Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Joy Pople, UPF International
Seoul, Korea - Convened at a time of heightened global concerns about security, the UPF World Summit in Seoul Aug. 9-13, 2014, addressed issues of peace, security and development.
- Written by: Dr. Trevor Jones, Executive Director, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru - In June and July 2014, UPF-Peru networked with women, organized interfaith meetings, held a planning forum, and met with a diplomat.
- Written by: Djimadoum Fabrice, UPF-Zambia
Livingstone, Zambia - UPF-Zambia held a seminar July 26, 2014 at Queens Hills Hotel in Livingstone, in preparation for the August celebration of the second anniversary of Rev. Moon's passing and the Golden Jubilee of Zambia's independence on October 24.
- Written by: UPF - Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ambassadors for Peace and guests were invited to the Peace Embassy in Buenos Aires on July 17, 2014, for a report about the International Leadership Conference organized by UPF International in Uruguay in April.
- Written by: Mrs. Susan Fefferman, UPF-Washington DC
Washington DC, USA - A conference on the theme “The USA at a Turning Point: Building a Nation and a World of Peace,” at the Washington Times on July 12, 2014, appealed to participants to work together for peace.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia
- Written by: UPF - Spain
- Written by: UPF - Australia
Tasmania, Australia - UPF hosted a seminar on "Principles for Building a Peaceful World" on June 8, 2014, as part of the UPF/University Soccer Club Project.
- Written by: Boubacar Diallo, Director, UPF-Goias, Brazil
Goiania, Brazil - UPF-Brazil held its first conference in the state of Goias, on June 5, 2014, on the theme: “Towards a New Paradigm for Peace and Human Development in Brazil.”
- Written by: Franco Famularo, Secretary General, UPF-Canada
Ottawa, Canada - Canada’s model of governance and its future as a global peacekeeper were key issue addressed at a conference in Ottawa on May 30, 2014.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Photojournalist, Segye Ilbo
Seoul, Korea - UPF helped facilitate a three-day meeting to develop business and cultural relations between Korea and Nepal May 15-17, 2014, in honor of 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
- Written by: UPF - Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - “Sentido y Paz” – An Anthology by UPF-Argentina was presented at the Argentine Society of Writers in Buenos Aires, on April 29, 2014 by some of the poets and artists whose works are included in this book and who recited their poems and displayed their works.