Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

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What Is The Peace Walk? On Tuesday, 19 September 1989- the United Nations International Day of Peace-people in dozens of cities on six continents will walk for peace in a contemplative spirit. Walkers will carry the flags of their own nations or of the United Nations. Prominent world citizens, including diplomats, public servants, sports personalities, … Read more →

A number of friends and relatives of members of the Peace Meditation at the United Nations cooperated with other organizations to support various events around the world to call attention to the Forty First Anniversary of the United Nations on October 24th 1986. UN Day had special importance for many participants this year because 1986 … Read more →

 Monday and Tuesday • 23 & 24 October 1989 • United Nations Garden . Walk for your country (see schedule) • A silent, nation by nation relay walk around an area of the North Garden. • Preamble to the United Nations Charter will be carried by each national group and passed to the next group. … Read more →

  Download PDF: 1988-10-oct-24-un-day 1988-10-oct-24-un-day-intro-script 1988-10-oct-24-un-day-intro-script 1988-10-oct-24-un-day-program-script-includes-for-lfts (very early draft) 1988-10-oct-24-un-day-extra-invite-note-to-ambassadors Click on image below for larger or different resolution photo – Image:  Introductions to Related events: Sample from `1988: Peace Walk for UN Day, Seven Minutes of Silence, Lifting up the World with a Oneness – Heart. End of Country Walks segments:  We have … Read more →

    tr   46 Countries represented + co-sponsors  UN Day Peace Walk October 24, 1990 BARBADOS (2) BOLIVIA (1) BRAZIL (1) BRUNEI (7) BYELORUSSIA (1) CANADA (3) CHINA (6) COLOMBIA (4) COSTA RICA (1) COTE D’IVOIRE (1) CYPRUS (1) ECUADOR (l) EGYPT (t) FIJI (6) GABONE GERMANY GHANA HAITI (3) INDIA (1) ISRAEL (2) … Read more →

After months of preparation, The Peace Run was officially launched on April 27 with live coverage by NBC’s TODAY SHOW. Many Members of the Peace Meditation at he United Nations were present for the festive occassion… The torch was lit by Sri Chinmoy at 8 am at Battery Park. The torch was passed and then … Read more →

New York Mayor-elect David Dinkins greets Sri Chinmoy at the concluding ceremony for the Peace Run. The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run concluded Aug. 7 at a gala ceremony in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. Among the speakers was Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins, now New York’s Mayor-elect, who told the participants: “You are in the forefront … Read more →

Left to Right: Counsellor Issembe, Mission of Gabon to the U.N. Recording Artist Addwitiya Roberta Flack Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis Ambassador Okeyo, Mission of Kenya to the U.N.   Meditation at the Opening Ceremony for the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run ’89 Peace, Peace, Peace . You are God’s birth-less and deathless Breath. We … Read more →

The members of the Peace meditation a the UN were involved with a number of peace related activities in 1987 (see below). This post concerns background on Opening Day of General Assembly in 1987 and Day of Peace for other 1987 Peace activities See Also: :    GLOBAL PEACE RUN ENDS NEW YORK – 1987 … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy meditated with participants at the Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held for United Nations diplomats and staff members on Sept. 16 to commemorate the opening of the General Assembly. Earlier that morning there was a seven-mile peace walk through Manhattan. THE PEACE WALK Series of Worldwide Peace Walks Held on: Tuesday, 16 September 1986, The … Read more →

To below document gives some indication of finances required for expenses associated with: 3 annual Peace Walks at UN HQ : (Sep – open GA; Oct 24- UN Day; June 26 – UN Charter Signing Day) Peace Run from Lake Success to Manhattan and the Interfaith Prayer Breakfast for opening of GA and international Day … Read more →

Members of the Peace Meditation Group at the UN were able to be on hand or assist with the final ceremony of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run. The torch relay  ended here Aug. 8 after passing through more than 50 countries. More information in previous post:1987 Peace Run Circles Globe through 6 Continents: Jul … Read more →

Dates from Photos to be confirmed and moved to appropriate posts..  United Nations delegates and staff together with local runners participated in the Peace Run for the United Nations, a group relay run in support of the United Nations work for peace. from Lake success start: The 18.5-mile course began at Lake Success, Long Island, … Read more →

PEACE TOUR LINKS EAST AND WEST GERMANY Members of the Peace Meditation Group were able to accompany Sri Chinmoy, as he embarked on  a major peace tour of East and West Germany during February 1990. Concerts were held in Nuremberg on the 18th and in Hannover on the 20th. On the 21st Sri Chimoy offered … Read more →

