Events
This year's International Day of Democracy on 15 September will coincide with the observance at UN Headquarters of the International Day of Peace, under the theme of "Peace and Democracy: Make Your Voice heard".
Following the traditional Peace Bell Ceremony in the morning, an event for youth will be held in Conference Room 4, North Lawn Building, with the participation of the Secretary-General, as well as Messengers of Peace Michael Douglas, Jane Goodall and Stevie Wonder, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Yuna Kim and Ishmael Beah, and UN Youth Champion Monique Coleman.
The event will also feature a screening of 'Young People Building Democracy and Peace in Guatemala', a short film illustrating a field project of the United Nations Democracy Fund, UNDEF.
The event will be webcast live at www.un.org/webcast.
At 5pm in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium, the United Nations Democracy Fund will host a screening of four short films illustrating UNDEF projects in the field:
- Creating a Women's Parliament in Azerbaijan
- Civic Empowerment of Pygmies in Gabon
- Young People Building Democracy and Peace in Guatemala
- Strengthening the Democratic Transformation in Egypt