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The Opening of the “My Face for Peace Exhibition” at TPM

My-face-for-Peace“My face For Peace” Exhibition was opened in the TPM’s Art for Peace Gallery on May 9th, 2016. Distinguished Iranian and Non-Iranian officials were among the participants. This exhibition is a selection of the photographs, collected by Iranian-German artist, Mr. Saeed Dastmalchian and his wife, Cordula and displays 23 photos and their peaceful messages.

Read more: The Opening of the “My Face for Peace Exhibition” at TPM

UN Secretary General Message on the Occasion of the Remembrance Day for All Victims of Chemical Warfare

ban-ki-moon-unOn his message on the Occasion of the Remembrance Day for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon pays tribute to the victims of chemical weapons and emphasizes on the necessity of abolishing chemical warfare.

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Two Iranian children among the winners of the children’s peace drawing competition

30th-Childrens-Peace-DrawingsTwo Iranian children have been honored by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for their entries in the museum’s 30th Children’s Peace Drawing Competition.
Fifteen year old Seyede Saba Mostafavifrom Karaj won the excellence prize in the overseas category and eleven year old Tahereh Mohammad Hosseinifrom Chalouswon the Award of Honor.

Read more: Two Iranian children among the winners of the children’s peace drawing competition

Deputies to OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism Visit TPM

unopcwOn April 21, 2016, Mr. Adrian Neritani and Mr. Eberhard Schanze, deputies to leadership panel of OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) visited TPM. In this visit, the volunteer guides of museum who are the survivors of chemical weapons shared their first hand experiences as a victim with the guests.

JIM was established by UN Security Council Resolution 2235 (2015) in order to investigate the use of chemical weapons in Syria. It is a non-judicial investigative mechanism and its work is bound by impartiality and independence.

The 14th issue of the INMP newsletter is published

The 14th issue of the INMP (International Network of Museums for Peace) Newsletter (March 2016) is published and is now available on the following link.
In this issue of the newsletter, you can find reports and news from the peace museums around the world as well as useful information about the new peace related publications and exhibitions.

Read more: The 14th issue of the INMP newsletter is published