Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Gyorgy Kozma, UPF-Hungary
Budapest, Hungary—Hungary’s 30 years of diplomatic relations with South Korea were celebrated at a UPF event.
- Written by: UPF-Australia
Melbourne, Australia—Throughout the year 2018, the Nelson Mandela Day Commemorative Committee of Australia and UPF-Australia collaborated to create numerous events to honor Mandela.
- Written by: UPF of Eastern Europe
Europe—We present an overview of the many UPF events and initiatives of the past year in Eastern Europe.
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, president, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—In recognition of Human Rights Day, UPF held a conference titled “Europe and the Future of Human Rights.”
- Written by: UPF-Australia
Sydney, Australia—With a high sense of excitement, over 100 guests honored recipients of Living for Others Awards.
- Written by: Barbara Grabner, UPF-Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia—Honoring the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UPF organized a program titled “Are Human Rights in Europe in Peril?”
- Written by: Franco Ravaglioli, secretary general, UPF-Italy
Monza, Italy—The local chapter of UPF held its annual commemoration of the day when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into existence.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, director, UPF Office of Marriage and Family
New Haven, United States—A conference of educators asked the question, “Can early childhood development advance ‘The Culture of Peace?’”
- Written by: James Claxton and Margaret Ali, UPF-UK
London, United Kingdom—The UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was marked by a conference held in the House of Lords.
- Written by: UPF-Italy
Monza, Italy—“We Walk Together Toward Global Harmony” was the theme of an intense and constructive program.
- Written by: Sérgio Vieira, president, UPF-Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal—The president of the Religious Freedom Commission attended a UPF-organized multifaith event.
- Written by: UPF-Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark—UPF-Denmark’s Peace Road 2018 event included a peace march and a symposium with the theme “How to Promote Dialogue.”