Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: UPF-Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria - An International Leadership Conference on the theme “One Family under God: A New Vision for Peace in the 21st Century” was held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the capital of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This event, which was part of the Global Peace Tour 2009, drew participants from across Nigeria, including Ambassadors for Peace and other dignitaries.
- Written by: UPF - Macedonia
Skopje, Macedonia - Ambassadors for Peace discussed the relevance of the message of “One Family Under God” in a region that has seen too much recent conflict.
- Written by: UPF - Samoa
Apia, Samoa - An International Leadership Seminar took place as part of the UPF Global Peace Tour on April 18.
- Written by: UPF-Brazil
Palhoça, Santa Catarina, Brazil - A peace march, character education lessons, an international conference, and a festival took place in southern Brazil.
- Written by: UPF - Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Welcoming H.E. Pengiran Yusuf, the first Prime Minister and the founding father of the State of Brunei to Tokyo, the “La vie en Rose,” an association founded by the women who love Brunei, held their first regular meeting on April 11 on the theme “Brunei Night” and nearly 100 people attended. The event was co-hosted by UPF-Japan and Brunei Darussalam Culture Exchange Association in Tokyo, and sponsored by the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Japan.
- Written by: UPF - Austria
Congratulatory messages on UPF's April 8 conference on reconciliation were received from the Prime Minister of Austria, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, and the Governor of the County of Styria.
- Written by: UPF-UK
London, United Kingdom - A conference at a House of Parliament committee room on April 2, 2009, contrasted the values promoted by civil society and faith-based groups with the approach of the G-20 Nations Summit.
- Written by: UPF-India
Delhi, India - Over 500 leaders from all major faith traditions and all walks of life convened for a common cause at the Global Peace Tour event at Delhi University on April 2.
- Written by: UPF International
Leaders of G-20 nations committed themselves to “lay the foundation for reform to help ensure that a global crisis...does not happen again.” UPF promotes a vision of humanity as One Family Under God to prevent further global crises.
- Written by: Laurent Ladouce, UPF-France
Paris, France - Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali addressed a UPF conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris March 31, 2009.
- Written by: UPF - Japan
Tokyo, Japan - On March 28, the March forum for Ambassadors for Peace was held in a hall in Setagaya, Tokyo with the participation of nearly 30 Ambassadors for Peace residing in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Peace Education, UPF-Asia
Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepal is a nation being reborn, and UPF is playing an important role in that process. Elections last year brought militant communist insurgents into the political mainstream. But the roadmap to peace began November 22, 2005 with two significant events taking place simultaneously, one in New Delhi and the other in Kathmandu.