Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Kenichi Ito, UPF-Marshall Islands
Majuro, Marshall Islands - UPF representatives met with diplomats from the United States and Taiwan to share with them UPF's vision for peace and development in the Pacific islands.
- Written by: Mr. Abiodun Ojo, Secretary General, Nigeria-Japan Association
Tokyo, Japan - A victory celebration for July International Leadership Conference in Nigeria was held in Chiba city on September 18 by the organization of Nigerian members of UPF in Japan, with the support of UPF-Japan. The Nigerians expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the people in Japan who supported the events in Abuja.
- Written by: UPF - International
New York, USA - As the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US nears, old wounds open and fresh wounds are created even in what is intended to be a process of reconciliation. As Ambassadors for Peace we offer hurting people a healing process.
- Written by: David Wills, UPF-UK
London, UK - A program to consider values that would allow sustainable development of humankind was held at 43 Lancaster Gate, UPF-UK's Headquarters.
- Written by: UPF - Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland - After a few guitar and piano pieces performed by Nicolas and Nathalie Komagata the August 27 meeting of Ambassadors for Peace started with personal introductions and expressions of opinion on the topic of multiculturalism and peace.
- Written by: UPF - Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil - About 70 people gathered at the Unification Movement Headquarters building on August 27 for a seminar on “Building a World of Universal Peace at the Time of Global Crisis.”
- Written by: UPF - New Zealand
Poverty Bay, New Zealand - UPF-New Zealand held a book launch of the Founder’s autobiography on August 26 at the home marae (Maori community centre) in Poverty Bay, East Coast, of Ambassador for Peace Tiopira Rauna.
- Written by: Mrs. Kathy Rigney, UPF Special Envoy to Africa
Abuja, Nigeria - A seminar following up on the recent visit by UPF Founders to Nigeria sparked discussions about ways Nigerian Ambassadors for Peace can work together to address challenges facing their nation. About 100 people attended the July 31 to August 2 sessions in Abuja.
- Written by: UPF - France
Paris, France -The Pakxe Project: A Contribution of Laos to the Unity of South‐East Asia and World Peace by Laurent Ladouce is now available from Editions Romains and through amazon.com.
- Written by: Swazi Observer
Manzini, Swaziland - Dr. Abednego Dlamini, Ambassador for Peace Titus Thwala, and UPF-Swaziland National Director Mensah Noumonvi returned to Swaziland and reported on their participation in UPF's International Leadership Conference in Abuja, Nigeria July 15-18.
- Written by: UPF International
On July 17, at the Abuja International Conference Center, Dr. Sun Myung Moon, Founder of the Universal Peace Federation and a renowned global advocate for peace for many decades, offered an extraordinary message of hope for the future of mankind and the vital role that Nigeria and all of Africa must play in bringing about a new era for all humanity.
- Written by: UPF - International
Abuja, Nigeria - The International Conference Center in Abuja was the setting for a peace address by UPF Founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon on July 17, 2011.