Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Genie Kagawa, director, Executive Office, Universal Peace Federation
Tarrytown, NY, United States—His Holiness Dr. Vasanth Vijay Maharaj of the Sri Parshva Padmavathi Sera Trust in India visited the UPF International offices on May 31, 2016.
- Written by: UPF-D.R. Congo
Kinshasa, D.R. Congo—More than 800 people took part in the 2016 Peace Road march through the capital, including government officials and Ambassadors for Peace.
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina held its first introductory seminar featuring the UPF Principles of Peace.
- Written by: Emiljun Rapada, administrative assistant, UPF USA
Elkton, United States—UPF Washington, D.C., supported the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Cecil County in the state of Maryland on Thursday, May 5, 2016.
- Written by: UPF-Northern California
San Leandro, United States—“The Importance of Keeping an Open Mind” was the topic at a monthly Community of Faith breakfast in the San Francisco area.
- Written by: Secretariat of UPF-Albania
Tirana, Albania—On the occasion of World Book Day, UPF-Albania, in cooperation with PEN Albania, organized an event at the Peace Embassy in Tirana.
- Written by: Dr. Trevor Jones, executive director, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru—UPF-Peru celebrated Earth Day 2016 with representatives of different sectors offering perspectives on the importance of this international day in support for environmental protection.
- Written by: UPF-USA
Washington, D.C., United States—At the most beautiful time of the year in the nation’s capital, UPF conducted a Japanese Tea Ceremony for more than 40 distinguished guests.
- Written by: Leslie Rigney, executive director, UPF-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, United States—Preparing young people to take responsibility for the environment was the focus of a forum that UPF-USA held to mark Earth Day 2016.
- Written by: UPF-Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso—UPF-Burkina Faso held a conference on "The Family Is the Biggest Human Institution; It's the School of Love and Peace."
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, secretary general, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—UPF held a roundtable in the Czech Parliament to discuss the roles of religious and secular leaders in bringing peace.
- Written by: Auth. Qamrul Khanson
Toronto, Canada—A television program about marriage and faith that was hosted by a UPF representative was shown at UPF-Canada’s monthly meeting.