Today we were greeted by 13 nations as part of a “world-wide” trip to embassies and consulates based in Canada’s capital, Ottawa. 

H.E. Agostinho Taveres da Silva Neto, Embassy of Angola

Embassy of Angola

H.E. N'goran Kouame, Embassy of Cote d'Ivoire

Embassy of Cote d'Ivoire

Mrs. Samina Mehtab, Deputy High Commissioner for Pakistan

High Commission for Pakistan

Pakistan High Commission passes the Torch to the Embassy of Egypt

H.E. Wael Ahmed Kamal Aboul Magd, Embassy of Egypt

Embassy of Egypt

H.E. Kyaw Tin, Embassy of Myanmar

Embassy of Myanmar

H.E. Sy Vuong Ha Le, Embassy of Vietnam

Embassy of Vietnam

Margaret L. Kyogire, Deputy Head of Mission, Uganda High Commission

Uganda High Commision

H.E. Musa A. M. Adam, Charge d'affaires for the Embassy of The Sudan

At the Embassy of The Sudan

H.E. Simon Nabukwesi, High Commission of Kenya

H.E. Simon Nabukwesi, High Commissioner of Kenya with the World Harmony Run team

H.E. Smail Benamara, Embassy of Algeria

H.E. Smail Benamara & Algerian singer Hamidou jointly hold the Torch outside the Embassy of Algeria.

H.E. Zoran Veljic, Ambassador of Serbia

H.E. Zoran Veljic, Embassy of Serbia along with members of World Harmony Run team.

Representatives from the Embassy of Russia

Representatives from Russian Embassy receives a gift from the World Harmony Run team

H.E. Piragibe dos Santos Tarrago, Ambassador of Brazil

H.E. Piragibe dos Santos Tarrago greets the runners outside the Embassy of Brazil

RCMP Officer - Friend of the Run

Video Mesage from Davidson Hepburn, President (2009 - 2011) of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for 25th Anniversary of the World Harmony Run and a vision for the decade: "Toward a Oneness-World". With FRENCH subtitles.

Full Text of the 25th annversary message and link to 25 language informal Translations: http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/25

• Youtube video on African experience which illustrates IYY slogan "Our Year Our Voice" International Year of Youth - Zambia World Harmony. They surprisingly mention Presidents and UN Secretary-General in a unique way!

• Listen to the World-Harmony-Run song: 2 min version // 6 min

See start of the International 25th Anniversary Celebration across from the United Nations at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York.

On 27th April 2012. in many cities around the world, special events marked the WHR 25th Anniversary

View some early highlights. The United Nations had proclaimed 1986 the International Year of Peace, and Sri Chinmoy wanted to offer a heartfelt and sincere expression of peace on a global scale. The opening ceremony, broadcast live on NBC-TV's The Today Show.. On April 27, 1987, five minutes of global television time was dedicated for the inaugural Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run with strong support from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the UN Secretary-General, celebrities Carl Lewis, Clarence Clemons and Narada Michael Walden, and thousands...Also includes Clips from Philippines; Sahara Desert, Morocco; Botswana; Scotland, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Ethiopia, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Great Britain, Colombia, Bahamas, Hungary, Spain, Mongolia, Czech Republic, Portugal, USA

Harmonemail:
You can send a message to the runners or read the messages.