Second workshop on International Humanitarian Law
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The Second workshop on International Humanitarian law was held in Tehran Peace Museum on Thursday 18 Oct 2012. In this educational program which was co-organize by the Peace Museum and the International Committee of Red Cross ICRC, 30 students -mostly from law schools - attended and topics like: Relationship between Peace studies and IHL, laws of armed conflicts, principles of IHL, Chemical Weapons Convention, Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement,etc was discussed and students have chance to discuss on some exemplary cases.
Mr Pierre Ryter, head of ICRC delegation in Tehran was special guest of the opening ceremony of the workshop.
To see the Photos of the event click HERE.
Online Photo Gallery to celebrate Children’s National Week on Tehran Peace Museum’s website
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To celebrate International Children’s Day (7 October 2012) and Children’s National Week (6-12 October 2012), Tehran Peace Museum will have an online photo gallery with pictures of the children on its own website. The pictures in this virtual gallery focused on “Children, Family & Society” which is also the message of this year’s children’s national week.
During this week, lots of programs and ceremonies will be held on the country; such as a celebration at “House of the Artists” on 7th October, from 3 to 6 pm, which unicef office in Iran invited all the children to attend.
Tehran Peace Museum as before, will host groups of children and school students; and wishes a year full of peace for the children, their families and the society.
To watch the photos of this virtual gallery, please click HERE.
Workshop on International Humanitarian Law was held in Tehran Peace Museum
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The first program of the Workshops on International Humanitarian Law was held in TPM on Thursday 04 October 2012.
40 students (mostly from law schools) attended this workshop where subjects including: Principles of IHL, Implementation and enforcement of IHL, Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, IHL and disarmament treaties, chemical weapons convention and the role of peace museums in disseminating IHL were discussed.
To see the Photos of the event click HERE.
Panel Discussion on Sustainable Life-Style - Sustainable Peace was held in Tehran Peace Museum
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An expert panel discussion with the focus on “Sustainable Life-Style – Sustainable Peace” was held in Tehran Peace Museum on 1st October 2012, from 3 to 5 pm.
In this round table discussion, Dr Hans Levander, Founder of the Life-Link Friendship-Schools from Sweden and representatives of Iranian schools which are members of this project, Ministry of Education & Training, teachers, students, artists, AIESEC members, as well as some of the Tehran Peace Museum’s members and volunteers were present.
UN Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Peace, 21 September 2012
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On the International Day of Peace, the United Nations calls for a complete cessation of hostilities around the world.
We also ask people everywhere to observe a minute of silence, at noon local time, to honour the victims – those who have lost their lives, and those who survived but must now cope with trauma and pain.
The theme of this year's observance is "Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future".