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	UNESCO: Words of Peace: How to Promote the Right of Peoples to Peace? an article by UNESCO News On the occasion of the International Day of Peace (21 September), the Social Science Sector of UNESCO, in collaboration with the Committee of Liaison with Non-Governmental Organizations, is organizing a round table on the theme "Words of Peace: How to Promote the Right of Peoples to Peace.?" click on photo to enlarge The round table is within the context of the UNESCO Program of Action for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence and the International Decade for Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022) for which UNESCO is responsible in the UN system. It will open a debate on how to put into action the right of peoples to peace, echoing the theme chosen this year by the United Nations for the International Day of Peace. Accent will be put on the role and actions of the civil society to build the base for a universal peace. The round table will be followed by projection of the film, "Words of the Marionnettes" by Claude Yvans. (This article is continued in the discussionboard) ( Click here for the original version in French.)		DISCUSSION Question(s) related to this article: How are you celebrating Peace Day?, * * * * * Latest reader comment: It is difficult to find extensive listings of the many events celebrating the International Day of Peace around the world.  An exception is the United Religions Initiative which lists events for the IDP 2014 by their affiliates in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, United States and the Philippines.
This report was posted on September 16, 2014.