Peace Day at the UN

Five schools from the New York area gathered at United Nations Headquarters on 16 September 1997 to help us celebrate the International Day of Peace.

Kicking off the Peace Poem: students reading their submissions

Songs and dances by the Vanaver Caravan

Mrs. Nane Annan, wife of the UN Secretary-General, lends a hand to a junior ambassador

Flag waving at the flag raising ceremony

A special thanks to the participating schools: The Kingsbridge School-P.S. 7 (Bronx), United Nations International School (Manhattan), Weldon E. Howitt Middle School (Farmingdale), P.S. 55 ( Queens), Woodside Intermediate School-I.S. 125 (Queens).