Marriage and Family
UPF organizes seminars and conferences related to strengthening marriage and family.
- Written by: UPF - Thailand
Buriram, Thailand - Dr. Lek and Mrs. Vipa Thaveetermsakul hosted an Interfaith Peace Festival and marriage rededication in Buriram City on May 4, 2014 at the main auditorium of Ratchabhat Buriram University.
- Written by: Robert Goijarts and Julius Gicole, UPF-New Zealand
Meadowbank, New Zealand - Ambassadors for Peace and friends met at St. John’s Theological College in Meadowbank on April 27, 2014.
- Written by: UPF - Philippines
Manila, Philippines - After starting the year 2014 with an Interfaith Peace Festival and marriage rededication in Manila in January, UPF-Philippines leaders embarked on a nationwide tour, holding 15 festivals from April 4 to 22, 2014.
- Written by: Doha Conference on Empowering Families: A Pathway to Development
Statement issued by representatives of civil society, academia, policy makers and individuals participating in the conference on Empowering Families: A Pathway to Development, in Doha, Qatar April 16-17, 2014
- Written by: Mrs. Lynn Walsh, Director, UPF Office of Marriage and Family Education
Doha, Qatar - The Doha International Family Institute hosted policy makers, researchers, academics, and UN and NGO representatives dealing with aspects of family policy and good practices during a conference April 16-17, 2014.
- Written by: UPF - Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - More than 130 participants enjoyed a day of immersion in the peacebuilding principles of UPF at a national leadership seminar on the theme of Building a Nation of Peacemakers, held March 28, 2014 at the Peace Embassy in Petaling Jaya.
- Written by: UPF International
New York, USA - During the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York in March 2014, UPF helped organize side events, one opposing human trafficking and the other urging the UN to consider women and the family as crucial drivers of social development.
- Written by: Alan Wilding, UPF-Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada - People of various faiths assembled in Vancouver on March 16, 2014 to discuss the theme of Sectarianism vs. the Universality of Faith.
- Written by: UPF - Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - The STT Sunsugos Theological Seminary in Jakarta and UPF-Indonesia organized a seminar on March 14, 2014 on the theme “Family and True Peace in the Society, Nation and World.”
- Written by: UPF International
New York, USA - During the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York, UPF joined with diplomats and other NGOs in organizing a events on March 13 launching a campaign opposing human trafficking.
- Written by: Qamrul A. Khanson, Recording Secretary, UPF-Toronto
Toronto, Canada– The March 1 meeting of Ambassadors for Peace in Toronto focused on faith and family in preparation for participating in a television talk show.
- Written by: UPF International
New York, USA - UPF co-sponsored with the Power of Mothers the launching of a documentary film, "The Power of Mothers and Their Effect upon the World” on Feb. 21, 2014, across from the UN headquarters where the Commission for Social Development was meeting.