---
title: "2006 - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
url: "https://ivu.org/?view=category&id=226"
date: "2026-11-06T01:27:55+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

2006

 [ ![IVU Annual Report 2006: The 2nd Asian Vegetarian Congress](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/news-2006-avu.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5502:news-2006-avu&catid=226)

## [IVU Annual Report 2006: The 2nd Asian Vegetarian Congress](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5502:news-2006-avu&catid=226)

The 2nd Asian Vegetarian Congress with the motto: Vegetarianism for Health Environment and Peace was held in Bangkok, Thailand fr…

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 [ ![IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/news/2006/george-tina.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5503:news-2006-brazil&catid=226)

## [IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5503:news-2006-brazil&catid=226)

"...vegetarian movement in the region took an extraordinary leap during the last one and a half year."

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 [ ![IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/news-2006-cva.png) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5504:news-2006-cva&catid=226)

## [IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5504:news-2006-cva&catid=226)

Christian Vegetarian Association Stephen Kaufman, M.D., CVA chair

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 [ ![IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/2008/pics/logo.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5505:news-2006-dresden&catid=226)

## [IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5505:news-2006-dresden&catid=226)

In the picture above you see the participants of the very first World Vegetarian Congress, held in August 1908 in Dresden. During…

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 [ ![IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/members/pics/evu.gif) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5506:news-2006-evu&catid=226)

## [IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5506:news-2006-evu&catid=226)

The 2006 Annual General Meeting was held in Weidenthal, Germany and was followed by the first ever EVU Talks. The aim of the talk…

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 [ ![IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/news/2006/ffl.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5507:news-2006-ffl&catid=226)

## [IVU Annual Report](https://ivu.org/?view=article&id=5507:news-2006-ffl&catid=226)

The Mission of the Food for Life Rural Eco Village & Rural Academy for Youth (FFLRAY) is to serve as a cooperative collaboration …

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