Eurasia

St. Petersburg, Russia—A prominent Russian Orthodox cleric was the first guest in a series of online meetings on interreligious cooperation.

Moscow, Russia—UPF dedicated the first of a series of online interviews to UN International Day of Families.

Moscow, Russia—More than 100 participants discussed the future of volunteerism during a web conference co-organized by UPF-Russia.

Moscow, Russia—A roundtable discussion on coaching, training and mentoring was held at the Moscow House of Nationalities.

Moscow, Russia—UPF-Moscow invited Ambassadors for Peace and others to a celebration of the Russian holiday Constitution Day.

Ufa, Russia—The leader of UPF-Russia gave a talk in a well-known mosque during a conference on religious education.

St. Petersburg, Russia—"Ecology of Life" was the theme of a creative meeting attended by 23 persons.

Petrozavodsk, Russia—"The Role of Women in the Modern World" was the topic of a meeting held by UPF and a Muslim women’s organization.

Ratevani, Georgia—More than 100 schoolchildren attended a UPF program about the main values of peace.

Moscow, Russia—UPF marked the 2019 International Day of Peace with a roundtable focusing on issues relating to the environment.

Vladivostok, Russia—More than 30 runners took part in a Sport for Peace event on Russky Island in the Peter the Great Gulf.

Irkutsk, Russia—A total of 87 volunteers took part in the 2019 edition of the project, restoring natural areas around Lake Baikal.

Moscow, Russia—Despite continuous rain, nine teams fought hard in the Play Football for Peace tournament.

St. Petersburg, Russia—Activists from UPF were invited to organize creative evenings at an ecological camp.

Tver, Russia—An Ambassador for Peace has started walking from the Russian city Tver to India under the banner of the Peace Road.

Moscow, Russia—A super-marathon between Russia, Estonia and Latvia was held to build bridges of peace among the peoples of the Baltic region.

Moscow, Russia—The 2019 Peace Road Marathon ended with a celebration at Victory Park and a reception in the Russian Senate.

Losevo, Russia—The seventh edition of the eco-tourist festival Eco-Losevo became a meeting place for old and new friends.

Moscow, Russia—Fifty runners began a 1,350-kilometer, two-week Peace Road marathon with a ceremony on Red Square.

Moscow, Russia—A survey conducted by UPF found that Muscovites’ awareness of the UN-designated day is growing.