---
title: "2002 - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
url: "https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=category&id=225"
date: "2026-11-06T00:03:27+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

2002

 [ ![Report on the 1st Asian Vegetarian Congress, 2001](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/news-2002-asia.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5486:news-2002-asia&catid=225)

## [Report on the 1st Asian Vegetarian Congress, 2001](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5486:news-2002-asia&catid=225)

Report on the 1st Asian Vegetarian Union Congress, 2001 from IVU News 2002

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 [ ![The Youth Page 2002](https://ivu.org/images/placeholder.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5501:news-2002-youth3&catid=225)

## [The Youth Page 2002](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5501:news-2002-youth3&catid=225)

A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Da…

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 [ ![Violence: The Degenerated Power](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/news/2002/claude.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5500:news-2002-violence&catid=225)

## [Violence: The Degenerated Power](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5500:news-2002-violence&catid=225)

Violence: The Degenerated Power To kill or to live for a cause? by Dr. Claude Pasquini - from IVU News 2002

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 [ ![VegNews](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/news-2002-veg-news.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5499:news-2002-veg-news&catid=225)

## [VegNews](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5499:news-2002-veg-news&catid=225)

Up-to-date information on living a vegetarian lifestyle.

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 [ ![Spanish Vege Guide](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/news-2002-spain.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5498:news-2002-spain&catid=225)

## [Spanish Vege Guide](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5498:news-2002-spain&catid=225)

The Vegan and Vegetarian guide to Spain has finally been published!

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 [ ![The SKCV Children's](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/news-2002-skcv.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5497:news-2002-skcv&catid=225)

## [The SKCV Children's](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=5497:news-2002-skcv&catid=225)

SKCV Children's Trust is a pure vegetarian organization, promoting and implementing vegetarian ideals to the children under SKCV …

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