Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: UPF-Oceania
Pacific Harbour, Fiji—The first Oceania Leadership Conference was conducted in Fiji from February 1 through 4, 2018, based on the successful pattern of the Asian Leadership Conferences (ALCs) being held in Thailand.
- Written by: UPF-Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand—Forty-five participants, including 28 government officials and provincial parliamentarians, attended an Asian Leadership Conference held in January.
- Written by: UPF-Bergamo
Bergamo, Italy—Over 70 people attended a lawyer and writer’s presentation of his first novel, which deals with topical social issues.
- Written by: Mike Samuel Makenda, UPF-DRC
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Approximately 150 participants, including high-level dignitaries, attended the inaugural session of the UPF National Peace Council.
- Written by: UPF Executive Office
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, a Sunhak Peace Prize laureate, has been named to the BBC’s list of 100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017.
- Written by: Anja Brina, UPF-Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany—A holiday celebration held by UPF of Düsseldorf featured a talk on the true meaning of Christmas.
- Written by: UPF International
Beirut, Lebanon—During the recent launch of the Lebanon chapter of the IAPP, UPF signed a memorandum of understanding with the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace.
- Written by: Anja Brina, UPF- Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany—“Open Your Heart” was the topic of a session of the interreligious prayer circle held by the Düsseldorf branch of UPF.
- Written by: UPF-Australia
Sydney, Australia—Four outstanding individuals received Living for Others Awards from UPF-Australia in appreciation of their public-mindedness.
- Written by: Rosemarie Leja, UPF-Giessen
Giessen, Germany—A former asylum seeker who seeks to build bridges between refugees and Germans was the speaker at a UPF event.
- Written by: David Franklin, chair, UPF-Bromley
Bromley, United Kingdom—UPF of the United Kingdom has inaugurated a local branch in the Bromley region of Southeast London.
- Written by: Gregor Sattler, secretary general, UPF-Bonn
Bonn, Germany—Personal recollections of Lebanon’s people and culture by a German who grew up there were the highlight of a Lebanese cultural event.