By UPF Peru
UPF Peru, the International Association of Academics for Peace IAAP, together with the sponsorship of the Office of Congressman Raúl Huamán Coronado in Peru, held the forum to celebrate the United Nations International Mother Earth Day, on May 2, 2024.
The meeting took place in the José Faustino Sánchez Carrión auditorium of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, with the participation of more than 200 guests.
The guest of honor was Dr. Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, Minister of the Environment, who gave a message for this celebration and congratulated the work of the UPF in Peru and internationally, highlighting the responsibility that the Ambassadors for Peace have in the work of promoting peace through caring for the environment.
Other speakers included Ambassadors for Peace Dr. Christian Contreras Otiniano Secretary General of IAAP, Geographer, Engineer, and member of The Nature Conservancy., Arturo Alfaro Medina President of the NGO Vida, and Dr. María Isabel Romaní Alcarraz, Environmental Activist.
During the program, UPF Peru appointed 47 new Ambassadors for Peace and presented special recognitions for their outstanding participation to Congressman Dr. Raúl Huamán Coronado and to Dr. Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, Minister of the Environment.
Also receiving recognition from the Office of the Congressman of the Republic Dr. Raúl Huamán Coronado, the directors of UPF Peru; Dr. Trevor Jones President of UPF Peru, Mr. Jaime José Fernández Túpac Secretary General.
The meeting concluded with a musical presentation by the members of the Lawyers College of Lima “Lawyers for Universal Peace”.