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ArgentinaAustriaBrazilCanadaDenmarkEcuadorGermany

IndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaMoldovaNepalNew Zealand

PakistanRussiaSlovakiaThailandUkraineUS

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The UN designated the first week of February every year as

World Interfaith Harmony Week with the motto of

"Love of God and Love of the Neighbor" / "Love of the Good and Love of the Neighbor."

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BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Interfaith prayers at a youth service program

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VIENNA, AUSTRIA: An event at the International Center promoting a culture of peace

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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: A forum of religious leaders at the Sao Paulo City Hall

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MONTREAL, CANADA: Ambassadors for Peace forum on pluralism

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: A gathering for interreligious prayers

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QUITO, ECUADOR: Interfaith conversations and prayers for harmony among religions

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MUNICH, GERMANY: Interfaith prayers for peace

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STUTTGART, GERMANY: A gathering at the House of Religion introducing meditation practices

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: Winner of a university debate competition

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LUCKNOW, INDIA: Lighting a lamp to begin an interfaith program

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JAKARTA, INDONESIA: A program at the auditorium of the People’s Conscience Party - HANURA

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JAKARTA, INDONESIA: Student response to a program at the Government High School SMAN 6

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TOKYO, JAPAN: Offering prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine for victims of the earthquake and tsuami

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TOKYO, JAPAN: A Shinto priest offers prayers at an interfaith Ambassadors for Peace gathering

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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Faith leaders joining in a peace ceremony

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CHISINAU, MOLDOVA: Interfaith volleyball tournament

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KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Winner of a student essay contest about interfaith harmony

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Making new friends after presentations about different faiths

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MULTAN, PAKISTAN: Muslims, Hindus, and Christians at an interfaith breakfast

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MULTAN, PAKISTAN: Candlelight ceremony at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Shams Tabrez

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MULTAN, PAKISTAN: Participants in a debate and essay competition at the Pastoral Institute

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Ambassadors for Peace shared experiences of working in interfaith settings.

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KAMENSK, RUSSIA: A discussion about the question “Harmony of beliefs as a road to peace?”

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NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA: Joining for prayers from various faith traditions.

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PERM, RUSSIA: Children make pictorial greetings that will be sent to students in Kyrgyzstan.

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ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA: A roundtable on promoting intercultural and interfaith understanding

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UFA, RUSSIA: Learning about various faiths during a Religious Youth Service Project

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YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA: Ambassadors for Peace learn about various faiths.

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BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA: People brave winter weather to attend an interfaith prayer service.

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BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seminar on interreligious principles for strengthening families

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KIEV, UKRAINE: Plans were made to promote ideas of interfaith tolerance and understanding.

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SALT LAKE CITY, USA: Annual interfaith awards ceremony

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UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK: A program at the UN General Assembly Hall