République de Moldova

A gala was held to launch the Year on 23 May 2000 under the auspices of the President of the Republic and a website was launched to carry news of activities.

Ukraine

Among the many activities for the International Year in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Children’s Parliament was created by the UNESCO Associated Schools and an educational project "Culture of Peace and Human Rights" was initiated (...)

Autriche - Norvège - Belgique

In Austria, the federal exhibition "War or Peace - from the culture of violence to a Culture of Peace" was shown at Stadtschlaining.

Among the activites developed in Belgium, the Flemish Peace Week was dedicated to the International Year...

The Kon-Tiki Museum in Norway collected thousands of signatures for the Manifesto 2000 from visitors as their contribution to a peaceful and non-violent society.