United Nations Days & Years Meditation Initiative
UN Year / Decade Meditation Outlines
The General Assembly of the United Nations often chooses more than one theme for observance in any particular year.
2010
Three themes are being observed in 2010:
- 2010: International Year of Biodiversity
- 2010: International Year for Rapprochement of Cultures
- 2010 - 2011: International Year of Youth : Dialogue & Mutual Understanding (12 August - 11 August)
Decades
At any given time several themes are observed in special Decades. These themes are shown on the UN Calendar. 2001-2010 is being observed as International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World.
Meditation Outlines
Suggested meditation outlines are available on this site for each of the International Year themes — please feel free to use these, adapt them, or develop your own meditations and prayers. For a variety of ways of using the suggested meditation outlines see the Participation in UN Days & Years Meditation Initiative section on this site. There are also Guidelines for those New to Meditation.
For information on the prayer which is used in these meditation outlines (The Great Invocation) please click here.
- 2010: International Year of Biodiversity Meditation Outline
- 2010: International Year for Rapprochement of Cultures Meditation Outline
- 2010 - 11: International Year of Youth Meditation Outline — to come
- 2001- 2010 : International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World Meditation Outline
