UN Day of Families 2012

Universal Peace Federation Observances of The United NationsInternational Day of Families 2012

Observances organized by the Universal Peace FederationAfghanistan Czech Israel Nicaragua St. LuciaAngola Republic Jamaica Niger SurinameArgentina DR Congo Japan Norway TaiwanArmenia Ecuador Kazakhstan Paraguay ThailandAustria Ethiopia Kenya Peru TurkeyBangladesh Finland Lithuania Russia U.K.Belarus Gabon Luxembourg Rwanda U.S.Benin Georgia Malaysia San Marino UkraineBrazil Germany Mali Senegal UruguayCambodia Ghana Marshall Is. South Korea VenezuelaCameroon Guyana Mauritius Sierra Leone ZambiaCanada Iceland Moldova Solomon Is. ZimbabweColombia India Nepal SomaliaCongo Indonesia Netherlands SpainCote dIvoire Ireland New Zealand Sri Lanka

UN Theme: Work-Family Balance “On this International Day of Families, let us renew our pledge to promote work-family balance for the benefit of families and society at large.”

UPF Theme: “Balance” UPF explored ways to develop a harmonious partnership between husband and wife and parents and children, and balance spirituality and practical affairs, and fulfill both public and private responsibilities.

United Nations HQ: Family BookThe Doha Institute on the Family sponsored a booklinking the MDGs to the family. UPF’s Lynn Walsh was among eight authors who contributed to this book.

United Nations HQ: Book Launch • The book takes the view that strong, stable families are the most important resource for reaching the Millennium Development Goals. • Summaries of the book were published in all six official UN languages.

UPF DAY OF FAMILIES:OBSERVANCES IN 70 NATIONS

AFGHANISTAN: Discussing qualities of a model family at a forum in Kabul

ANGOLA: Promoting the International Day of Families on national television

ARGENTINA: A celebration cake in Buenos Aires for couples married 20 years or more

ARMENIA: A program for families at the State School No. 194 in Yerevan

AUSTRIA: A presentation about demographic trends affecting families in Austria and Europe

BANGLADESH: Addressing issues of balance in the family at a forum in Dhaka

BELARUS: Meeting war veterans, helping them with chores, and listening to their stories

BENIN: Government officials and diplomats addressing a forum in Cotonou

BRAZIL: A forum at the Sao Paulo City Hall

CAMBODIA: A family forum in Chork

CAMEROON: Government officials addressing forums in Yaoundé and Bafoussam

CANADA: Learning about family in Rwanda, including placing 300,000 orphans in families.

COLOMBIA: Ambassadors for Peace share their insights about the family at a forum in Bogota.

CONGO: Speakers at a forum in Pointe-Noire

COTE D’IVOIRE: Honoring couples in Abidjan who have been married more than 25 years

CZECH REPUBLIC: Panel discussions were held in Prague (pictured) and Brno

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Couples were honored at events in 3 cities.

ECUADOR: A program in the hall of the Former Senate of the Republic

ETHIOPIA: Addis Ababa students sing, “We are the children of today, the parents of tomorrow.”

FINLAND: Singing traditional songs at a celebration in Helsinki

GABON: A program at the Sylvia BONGO ONDIMBA Foundation Center in Libreville

GEORGIA: Programs at a school and the Women’s Information Center in Tbilisi

GERMANY: Honoring families in Stuttgart (above) and Frankfurt (below)

GHANA: Couples receiving a Family Peace Award

ICELAND: A multicultural parade in downtown Reykjavik

INDIA: (Top to bottom) forums in New Delhi, Gangtok , and Lucknow

INDONESIA: Discussion period at a seminar in Jakarta

IRELAND: Conversations among the diverse groups at the Lantern Interfaith Centre in Dublin

ISRAEL: Druze Sheik Ali Birani welcoming community leaders to his home in Daliat El Carmel

JAMAICA: A program in Kingston about balancing spirituality and practical affairs in the family

JAPAN: A forum in Tokyo addressing the challenges facing families in Japan

KAZAKHSTAN: An interactive seminar in Almaty on “The Family as the School of Love”

KENYA: Young performers create a family atmosphere in Nairobi.

LITHUANIA: A program for children in Panevezys

LUXEMBOURG: A presentation on the topic of empathy

MALAYSIA: Games and contests for parents and children in Penang

MALI: A workshop in Bamako on the impact of HIV/AIDS on families

MARSHALL ISLANDS: A forum at the Marshall Islands Resort Hotel in Majuro

MAURITIUS: Children participating in a Family Sport Day at a stadium in Reduit

MOLDOVA: Presenting medals to outstanding families in Chisinau

NEPAL: Giving students school supplies in four schools in Nepal

NETHERLANDS: An intercultural program at a cathedral in The Hague

NEW ZEALAND: An intercultural celebration at a cathedral in Auckland

NICARAGUA: Sharing family experiences at a forum in Managua

NIGER: Current and former government officials addressing a forum in Niamey

NORWAY: A university forum in Oslo on the role of the family in human development

PARAGUAY: A seminar in Asuncion on the importance of marriage

PERU A program in the Peruvian Congress

RUSSIA: Round-table discussions in St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk; a pageant in Moscow

RWANDA: A song about family relationships at a forum in Kigali

SAN MARINO: A broadcast about the importance of families (photo from National TV)

SENEGAL Parents and students at a program at a school in Dakar

SIERRA LEONE: Religious leaders at a forum in Freetown

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Forum at the Rock Havens Inn Hotel in Honiara

SOMALIA: A gathering of more than 500 Somali refugees living in Nairobi

SOUTH KOREA: Participants in a diplomats forum in Seoul

SPAIN: Singing Korean folk songs at a forum in Madrid on Korean culture and family traditions

SRI LANKA: A program for 100 teachers with the Department of Education and UN Volunteers

ST. LUCIA: A workshop in Marisule on “Better Families for Stronger Communities”

TAIWAN: Sharing ideas in Taipei about how parents can pass on their faith to the next generation

THAILAND: A presentation in Bangkok on “The Family as the School of Love”

TURKEY: A symposium in Istanbul with professors from Bosphorus and Yeditepe Universities

UKRAINE: Enjoying a snack with children at the Malyatko Childrens Home in Kiev

UNITED KINGDOM: Discussing challenges facing families at a forum in the House of Lords

UNITED STATES: A forum on Ensuring Work Family Balance at The Washington Times building

VENEZUELA: Youth in Caracas speak of their hope for the future.

ZAMBIA: Sharing experiences of work/family balance in Lusaka

ZIMBABWE: Students and teachers at a celebration in Harare

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