Some members of the Peace Meditation at the United Nations were able to travel to Kazakhstan in 2012 to be on hand for a number of events in the Capital, Astana including: Welcoming the: “World Harmony and Peace Run. An International Torch Relay Run from Europe  meeting up in Astana with the team from Asia- … Read more →

A documentary Programme  of music ans slides was shared with the UN community in Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium on 13 October. The programme was organized by the three members of the Peace Meditation at the UN who completed the 9,000 mile non-stop relay run through all fifty states of America. They joined the Liberty Torch Bicentennial … Read more →

PEACE RUN NEWSLETTER OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SRI CHINMOY ONENESS HOME PEACE RUN        >    ISSUE 1 • JUNE 2001 this issue has some photos or mention of : UN: Geneva and New York and a sampling of events from many countries including: England, Hungary, Canada, USA, Ukraine, Netherlands, Russia, Finland, Slovakia, Germany, Norway, Australia, New … Read more →

Swims for the International Year of Peace – And S-G: Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar During 1986, four members of the Peace Meditation group, staff members of the United Nations Secretariat and UNICEF, undertook a number of “Swims for Peace” to draw attention to the United Nations International Year of Peace. Their first swim was … Read more →

Sixteen young men ran a 450-mile relay from Edinburgh to London to raise money for UNICEF and promote the ideals of the United Nations in conjunction with U.N. Day on 24 October. The runners were all students of spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy, who is Leader of the Meditation Group at the United Nations. They ranged … Read more →

The prayer breakfast,  included brief prayers and remarks by members of six religions. Sri Chinmoy opened the event with a silent meditation. The breakfast is held annually in conjunction with an early morning “Peace Walk through the streets of Manhattan by U.N. delegates and staff carrying their national flags. The Peace Walk is one of … Read more →

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23 October 1992, Peace Walk for United Nations Day, held in the United Nations Garden, cosponsored by 7 Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations  –     Gallery 1: Gallery 2 Photos from after Meditation Meeting around or before 23 October 1992

see akso post: Congressmen lifted in Washington – 10 Jul 2001 gallery:   Meeting at restaurant in Queens with Mr. Harry Cahiil, college from US Minion in NY. Chameli Herdes – holding the Preamble to the Charter at Peace Walk in UN garden Ambassador Jonathon Moore US Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy Peace Race for the United Nations: Two-mile races held in over 140 cities around the globe to promote United Nations Day – October Members of the Peace Meditation Group have supported or participated in a number of these events over the years since 1987. More information and photos to be added Runners in … Read more →

2001 Peace Walks for International Day of Peace SEP 06-10-date to confirm Generic poster for adaption and local usage. other photos and text to be added Gallery:  

In connection with Peace walks at UN Headquarters and International Day of Peace, Walks and various other events were held around the world. For example a 2 mile race was held in various locations, finishing times were compared  and the overall men and woman winners were announced. 6,500 RUNNERS  JOIN PEACE RACE -Report in Anahata … Read more →

Results from Previous Year 15 Sep 1992 Peace Walk world-wide event The New York Version and route of the Peace walk 21 Sep 1993:

Peace Walk for the UN International Day of Peace held at UN Headquarters in conjunction with Peace Walks around the world  –  15 September Interfaith Prayer Breakfast for the opening of the 48th Session of the UN General Assembly, hosted by H.E. Ambassador Jayaraj Acharya, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN  –  15 September … Read more →

Peace Run for the United Nations, an 18-mile commemorative relay run from the site of the first UN Headquarters in Lake Success, Long Island, to New York Headquarters     3 April, 1993 RAIN OR SHINE • NO ENTRANCE FEE SATURDAY, 3 APRIL 1993 People of many countries running together and carrying flags of the LIN and … Read more →

Some examples of Correspondence between Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Sri Chinmoy or Peace Run    

UNICEF LEADER GIVEN  U THANT PEACE AWARD NEW YORK – SEE ALSO: 1994 U Thant Peace Award to James Grant, Exd. UNICEF. Sep 20 – SUMMARY: James P. Grant, executive director of UNICEF, received ‘ the U Thant Peace Award Sept. 20 at an interfaith prayer breakfast at UNICEF House. The award, presented by Sri … Read more →

Celebrate the United Nations 40th Anniversary by joining a commemorative run from Lake Success (former site of the United Nations offices) to United Nations Headquarters. Sunday, 23 June 1985 ’10 am to 2 pm   More Text and Photos to add: Sri Chinmoy Message for Peace Run from Lake Success for the 40th Anniversary for … Read more →

UN diplomats at the launch of the 2018 Oneness-Home Peace Run, at a ceremony on 10 April celebrating women’s contributions to a Culture of Peace, held on the Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza across from the UN Secretariat Building. 10 April 2018  we had a global celebration for the Peace Run in New York at Dag Hammarskjöld … Read more →

