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The Peace Messengers are a group of Japanese students who travel around the world advocating for peace and ensuring that no one ever forgets the devastation and horror of nuclear bombs.

A group of Japanese high school students visited the Head Office of UNI Global Union in Nyon on 18 August and were duly welcomed by Christy Hoffman, UNI Deputy General Secretary. The Peace Messengers gave speeches similar to the one they will give to the United Nations later this week and also took the opportunity to discuss their message of peace with the UNI staff.



Their visit is part of a campaign to abolish nuclear weapons and create a peaceful world. The students are Peace Messengers, Japanese young people who travel around the world to advocate for world peace.



Many of the peace messengers come from the city of Nagasaki, where the US dropped an atomic bomb in the final days of World War II. Travelling with the Peace Messengers are survivors of the atomic bombings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima.



The visit to UNI in Nyon has become an annual one and is part of a trip the students make to visit the United Nations to call for nuclear disarmament and to speak to groups in Europe.



UNI Global Union has hosted the Peace Messengers in Nyon for the past five years.



In November 2010, UNI will hold its World Congress in Nagasaki, Japan. UNI has its Breaking Through for Peace initiative, which supports the global nuclear disarmament movement.