UN International Day of Yoga, 21 June 2019

UN International Day of Yoga, 21 June 2019

Recognizing yoga’s universal appeal, on 11 December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga by General Assembly resolution 69/131.  The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing...
UN International Mother Language Day 2019

UN International Mother Language Day 2019

On 21 February 2019, the Peace Meditation Choir was invited by H.E. Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, to perform at an International Mother Language Day celebration at UN Headquarters. Held in Conference Room 2, the...
UN International Day of Yoga, 20 June 2018

UN International Day of Yoga, 20 June 2018

Recognizing yoga’s universal appeal, on 11 December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga by General Assembly resolution 69/131.  The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of...
UN International Mother Language Day 2018

UN International Mother Language Day 2018

On 21 February 2018, the Peace Meditation Choir was invited by H.E. Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, to perform at an International Mother Language Day celebration at UN Headquarters in New York. Held in Conference Room 4,...
UN High-Level Forum on The Culture of Peace, September 2017

UN High-Level Forum on The Culture of Peace, September 2017

The Peace Meditation Choir was honoured to offer songs of peace composed by Sri Chinmoy at the United Nations High-Level Forum on The Culture of Peace held in the UN General Assembly Hall the morning of 7 September 2017.  The event was convened by the President of the...
Paintings for World Peace and Harmony, UN Geneva, June 2017

Paintings for World Peace and Harmony, UN Geneva, June 2017

  Several hundred of Sri Chinmoy’s Paintings for World Peace and Harmony were on exhibit from 6 to 16 June 2017 at the Palais des Nations, the United Nations Office at Geneva. The exhibit was sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh in Geneva, with...
UN International Day of Yoga, 21 June 2017

UN International Day of Yoga, 21 June 2017

In 2014, the United Nations proclaimed 21 June as the International Day of Yoga. The 2017 main events at UN Headquarters in New York, held on 20 and 21 June, were organized by the Permanent Mission of India in association with the UN Department of Public Information...
UN International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2017

UN International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2017

  On 21 February 2017, the Peace Meditation Choir was invited by H.E. Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, to perform at an International Mother Language Day celebration at UN Headquarters in New York.   Held in...
Yoga and the UN Culture of Peace, United Nations, 28 October 2016

Yoga and the UN Culture of Peace, United Nations, 28 October 2016

The Peace Meditation Choir had the honour of performing arrangements of Sri Chinmoy’s songs dedicated to the UN and peace at a programme entitled “Yoga and the UN Culture of Peace.” The event was held at the United Nations in the prestigious Economic and Social...