Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Lluis Babi, UPF-Andorra
Andorra la Vella, Andorra—Andorra joined the global event Peace Road 2017 with the theme of “Connecting the World through Peace.”
- Written by: Dr. Gordon Anderson, editor-in-chief, 'International Journal on World Peace'
Victoria, Seychelles—An international peace center, named for the nation’s first president, an avid supporter of UPF, has opened at the University of Seychelles.
- Written by: Fabrice Djimadoum, secretary general, UPF-Zambia
Siavonga, Zambia—UPF-Zambia in partnership with the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP), held a 3-day orientation seminar for members of parliament, July 28-31, 2017 at Lake Safari Lodge in Siavonga.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, director, UPF Office of Marriage and Family Education
New York, United States—The UPF International chair and vice president were honored at an event sponsored by the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission.
- Written by: Fabrice Djimadoum, secretary, UPF-Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia—More than 250 people took part in a Peace Road event with the theme “Unity, Dignity and Peace—Zambia’s Pride.”
- Written by: UPF-Central African Republic
Bangui, Central African Republic—In search for a sustainable peace in the Central African Republic, UPF-CAR, in collaboration with two NGOs, held a peace education conference on July 21, 2017 in the theater of the Youth House in the 8th District of Bangui, the nation’s capital and largest city.
- Written by: Anja Brina, UPF-Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany—A young German woman who moved to Lebanon as a child was the speaker at a program about Lebanese culture.
- Written by: Amb. Vickie Robert Okere and Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko
London, UK—As part of the continuing effort of UPF-Nigeria to reach out to Nigerians in diaspora and mobilize them to support the peace building initiatives in Nigeria, Chief Bimbo Robert Folayan (MBCS CITP) was appointed by UPF-Nigeria as an Ambassador for Peace.
- Written by: UPF-Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand—More than 50 participants from five nations attended an Asian Leadership Conference held in Thailand in July.
- Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, secretary general, UPF-Nigeria
Ikeja, Nigeria—About 50 Ambassadors for Peace from the South West zone attended a three-day Peace Education seminar.
- Written by: David Fraser-Harris, secretary general, UPF-Middle East
Rome, Italy—Ambassadors for Peace from throughout the Middle East participated in a three-day seminar on UPF’s Peace Principles held in Rome.
- Written by: Raphael Ogar Oko, secretary general, UPF-Nigeria
Owerri, Nigeria—More than 80 Ambassadors for Peace including religious leaders, traditional rulers, politicians, educators and peace activists as well as government representatives attended a 3-day special seminar on UPF's Principles of Peace.