Photos: UH Hilo celebrates 2022 United Nations Day with Parade of Nations

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United Nations Day honors and promotes human rights, social progress, and world peace.

Group photo of students in traditional clothing and holding flags from their home countries stand for photo in front of Campus Center sign.
Students at UH Hilo’s 2022 Parade of Nations stand for a group photo at the Campus Center. (Photos courtesy of International Student Services/UH Hilo)

International students at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo celebrated 2022 United Nations Day on Oct. 28 with the annual Parade of Nations showing the university’s geographic and ethnic diversity. United Nations Day honors and promotes human rights, social progress, and world peace.

UH Hilo students from different parts of the world also performed dances and shared informational displays about their countries on the Library Lanai.

The event was sponsored by UH Hilo’s International Student Services and International Student Association.

Group representing Hawaii on the Library Lanai. Hawaii flag is upside down.
Hawai‘i
Group photo of students in traditional clothing.
Students at UH Hilo’s 2022 Parade of Nations stand for a group photo on the library’s lanai.

UPDATE: Jan. 19, 2023

Photos courtesy of UH Hilo International Student Services. Video by Wolphgang Wolphagen, UH Hilo Office of University Relations.

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