Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Rosemarie Leja, UPF-Giessen
Giessen, Germany—A refugee from Syria described escaping from his war-torn homeland and his new life in Germany.
- Written by: Jacques Marion, regional vice president, UPF-Europe
Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands—Thirty participants gathered at a beautiful North Sea resort town for a seminar on the “UPF Vision and Peace Principles.”
- Written by: Bilbil Zharri, UPF-Albania
Pristina, Kosovo—Local Peace Councils have been established in the cities of Ferizaj and Gjakova.
- Written by: UPF-Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal—UPF-Nepal held a conference on the family and building a nation of peace at the Peace Embassy in Kathmandu, the country’s capital.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, president, Youth and Students for Peace
Bangkok, Thailand—Ninety-one participants from 12 nations learned about UPF’s Principles of Peace at an Asian Leadership Conference held in April.
- Written by: Chiara Hagiwara, UPF-United States
New York, United States—More than 300 people of African descent attended an African Cultural Family Festival that was co-sponsored by UPF USA.
- Written by: Robert Bentele, UPF-Munich
Munich, Germany—People must be aware that life does not end with death, a journalist and historian told a UPF meeting.
- Written by: UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru—Four hundred students and Ambassadors for Peace participated in the Peace Road 2019 event in Peru, a walk for “life, peace, and the practice of sports.”
- Written by: John and Sharon Pace, executive directors, UPF-North Carolina
Durham, United States—Thirty-five guests attended an “African Conference Global Connections,” which was held in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
- Written by: UPF-Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine—Traditional dances, songs and clothes of both Ukraine and Islamic countries were presented at an event held at a university.
- Written by: UPF-Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal—More than 200 people, including current and former members of Parliament, took part in a peace walk and rally UPF organized in Nepal for the Peace Road 2019.
- Written by: UPF-Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine—Students were given the chance to be diplomats as they participated in the first youth model of the G20 Summit in Ukraine.