Sporting Events:

• Second annual Peace Games in Rio de Janeiro involving 40,000 participants in one of the competitions and the collection, altogether, of more than one million signatures on the Manifesto 2000 (Brazil, Mar-Apr 2000)

• Football tournament for culture of peace involving more than 10,000 youth (Brazzaville, Congo, April-July 2000)

Special Events:

• Ceremony proclaiming Cerro Rico as Monument Messenger of the Culture of Peace (Bolivia, June 2000)

• Sensibilization campaign for peace and human rights for population of Poto-Poto involving 5,000 youth through means of theatre (Brazzaville, Congo, June 2000)

• "Peace on Earth", mass mobilization of organizations and civil society organizations co-sponsored with Peace University of Brasilia and Brazilian Institute for Tourism (Brazil, June 2000)

• Inauguration of Peace Square in the Coyoacan sector of Mexico City, together with the city government and the Ministry of Education (Mexico, 12 April 2000)

• Fifth annual Festival for Peace with special emphasis on IYCP (El Salvador, January 2000)

• Peace Day 2000 in conjunction with PALS (Peace and Love in Schools) and Jamaica Teachers Association (Jamaica, Mar 7, 2000)

• Day of Peace at University of Abomey Calavi in cooperation with "Cercle d'Action pour un mieux être de l'Etudiant béninois" (Benin)

• Celebration of International Women's Day in five regions of country, including posters and promotional materials for IYCP (Cambodia, 8 Mar 2000)

• Culture of Peace rally in Kampot province with government and patriarchs of Buddhist orders (Cambodia 6 May 2000)

• Launch of Manifesto 2000 campaign by Brahma Kumaris organization with participation of UNESCO office and Minister for tourism and Civil Aviation (Katmandu, Nepal, 13 April 2000) (note that 636,000 signatures had been collected as of 11 July)

• Culture of Peace theme for World Press Freedom Day celebration (Samoa, 3 May 2000)

• Participation by UNESCO office in Trinidad and Tobago in launch of IYCP in Trinidad and Tobago (4 Feb 2000), Surinam (18 Feb 2000), Aruba (Mar 2000) and Netherlands Antilles (Mar 2000).