UN International Day of Peace 2009
- Written by: Geoffrey Fyers, UPF - Palau
Koror, Palau - A friendly football match brought together Palauans, Bangladeshis, Indonesians, Koreans, and Filipinos.
- Written by: UPF - Paraguay
Asuncion, Paraguay - A peace forum at the National Congress brought together diverse organizations.
- Written by: Trevor Jones, Executive Director, UPF-Peru
Peru - UPF-Peru embraced the International Day of Peace with ceremonies in the Peruvian Congress, Trujillo and Puno.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Chelyabinsk, Russia - Children wrote messages of goodwill on balloons and gave them to others.
- Written by: UPF-Erasia
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.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Pervouralsk, Russia - Students made gifts with symbols of peace to send to children in Georgia.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Revda, Russia - People walking on the street were invited to make cranes, doves, and angels symbolizing peace.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Serov, Russia - Senior citizens celebrated peace with children at a rehabilitation center.
- Written by: UPF-Eurasia
St. Petersburg, Russia - Students participated in the project "The Baltic Sea Is Our Common Sea."
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Yekaterinburg, Russia - Children at an orphanage learned about peace and made paper cranes.
- Written by: UPF - San Marino
San Marino - Ambassadors for Peace and their guests celebrated the International Day of Peace at a Social Center.
- Written by: UPF - St. Lucia
- Written by: UPF - St. Lucia
Castries, St. Lucia - Representatives of six organizations met and published a joint peace declaration.
- Written by: UPF - Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland - A disarmament seminar at the UN offices included a model UN interreligious council.
- Written by: UPF - Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand - Events organized for the Day of Peace included a seminar, concert, and observances of one minute of silence in 15 schools.
- Written by: UPF - UK
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.
- Written by: UPF - Ukraine
Kharkov, Ukraine - Students heard lectures and watched a film about peace.
- Written by: UPF - Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine - A number of projects took place with students and refugee children.
- Written by: UPF - Ukraine
Sumy, Ukraine - A football match took place between teams from two universities.
- Written by: UPF - Ukraine
Zhitomir, Ukraine - Volunteers gave a presentation about peace at an orphanage and engaged youth in a friendly football match.
- Written by: UPF - Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay - Peace was celebrated through music, games, poetry, and lectures.
- Written by: UPF - USA
Colorado, USA - Music and interfaith prayers marked the Day of Peace in Denver.
- Written by: UPF - Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela - Volunteers cleaned and painted at an orphanage and center for the elderly in La Rinconada on the International Day of Peace 2009.
- Written by: UPF - Colombia
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.”