At The United Nations
World Interfaith Harmony Week Program Brings Spirit of Peace to UN General Assembly
“Common Ground for the Common Good” NYC, New York-USA February 7th, 2012 A rare event took place in the UN General Assembly on February 7, 2012: religious and secular leaders from around the world gathered to affirm “Common Ground for the Common Good” to mark the close of the second annual World Interfaith Harmony Week…
Read MoreThe Committee of Religious NGOs Helps Launch the First Annual WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK, 1-7 February
February-2011 Monica Willard, President of the Committee of Religious NGOs and longtime WPPS Peace Representative, and Deborah Moldow, WPPS Representative to the United Nations, organized an Interfaith Breakfast to promote and expand participation in World Interfaith Harmony Week, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly. They enlisted the partnership of the NGO Section of the UN…
Read MoreInternational Day of Peace Annual Student Observance ~ United Nations Headquarters-NYC, USA
September 17th, 2010 International Day of Peace UN Student Observance-“Youth, Peace and Development” Once again, students from the UN International School raised the flags of all nations as the Secretary-General rang the UN Peace Bell in the Rose Garden. A trusted UN security guard actually came out to First Avenue to help us to hurry…
Read MoreWPPS AT THE UN “AGAINST NUCLEAR ARMS’ EXHIBITION-USA
Monday, August 10th, 2009 Fumi Johns-Stewart, WPPS Executive Director, Deborah Moldow, WPPS, Representative at the UN and Monica Willard, WPPS Peace Representative attended the joint exhibition entitled “Against Nuclear Arms” which opened with a ceremony and reception on Monday, 10 August in the Main Gallery of the Visitors Lobby. It will remain on display until…
Read MoreMPPOE at UNICEF/URI at United Nations-USA
May 28th, 2009 Naomi Tutu, daughter of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, came to UNICEF on May 28th at the invitation of the United Religions Initiative at the UN to speak about “Reconciliation: Healing the Wounds. The meeting, held in the lovely Danny Kaye Visitors Center, opened with a warm welcome from Stephen…
Read MorePEACE POLE AT THE UNITED NATIONS
Since 2002 Gift from The World Peace Prayer Society The World Peace Prayer Society began its partnership with the UN Department of Public Information in 1998. Mr. Hasan Ferdous of DPI announced at an NGO briefing that he was planning to invite local schoolchildren to special programs in observance of several UN-designated days, such as…
Read MoreUnited Nations News-New York-USA
March 24, 2009 Bishop William Swing, H.E. Fr. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, President of the General Assembly and Deborah Moldow, The World Peace Prayer Society Representative at the United Nations The founder and President of the United Religions Initiative, Bishop William Swing, visited the United Nations. I particularly wanted him to meet the current President of…
Read MoreWPFC-Season for Nonviolence at the United Nations-USA
March 19th, 2009 The World Peace Prayer Society (WPPS) was a proud co-sponsor of the 12th annual student celebration of “A Season for Nonviolence” at the United Nations on March 19th. The event honors the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a 64-day “season” inaugurated by the Association…
Read MoreURI-UN Celebrates Peace Walkers with WPPC
January 29, 2009 The United Religions Initiative at the United Nations (URI-UN), a Cooperation Circle of the United Religions Initiative, has chosen the International Year of Reconciliation as the overarching theme for its 2009 events. Kicking off this series was a double event held on Thursday, January 29th to launch the Year of Reconciliation, along…
Read MoreInternational Day of Peace at the United Nations-September 19, 2008
The World Peace Prayer Society was again proud to partner with the UN Department of Public Information, Pathways To Peace and the United Religions Initiative to organize the student observance of the International Day of Peace at the United Nations in our twelfth year of collaboration. <!–[if !supportEmptyParas]–> <!–[endif]–> Because September 21st fell on a…
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