29 June -”Peace Run for the United Nations”, l8-mile commemorative relay run from the site of the first U.N. headquarters in Lake Success, Long Island, to New York headquarters Some will talk — others will run and walk to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the U.N. Charter. The U.N. community is invited to … Read more →

Some will talk — others will run and walk to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the U.N. Charter. The U.N. community is invited to join together in the semi-annual PEACE WALK in the U.N. gardens on June 25-26 and in the PEACE RUN on June 29 — a commemorative relay run from Lake … Read more →

For an invigorating and fun-filled diversion, come join your friends in PEACE the upcoming ONE-MILE RUN — a healthy jaunt along the East River in the North Garden. United Nations) , mission and NGO staff will run Friday, June 20 at 1:15; delegates and their spouses will run Sunday, June 22 at 9:00 a.m. – … Read more →

United Nations Garden An invitation to all United Nations Delegates and Mission, Secretariat and Agency staff to celebrate the 39th birthday of the United Nations   • WALK FOR YOUR COUNTRY in a silent, nation by nation relay walk once around an area of the North Garden . • A copy of the Preamble to … Read more →

in the U.N. Garden RACE FOR U.N., MISSION AND NGO STAFF-Friday, 31 May, 1:15 p.m. RACES FOR CHILDREN -Sunday, 2 June, 8:30 a.m. Ages 5-7, 1/4 mile (400 metres); ages 8-10, 1/2 mile (800 metres); ages 11-14, 15-18, 1 mile. RACE FOR DELEGATES AND THEIR HUSBANDS OR WIVES-Sunday, 2 June, 9 a.m. AWARDS to the … Read more →

PEACE WALK: PRAYERFUL PRELUDE TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY If peace is to be found in Manhattan, it will most likely be at 5:00 AM. So some forty UN and mission staff and other early-rising peace-lovers chose 5 AM to embark on a meditative seven-mile walk through Manhattan on 20 September to celebrate the opening of the … Read more →

 Some 275 UN staff and delegates from 80 countries in the Peace Walk.   Mr. W. Almoslechner, Austria, receives a copy of the Charter of the United Nations from Ambassador Jacobs, Antigua and Barbuda.   SOME 275 UN staff and delegates from 80 countries joined in the second Peace Walk for United Nations Charter Day, … Read more →

“Today you have blended the two elements~ the delegations and the Secretariat, by making your recommitment to the Charter. Your peace initiative has won the respect of all. It has been for all of us a source of inspiration.”  – Mr. Jean Gazarian, Special Advisor for the Fortieth Anniversary, on behalf of the Secretary-General  (receiving … Read more →

Excerpt from Report of: The New York Times NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1985 NEW YORK Day by Day Walking for Peace Some talked, in  New York  they walked . The Secretary General and other diplomats marked the -10th anniversary of the United Nations Charter with speeches in San Francisco yesterday. Here, diplomats and staff … Read more →

Image and description From Diplomatic World Bulletin: Text from Diplomatic World Bulletin: “UN delegates joined over 200 Mission nationals and UN Staff in a “Peace Walk for United Nations Charter Day” – a two-day relay walk in the Rose Gardens of the UN Secretariat Building commemorating the 38th anniversary of the signing of the UN … Read more →

Peace Walk for United Nations Charter Day – Tuesday,26 June 2001 Since 1983 United Nations delegates and staff have taken a moment from their busy schedules to express their hopes for world peace by participating in the Peace Walks. During the ceremony, the Preamble to the United Nations Charter is carried in a silent, nation … Read more →

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On 17 Jun 1989, United Nations delegates and staff together with local runners participated in the Peace Run for the United Nations, a group relay run in support of the United Nations work for peace. The 18.5-mile course began at Lake Success, Long Island, former site of United Nations headquarters, and ended at the current … Read more →

On 1 April 1995, United Nations delegates and staff together with local runners participated in the Peace Run for the United Nations, a group relay run in support of the United Nations work for peace. The 18.5-mile course began at Lake Success, Long Island, former site of United Nations headquarters, and ended at the current … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy and some members of the Peace Meditation Group he leads met with the UN Under-Secretary-General  for Public Information, Thérèse Paquet-Sévigny,* on February 02 1989. They discussed many activities of the UN and the Meditation group support for the Highest Goals of the world Organization. Information was shared on the various Peace Walks undertaken … Read more →

NEW YORK, NY-·Twenty United Nations staff members ran a 150 mile Peace Relay on July 12-13 in honor of the 1986 International Year of Peace. The event Is one in a series 0f International relays. peace swims, solo runs, and race courses held or established In support of this special year by athletes from groups … Read more →