05.11.2009

Poetry

Fairy tale Volodymyr Motyrov Ukraine 2008
	This beautiful fairytale inspired by the Convention on the Rights of the Child was written by Volodymyr Motyrov during his internship in UNICEF. It also relates to the 4th pillar of the Earth Charter: Democracy, Nonviolence and Peace. Read The Oak Tree fairy tale

“I” is Peace Billene Seyoum Woldeyes Ethiopia / Canada 2009
In September 2009, students of UPEACE organized a celebration of the International Day of Peace where they presented their art. Especially for this event, Billene Seyoum wrote this beautiful poem about seeing “peace” in each of us. Read Billene Seyoum poem

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