Interfaith Peace-Building Initiative (IPI) Board Chairman and United Religions Initiative’s (URI) Regional Director for Africa, Ambassador Mussie Hailu,

and Minister of Defense Siraj Fegessa walking to the gate of the Addis Ababa Assembly Hall where the United Nations Day of Peace was celebrated with the golden rule “Do unto others as you would have them do to you” as a motto. The national defense forces, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf were given a peace award for their significant contribution peace building.