Cooperation with the United Nations

The Goi Peace Foundation maintains a Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, and official relations with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). We cooperate with United Nations bodies and special agencies as well as other international and regional organizations to further our shared objectives.

Highlights

UNESCO ESD Youth Conference

The Foundation was a co-organizer of the UNESCO ESD Youth Conference held in Okayama, Japan, as one of the stakeholder meetings of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in November 2014.

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UNESCO Youth Forum

As a partner of UNESCO, the Goi Peace Foundation contributed to the production of the 7th and 8th UNESCO Youth Forums, held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in 2011 and 2013 respectively, by organizing cultural and other related events as part of the official program. An integral part of UNESCO’s General Conference, the biannual UNESCO Youth Forum offers a platform for young women and men from across the world to discuss youth issues and find solutions.

Read the report on the 7th UNESCO Youth Forum
Read the report on the 8th UNESCO Youth Forum

Special event “United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony”

On February 14, 2013, a special event entitled “United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony was held in the UN General Assembly Hall, presented by H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremic, President of the 67th UN General Assembly, and co-sponsored by UNESCO and the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations. The Goi Peace Foundation supported the event by contributing program contents.

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‘International Day of Peace’ Educational Program

In collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre in Tokyo, the Foundation organized a major educational program to encourage schools throughout Japan to observe the International Day of Peace on September 21. During the 3-year campaign from 2003-2005, a total of over 98,000 students from 235 schools participated in the program by celebrating peace and learning about the work of the United Nations, including the Millennium Development Goals.

Symposium and Exhibition commemorating the International Year of Ecotourism

Commemorating the International Year of Ecotourism in 2002, the Foundation and the United Nations Information Centre cosponsored a symposium at the United Nations University in Tokyo, in conjunction with a photo exhibition on ecotourism.

Creating a Culture of Peace – World Peace Celebration 2000

This major multicultural event, held in September 2000, was designated by UNESCO as a flagship event for the International Year for the Culture of Peace. It drew more than 10,000 participants to the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, including members of the Japanese imperial family and ambassadors and representatives from 90 countries.

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Partnership with international organizations

In affirmation of a partnership for peace, the Goi Peace Foundation has co-organized peace ceremonies with the following UN agencies and intergovernmental organizations:

  • United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
  • International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF), Paris
  • UN Department of Public Information, New York
  • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Secretariat, Vienna
  • Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Jakarta
  • Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, DC
  • League of Arab States, Cairo
  • The World Bank Group, Washington, DC
  • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, Bucharest
  • Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Minsk
  • Pacific Island Forum, Suva
  • World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva
  • Office of the President of the United Nations General Assembly, New York
  • South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Kathmandu
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, DC
  • Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Vienna
  • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna
  • World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva
  • Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Geneva
  • The Andean Community, Lima
  • The Organization of The Islamic Conference, Jeddah
  • International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva
  • African Union (AU), Addis Ababa

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7th UNESCO Youth Forum

8th UNESCO Youth Forum

UN special event “United for a Culture of Peace Through Interfaith Harmony”

Celebrating UN International Day of Peace