Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Giuseppi Cali, UPF-Italy
Rome, Italy - During their time in the Eternal City, UPF International Chair Rev. Hyung Jin Moon and his wife Yeon Ah visited the churches of St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. John to connect with the 2,000-year legacy of Christianity.
- Written by: UPF-Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay - Rev. In Jin Moon brought the music and spirit of her New York-based Lovin' Life Ministries to Montevideo for the August 24 "Assembly to Proclaim the Word," expanding a series of assemblies that began in Korea and the US in July.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia
Manila, Philippines - One their visit to the Philippines UPF Chairman Rev. Hyung Jin Moon and his wife Yeon Ah touched the hearts of people with their insights about prayer, meditation, and dimensions of family love.
- Written by: UPF - Portugal
Photos of activities at the Peace Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Written by: UPF - International
New York, USA - It was a day of song, prophecy, and proclamation, as the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, surrounded by thousands of people from around the world, made bold predictions at a festive gathering in New York on July 24.
- Written by: UPF - Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan - The International Centre for Peace Culture was founded at a critical time in Sudan's history to promote unity and harmony within the diverse human family. On January 9, 2011 a referendum in southern Sudan will decide whether Sudan will remain a unified nation or whether the South will separate from the North.
- Written by: Alexander Feodorov, UPF-Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan - After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, many former republics, including Tajikistan, faced an ideological vacuum. A philosopher, Mr. Abdulvohid Shamolov was looking for foundational concepts the foundation for this newly independent nation of central Asia.
- Written by: Qamrul A. Khanson, UPF-Canada
Toronto, Canada - At its first monthly meeting after the annual UPF-Canada conference in Ottawa on June 3, the central district established a committee to provide added support to UPF leadership for the establishment of an interreligious council.
- Written by: Mihai Calestru, UPF-Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - UPF-Moldova's July 3 conference in Chisinau on "A New Paradigm for Leadership and Good Governance for Peace and Development" concluded with a Legacy of Peace ceremony.
- Written by: UPF - Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - A two-day National Leadership Conference for Ambassadors for Peace took place June 20-21 at the Great Roots Forestry Spa Resort in Taipei County.
- Written by: Gani Rroshi, UPF - Albania
Tirana, Albania - After the Legacy of Peace ceremony, the chairman of Tirana Peace Council, Mr. Bajram Ibraj, launched the idea to organize a coffee/tea meeting with some of the Ambassadors for Peace who had participated in recent events.
- Written by: UPF - Congo
Brazzaville, Congo - An international summit of UPF's Central African sub-region was held in Brazzaville from June 11 to 13. This Summit was supported by the Presidency of the Republic and by the National Peace Council. It had a substantial impact on the nation.