Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Josef Resch, UPF-Germany
Giessen, Germany—Japanese poetry and culture were the topic of discussion at an International Café held at the offices of UPF in the town of Giessen.
- Written by: John Bellavance, vice president, UPF-Australia
Melbourne, Australia—An Ambassador for Peace in Victoria State has become a model of serving others and sharing a vision for peace in East Africa.
- Written by: Marcia de Abreu, President, WFWP-Spain
Madrid, Spain—On Saturday, April 1st, UPF and WFWP-Spain co-hosted the 5th and last session of the Cycle of Conferences: The Cornerstones for Peace.
- Written by: UPF-Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua—UPF’s Principles of Peace were presented at the “Vision for Peace” seminar, organized by UPF-Nicaragua in Managua city.
- Written by: Milos Klas, secretary general, UPF-Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia—The power of the media to shape public opinion was the topic of a lecture held by UPF-Slovakia.
- Written by: UPF-Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand—The latest Asian Leadership Conference on “Providing Vision and Leadership for Nation-building and Peace” took place in Bangkok with 23 participants from six nations.
- Written by: Rosemarie Leja, UPF-Giessen
Giessen, Germany—At an International Café program organized by UPF, a family from Syria recounted the process of settling into their new country.
- Written by: UPF-Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal—Former Nepalese Vice President Parmanand Jha and dignitaries were honored at a program celebrating the UPF founder’s legacy of peace.
- Written by: Mi Young Eaton, FFWPU-USA
New York, United States—About 100 social activists came together for a day of focused study, reflection, and discussion of themes essential to successful and principled leadership.
- Written by: John Bellavance, vice president, UPF-Australia
Melbourne, Australia—The International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) was inaugurated in Australia with a discussion on the role of values in political life.
- Written by: UPF-Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand—Thirty participants and staff from five nations attended a four-day Asian Leadership Conference in Bangkok in February.
- Written by: Robin Marsh, secretary general, UPF-United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom—The latest in the “Evening With” series of inspirational interviews was held at the UPF-U.K. headquarters on February 19, 2017.