UN International Day of Peace
Each year on September 21, the UN invites all nations and people to honor a cessation of hostilities and commemorate the International Day of Peace through education and public awareness on issues related to peace. In the quest for peace, UPF and its Ambassadors for Peace around the world organize commemorations of the International Day of Peace each year.
- Written by: UPF - Canada
Montreal, Canada - Ambassadors for Peace and friends gathered in Montreal on the evening of Sept. 22, 2014, to commemorate the UN International Day of Peace.
- Written by: UPF - Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal - The UN International Day of Peace 2014 was celebrated by UPF-Nepal with programs held in Kathmandu, Nepaljung, Pokhara, Chitwan, Dhangadhi and Biratnagar.
- Written by: UPF - Peru
In the Congress of Peru, UPF held a forum on Sept. 23, 2014 in observance of the UN International Day of Peace. A second observance took place in Trujillo on Sept. 30.
- Written by: UPF - San Marino
San Marino - A delegation from Israel, including Mr. Hod Ben Zvi, Prof. Eliezer Glaubach and his wife, Mrs. Rachel Glaubach, visited San Marino on Sept. 17, 2014, to enlist support for UPF's peace initiatives in the Middle East.
- Written by: UPF - Germany
On the occasion of the UN International Day of Peace 2014, UPF-Germany organized programs in Bonn, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart.
- Written by: Deisy Rivera, Secretary, UPF-Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica - UPF-Costa Rica had a booth at a celebration of the International Day of Peace 2014 organized by Red de Paz (Peace Network), of which UPF Costa Rica is a part. On Sept. 27, UPF-Costa Rica will hold a program at the Peace Embassy called "Let's Promote a Culture of Peace and Unity in our Region."
- Written by: Alejandro Fayad Betancourt, Secretary General, UPF-Colombia
Bogota, Colombia - The International Day of Peace was celebrated at the Peace Embassy in Bogota with two events, on Sept. 21 and 28, 2014.
- Written by: UPF - Albania
Tirana, Albania - The Albania Academy of Sciences was the setting for an observance of the UN International Day of Peace, Sept. 19, 2014.
- Written by: Mr. Chai Mai Hsien, Secretary General, UPF-Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - UPF-Taiwan celebrated the International Day of Peace on Sept. 20, 2014, by holding a seminar at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.
- Written by: Mrs. Rita Salaris, Chair, Women's Federation for World Peace-Netherlands
The Hague, Netherlands - Three members of the Women's Federation for World Peace-Netherlands joined the Sept. 20, 2014, International Day of Peace event called Salon on Women and Democracy organized by the Women’s Plaza of The Hague.
- Written by: Raimondas Urbonas, Secretary General, UPF-Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania - UPF Lithuania held a commemoration of the International Day of Peace in Vilnius by holding an interreligious prayer gathering on the Hill of Three Crosses in Vilnius on Sept. 19, 2014.
- Written by: UPF - Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland - Religious representatives and politicians gathered on Sept. 21, 2014, the UN International Day of Peace, to express their desire to work together to build peace and continue to make Iceland a model country of peace in the 21st century.
- Written by: UPF - France
Paris, France - International Day of Peace forums took place in Paris, Lyon and Vannes.
- Written by: UPF - Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia - UPF-Estonia invited friends and Ambassadors for Peace to an afternoon program at the Peace Embassy in Tallinn on Sept. 21, 2014. The topic was "Foundations for Lasting Peace."
- Written by: UPF - Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador - UPF Ambassadors for Peace in Ecuador participated in International Day of Peace programs in Quito at Carolina Park on Sept. 21 and at the Peace Embassy on Sept. 30, 2014.
- Written by: UPF - Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Responding to the United Nations’ call, some 50 Ambassadors for Peace commemorated the International Day of Peace on September 13 in Tokyo in a program on the theme of "Prayer and Dialogue for Peace."
- Written by: UPF - Italy
Turin, Italy - A celebration of the International Day of Peace took place at the Museo-laboratorio di Pace in Turin on Sept. 22, 2014.
- Written by: UPF - Malaysia
Ipoh, Malaysia - People from all walks of life met at the UN International Day of Peace program at the Kinta Riverfront Hotel in Ipoh, Perak, on Sept. 21, 2014
- Written by: UPF-Richmond, Virginia USA
Richmond, Virginia USA - UPF and the Catholic Diocese of Richmond co-sponsored a celebration of the UN International Day of Peace on Sept. 22, 2014 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
UPF-Russia organized celebrations of the International Day of Peace in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ufa and Volgograd.
- Written by: UPF - New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand - A celebration of the International Day of Peace took place in Auckland Sept. 14, 2014.
- Written by: UPF - Indonesia
Medan, Indonesia - "The Rights of Peoples to Peace: The Role of Youth in Peacebuilding" was the theme of an International Day of Peace observance in Medan on Sept. 21, 2014.
- Written by: UPF - Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - “For bridges and roads” and “The youth raise their hands…” by Irma Droz and Cecilia María Labanca, respectively, shared the First Prize of the sixth International Poetry Contest organized by UPF-Argentina, which this year had as its motto: “Roads and Bridges for Peace.”
- Written by: Steinar Murud, Secretary General, UPF-Norway
Oslo, Norway - "The Right of Peoples to Peace: A Religious Approach to a Peaceful World" was the theme of an International Day of Peace observance at Grønland Church in Oslo on Sept. 18, 2014.