The second session of a workshop on "Refugees, Humanitarian Assistance and Efforts toward Peaceful Life" was held at Tehran Peace Museum on 25 September 2013.

In the workshop which was a joint program of the UN Refugee Agency -UNHCR- and the TPM, over 30 students and TPM volunteers participated to discuss different topics including:

History and mission of the UNHCR, basic facts, terminology, and the refugees challenges. To see the photos of the workshop click here.

On Saturday 21 September, an observance for the International Peace Day was held in Tehran Peace Museum.

Many NGO representatives, activists, young people, artists, war survivors as well as representatives of International organizations a diplomats attended the ceremony.

During the program, Mr Ban Ki moon's message was read by UN resident coordinator in Iran, Mr Gary Lewis, then the message of UNESCO was read by Secretary General of National commission of UNESCO.

Reading the message of Tehran Peace Museum by a war victims, traditional music performance by a chemical warfare survivor, children's song and lighting candle were other parts of the program.

To see photos of the ceremony click here.

To read the message of Tehran Peace Museum, click here.

Ms Valerie Amos, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Visited the Tehran Peace Museum on Monday 16 September.

Following her visit to the museum, she had a meeting with board members and a group of chemical warfare survivors who are volunteer guides of the museum and discussed the role of war survivors in raising awareness against violence and in promoting the culture of peace.

Ms Amos was accompanied by a number of her colleagues from UN-OCHA (office for coordination of humanitarian affairs ) and Mr Gary Lewis, the UN resident coordinator in Iran.

The INMP (International Network of Museums for Peace) has composed a travelling exhibition out of the winning photo and ten runners-up of the "A Picture for Peace" photo contest, which will travel across different peace museums around the world.

To mark the International Day of Peace, the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY Peacebuilders) has given young people aged 15-30 all over the world the chance to show their contributions to peace by taking part in a photo contest: "Why do youth play an important part in peacebuilding?"

Opening hours: Saturday to Wednesday, 9:00 -13:00 & 14:30-17:00

Dates: 14-28 September 2013         Admission: free

A half-day TOT session on “Peace Education in Iran & Japan at a glance” held in Tehran Peace Museum on 12 September 2013.

This session held by a group of teachers and educational managers peace education group.

The session also included a report on this group’s recent study visit to Hiroshima.

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Tehran Peace Museum and UNESCO-Tehran Office are conducting a "55-word story contest" with the theme of peace and friendship to commemorate International Day of Peace (21 September).

A group of juries selected by both organizations will select the best stories and the selected ones will be awarded and receive certificate in a joint ceremony on early October.

Email your short stories to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Five students from Tehran Peace Museum, joined the 80 global voyage of the Peace Boat.
Iranian students during their 10 days journey attended an exchange program with German students and participated in several educational programs and workshops with the theme of peace and conflict resoloution. they also had a presentation for international participants and Japanese passengers of the Peace Boat.

Peace Boat is a Japan-based international non-governmental and non-profit organization that works to promote peace, human rights, equal and sustainable development and respect for the environment.

for more information visit PB website: www.peaceboat.org

A delegation from Tehran Peace Museum visited Hiroshima to attend the 6th of August peace memorial ceremony on the 68th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack.

During their visit, members of Tehran Peace museum met with the director of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum as well as members of several NGOs , journalists, citizend and  survivors of atomic bomb.

This visit marked the 10th anniversary of the peace exchange between citizens of Tehran and Hiroshima which has been organized by MOCT association from Hiroshima and SCWVS from Iran.

The 4th issue of the OPCW (ORGANISATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS) newsletter was published in July 2013.

In this issue, there is full coverage of The Third Review Conference (8-19 April 2013), in which some of the members and volunteers of Tehran Peace Museum were participated. You can see the pictures of TPM representatives in pages 21 & 22.

Download the newsletter in PDF from here to know more about the OPCW and the Third Review Conference.

"On this International Day of Friendship, let us cultivate warm ties that strengthen our common humanity and promote the well-being of the human family. "

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.

The resolution (A/RES/65/275) places particular emphasis on involving young people, as future leaders, in community activities that include different cultures and promote international understanding and respect for diversity.