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 - 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.
- 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.