UN International Day of Peace 2009
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Day of Peace in Palau
- Monday, September 21, 2009
Koror, Palau - A friendly football match brought together Palauans, Bangladeshis, Indonesians, Koreans, and Filipinos.
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Day of Peace in Asuncion
- Friday, September 18, 2009
Asuncion, Paraguay - A peace forum at the National Congress brought together diverse organizations.
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Day of Peace in Peru
- Monday, September 21, 2009
Peru - UPF-Peru embraced the International Day of Peace with ceremonies in the Peruvian Congress, Trujillo and Puno.
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Day of Peace in Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Sunday, September 20, 2009
Chelyabinsk, Russia - Children wrote messages of goodwill on balloons and gave them to others.
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Day of Peace in Moscow
- Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Moscow, Russia - A variety of activities connected to the International Day of Peace took place in the Moscow region, including a festival, a round-table discussion, a Play Football Make Peace Tournament, and a wreath-laying ceremony honoring UN Peacekeepers.
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Day of Peace in Pervouralsk, Russia
- Monday, September 21, 2009
Pervouralsk, Russia - Students made gifts with symbols of peace to send to children in Georgia.
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Day of Peace in Revda, Russia
- Friday, September 11, 2009
Revda, Russia - People walking on the street were invited to make cranes, doves, and angels symbolizing peace.
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Day of Peace in Serov, Russia
- Monday, September 21, 2009
Serov, Russia - Senior citizens celebrated peace with children at a rehabilitation center.
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Day of Peace in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Wednesday, September 23, 2009
St. Petersburg, Russia - Students participated in the project "The Baltic Sea Is Our Common Sea."
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Day of Peace in Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Monday, September 21, 2009
Yekaterinburg, Russia - Children at an orphanage learned about peace and made paper cranes.
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Day of Peace in San Marino
- Monday, September 21, 2009
San Marino - Ambassadors for Peace and their guests celebrated the International Day of Peace at a Social Center.
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Commentaries on the International Day of Peace Declaration
- Monday, September 21, 2009
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Day of Peace in St. Lucia
- Sunday, September 27, 2009
Castries, St. Lucia - Representatives of six organizations met and published a joint peace declaration.
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Day of Peace Observed at the UN Headquarters in Geneva
- Monday, September 28, 2009
Geneva, Switzerland - A disarmament seminar at the UN offices included a model UN interreligious council.
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Day of Peace in Bangkok
- Monday, September 28, 2009
Bangkok, Thailand - Events organized for the Day of Peace included a seminar, concert, and observances of one minute of silence in 15 schools.
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Conference in London Marks the International Day of Peace 2009
- Monday, September 28, 2009
London, England - At a Sept. 21, 2009 conference in London on the International Day of Peace, a scholar called for effective weapons monitoring and a peace activist spoke of the need to reduce war-related spending.
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Day of Peace in Kharkov, Ukraine
- Thursday, September 24, 2009
Kharkov, Ukraine - Students heard lectures and watched a film about peace.
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Week of Peace in Kiev
- Sunday, September 27, 2009
Kiev, Ukraine - A number of projects took place with students and refugee children.
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Day of Peace in Sumy, Ukraine
- Monday, September 21, 2009
Sumy, Ukraine - A football match took place between teams from two universities.
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Day of Peace in Zhitomar, Ukraine
- Monday, September 21, 2009
Zhitomir, Ukraine - Volunteers gave a presentation about peace at an orphanage and engaged youth in a friendly football match.
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Day of Peace in Montevideo
- Friday, September 25, 2009
Montevideo, Uruguay - Peace was celebrated through music, games, poetry, and lectures.
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Day of Peace in Colorado, USA
- Friday, September 25, 2009
Colorado, USA - Music and interfaith prayers marked the Day of Peace in Denver.
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Day of Peace in Caracas
- Friday, September 25, 2009
Caracas, Venezuela - Volunteers cleaned and painted at an orphanage and center for the elderly in La Rinconada on the International Day of Peace 2009.
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Day of Pardon and Peace Promoted in Colombia
- Monday, September 21, 2009
Bogotá, Colombia - Ambassadors for Peace organized a celebration of the International Day of Peace in the national Congress on Sept. 21, 2009, with religious leaders presenting a proposal for a national “Day of Pardon, Day of Peace, and Day of Thanksgiving.”
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