international day of peace 2010
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Celebrations of the UN International Day of Peace, September 21, 2010, organized by Universal Peace Federation chaptersTRANSCRIPT
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The United NationsInternational Day of Peace
September 21, 2010Afghanistan
AlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBelarus
Burkina Faso Cambodia
ChadColombia
CongoDominican Republic
EcuadorEstoniaFinlandGeorgia
GermanyGhana
GuyanaIndiaIsraelItaly
JapanJordanLatvia
Marshall IslandsMoldovaMongolia
Nepal Netherlands
NorwayPeru
PhilippinesRussia
St. LuciaSierra Leone
Solomon IslandsSpain
TajikistanThailand
Trinidad & TobagoUnited Kingdom
United StatesUruguay
VenezuelaZambia
Zimbabwe
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AFGHANISTAN: Peace Seminar and a Music Festival in Kabul
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ALBANIA: Distribution of school supplies to children from a local orphanage
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ARGENTINA: A poetry contest on the theme of peace drew entries from 19 nations.
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ARMENIA: Students at School No. 14 in Yerevan drawing their visions of peace
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AUSTRALIA: Secretary General of UPF-Oceania speaks at a day-long rally in Sydney.
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AUSTRIA: Youth take the lead sharing about recent interfaith peace projects.
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BELARUS: A Peace March, arts contest, tree planting and concert in the city of Orsha
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BURKINA FASO: With official support, youth join a blood drive and AIDS education.
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CAMBODIA: A visit to the “killing fields”; a seminar at Cambodia Mekong University
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CHAD: A “Football for Peace” tournament between army veterans and civilian teams
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COLOMBIA: Religious leaders join in a march and prayers for peace in Bogotá.
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CONGO: 300 joined in prayers for peace at the Congressional Palace.
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Celebration at the Regional University Center in Barahona
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ECUADOR: Young people from various religions talk about their work for peace.
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ESTONIA: High school students learn about the Day of Peace from interfaith NGOs
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FINLAND: Peace Seminar with NGOs, community and governmental youth leaders
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GEORGIA: “Brain Ring” contest for students, funded by the UN Office in Georgia
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GERMANY, DUSSELDORF: Combined IDP and “Stand Up 2010” MDGs program
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GERMANY, MUNICH: Lighting candles to promote inner peace
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GERMANY, STUTTGART: An interfaith gathering after reading Ban Ki-moon’s remarks.
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GHANA: Reading a Peace Message at an interreligious gathering in Accra
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GUYANA: Speeches and a peace march through the streets of Georgetown
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INDIA: A prize for peace poetry for a student at the Deorali Girls School, Sikkim
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ISRAEL: A small gathering to discuss the implications of Ban Ki-moon’s IDP message
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ITALY: Buddhist monks from Burma and Tibet join interfaith prayers in Monza.
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JAPAN: Cleaning up the Wada-Nahama beach, Kanagawa Prefecture
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JORDAN: Children watch a football match between Jordanians and Iraqis in Amman.
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LATVIA: Young people share ideas and drawings about their vision for peace.
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MARSHALL ISLANDS: A celebration at the College of Marshall Islands in Majuro
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MOLDOVA: Citywide meetings on “Youth for Peace and Development” in Chisinau
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MONGOLIA: A celebration at Mongolian National University in Ulaanbaatar
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NEPAL: Students from the Bal Bagaincha school in Kathmandu light peace lamps.
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NETHERLANDS: A conference in Utrecht on theImpact of Foreign Aid in Africa
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NORWAY: Young people met to discuss what their religion has to say about peace.
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PERU: Prayers for peace offered in the National Congress by leaders of many faiths
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PHILIPPINES: Ambassadors for Peace programs with police, religious, youth and tribal community leaders in Cayagan del Oro, Mindanao
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RUSSIA, EKATERINBURG: UPF partners with Brahma Kumaris for peace prayers.
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RUSSIA, EKATERINBURG: Torches for peace were lit at a medical college.
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RUSSIA, KOSTOMUKSHA: Programs for disabled children begin a new school year.
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RUSSIA, MEDVEZHIEGORSK: Students post messages on a “wall of peace.”
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RUSSIA, MOSCOW: Program with the NGO ‘Federation of Peace and Concordance’
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RUSSIA, NIZHNI NOVGOROD: Students collect donations for a rehabilitation center.
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RUSSIA, SEROV: A school teaches lessons on the theme of ‘forgiveness.’
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RUSSIA, ZELENOGRAD: Students release 200 balloons carrying messages of peace.
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ST. LUCIA: Representatives of Unesco, UPF and other groups sign a peace statement.
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: Candle-light prayer service for peace in Honaira
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SPAIN: Interfaith prayers and fellowship at the UPF Peace Embassy in Madrid
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TAJIKISTAN: A program at the Tajik National Conservatory
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THAILAND: 200 schools mark IDP with silence followed by Ban Ki-moon’s message
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Songs of peace at a kindergarten, preparing to release a dove
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UNITED KINGDOM: A multifaith seminar on peace and development in London
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URUGUAY: Peace perspectives from Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity
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URUGUAY: Peace perspectives from Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity
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USA, WASHINGTON DC: Program co-hosted with the Embassy of Ghana to the USA
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VENEZUELA: Making repairs at the St. Edmund Kids' Corner Foundation in Caracas
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ZAMBIA: Offering prayer for peace and reading peace messages in Lusaka
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ZIMBABWE: Students from 12 schools competed in a sports for peace tournament.
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