Peace on Earth

Celebrating the UN’s role promoting

world peace in 2010

New YorkYoung violinists perform at the annual ceremony marking the International Day of Peace at UN Headquarters, New York.

SudanDancers perform at a fifth anniversary celebration of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Yambio, Sudan.

SwitzerlandUN Peace Messenger Jane Goodall speaks to an audience of students at a Geneva lecture.

DarfurA female UN Police officer and a peacekeeping colleague at the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)’s celebration for the International Day of Peace.

Timor-LesteA traditionally dressed Timorese participates in Alieu’s ceremony for the International Day of Peace.

New YorkStudents proudly waive their national flags during the Peace Bell ceremony of the observance of the International Day of Peace: “Peace - A Climate for Change”, at UN Headquarters in New York.

HaitiA Bolivian UN peacekeeper returns a baby to his father while assisting the residents of Cité Soleil, Haiti.