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South Korea
Yongsan-gu
Seoul
Korea
04308
82-2-3279-4100
korea@upf.org
http://upf.or.kr/main.html
Dr. Chang Shik Yang
Chair, UPF Korea
Mr. Dong Won Jung
Vice President, UPF Korea
Interfaith Assembly 2010 - Schedule
Interfaith Assembly 2010 proceedings.
UPF Interfaith Assembly Held in Seoul
Seoul, Korea - The UPF Interfaith Assembly opened in Seoul Oct. 9, 2010 at the Cheon Bok Gung, the Unification community’s inspiring new sanctuary in Seoul, with a moving ceremony of prayers and readings from seven faith traditions.
H.J. Moon: Address to the UPF Interfaith Assembly, October 2010
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here to the Cheon Bok Gung. This sanctuary is dedicated to the vision and wisdom of Almighty God, who leads us toward peace according to divine providence. This providence has been served through all the world’s great religions and faith traditions and can only be consummated or realized by all of them working in concert.
After Sixty Years, Time to Remember That “Freedom Is Not Free”
Washington, DC - An appreciative crowd gathered near the Korean War Memorial on the National Mall in Washington DC to reflect on the outbreak of the Korean War 60 years ago. The Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet were the star attraction in a special program to honor the veterans from 16 nations who defended freedom on the Korean peninsula.
Africa Day Commemorated in Seoul
Seoul, Korea - An Africa Day Celebration with representatives of 17 nations in attendance took place at the Raemian Hall in Anguk, Seoul on May 25. The prime minister of Zimbabwe, Dr. Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, gave the opening address.
International Leadership Conference Schedule
International Leadership Conference schedule, Seoul, Korea, February 2010
Conference and Celebrations Open the New Year
Seoul, Korea - The UPF's International Leadership Conference in February featured global leaders calling for dialogue and partnership. Participants attended the World Peace Blessing and the 90th birthday celebration of UPF founder, Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
H.J. Moon: Address to an International Leadership Conference in Korea, February 2010
God’s original ideal was to have humanity inherit his true love—a love that can bring even the worst evil, even Satan to natural surrender. True love is God’s essence and his divinity and the gift that God wanted to give to his children.
H. Green: Congratulations to Participants in the World Peace Blessing
Remarks given by the Hon. Hamilton Green, Mayor of Georgetown, Guyana, at the World Peace Blessing held in Seoul, Korea on February 17, 2010.
World Peace Blessing in Korea, February 2010
Highlights of the World Peace Blessing in Korea, February 2010.
World Peace Blessing Held in Korea
Seoul, Korea - The Universal Peace Federation represented by several hundred Ambassadors for Peace was delighted to participate in the World Peace Blessing of 20,000 couples just concluded in Korea. It was an extraordinarily rich festival of love, friendship, and reconciliation.
Book Review: A Lifetime in Pursuit of Peace
Marking his 90th birthday, the autobiography of Rev. Sun Myung Moon, As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen was published in English. A best-seller in his native Korea, the book gives readers an opportunity to learn more about a man whose deeds and goals have been the subject of international attention for decades.
J.H. Pak: Religion Serving Peacebuilding and Disarmament
Can religion and religious leaders contribute to disarmament? You have all heard the quote, “Nations shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.” It can be found in one of the oldest religious books.
An Interfaith Vision of Peace at Conference in Korea
Seoul, Korea - As the world moves closer to the 21st century’s second decade, the goal of world peace seems as elusive as ever. With significant differences in beliefs and practices, not to mention language and culture, religion can seem to be a force for division, but delegates from 84 nations to the International Leadership Conference resolved to put aside religious differences in search of deeper unity. Français, Español, العربية
Introducing 'As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen'
Seoul, Korea - Over 3,000 leaders of Korean society and nearly 200 dignitaries from overseas gathered at the COEX center to celebrate the publication of the autobiographical memoir of one of Korea’s best-known and most controversial citizens, the Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon.
V. Cha: Challenges Facing US-Korea Relations
The alliance between the US and the Republic of Korea (ROK) remains one of the most underrated alliances in the history of international relations today. When the alliance was first formed in 1953, there was no preceding history of interaction (aside from minor commercial exchanges and missionary activities in the 1800s) and no common values as a frame of reference.
Renewed Hope in Seoul for Korean Reunification
Seoul, South Korea - Can Korea ever be reunited? That was the urgent question posed separately to a crowd of tens of thousands at the Global Peace Festival in Seoul’s Yoido Plaza, and to a smaller but highly placed group of more than 600 people at the Korean National Assembly.
Y.S. Song: How Should the East Asian Nations Cooperate and Make Progress in Human Security?
Speech delivered by Hon. Song Yeong Sun, Member, Korean National Assembly at the International Leadership Conference and Global Peace Festival, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 9, 2008
US Women Take Peace Queen Cup
With a 92-minute goal, the US women's soccer [football] team defeated Canada to win the Peace Queen Cup on June 21. The finalists and their scores were the same as in the inaugural tournament in 2006.