UPF-Japan hosted a forum about expectations of the new Japanese administration.
- Written by: UPF - Latvia
Riga, Latvia - People of different ages and nationalities watched the film The Day After Peace.
- Written by: UPF - Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - A crowded meeting was attended by university professors, NGO leaders, and the media.
- Written by: UPF - Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - The United Nations International Day of Peace was celebrated at the School of Foreign Service.
- Written by: UPF - Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - UPF joined the Nepal government in celebrating the Day of Peace on the theme “We must disarm.”
- Written by: UPF-Netherlands
Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands - A seminar on disarmament was part of the UPF European Leadership Conference.
- Written by: UPF - Netherlands
The Hague, Netherlands - On September 21, UPF-Netherlands participated in a Suikerfeest.
- Written by: UPF - New Zealand
Mangere, New Zealand - The Day of Peace celebration was attended by 70 people from the Te Wananga O Aotearoa.
- Written by: UPF - Norway
Oslo, Norway - Korean and Afghan diplomats attended a discussion on disarmament by NGO officials and a representative of Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.