UPF UN Statements

Friday, January 11, 2008

UPF issues statements on UN commemorative events and other occasions:

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Peace Education & Human Development

Thursday, January 10, 2008

UPF's seminars and leadership conferences focus on the urgent need for new vision and leadership based on core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.

UPF advocates the incorporation of character education and peace education in schools. Its Discovering the Real Me comprehensive character education curriculum consists of easy-to-follow textbooks and teacher manuals.

UPF Today magazine: 2008

Sunday, January 6, 2008

UPF Today is a quarterly magazine of the Universal Peace Federation featuring activities of our international office and chapters throughout the world. The magazine is published in English and Russian, with occasional editions in other languages, including French, Spanish, and Arabic. Our archive contains .pdf files and links to the corresponding articles on our website. We encourage chapters to reprint and/or translate such portions of the magazine that they might find useful.

Pérou - Redonner de l’espoir aux survivants d’un séisme

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Les ambassadeurs de paix au Pérou ont été fort occupés en décembre 2007 ; en pleine saison de bonne volonté, ils ont saisi cette occasion pour visiter certaines des zones les plus déshéritées du pays pour leur apporter un soutien et l’espoir d’un meilleur avenir.

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Peru - Ayuda para los sobrevivientes del terremoto

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

CHINCHA, PERU: Los Embajadores para la Paz en Perú han estado muy ocupados en diciembre 2007, tomando la oportunidad de esta estación de buena voluntad para visitar algunas de las áreas de mayor carencia de Perú, para llevarles apoyo y esperanza en el futuro.

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Global News

Friday, December 21, 2007

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AFP - Quotes

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Thoughts about Peace

By UPF Ambassadors for Peace

We are all one human family. Peace can be achieved. I know it will be done. It is a question of time, humility, simplicity, and our willingness to reach out. - Hon. Jose de Venecia, Jr., Former Speaker, House of Representatives, the Philippines

Every religion calls for man to do good and to stop doing bad. - Chief Imam Sheikh Assane Cisse, President, African American Islamic Institute, Senegal

The base of human society is the family, and if we secure that sanctity of the family unit, we bring a process that leads to a morally and spiritually good community, country, and world. - Rt. Hon. Hamilton Green, Prime Minister, Guyana (1985-92)

All religions insist on peace. From this we might think that the religious struggle for peace is simple … but it is not. The deep problem is that people use religion wrongly in pursuit of victory and triumph. This sad fact then leads to conflict with people who have different beliefs. - H.E. Abdurrahman Wahid, President, Indonesia (1999-2001)

It is extremely important to consolidate all efforts that advance peace and stability at national, regional, and global levels; therefore, we will not spare any effort to promote peace and coexistence through dialogue among the different cultures, religions, and peoples of our globe. - H.E. Mohammad Karim Khalili, Vice President, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

World peace does not come about by the signing of agreements and treaties. World peace will not be established even if the images of war temporarily disappear from the media. We have wrongly confused progress in economics diplomacy and science with the far more elusive—and much more vital—ethical progress that is needed for true peace. - Yamba Elie Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso

Living for the sake of others sounds so simple, almost too simple. If every person in the world was raised with that ethic, we would have a world of peace, a better tomorrow where men and women have learned to live and love in friendship. - Amb. Phillip V. Sanchez, former US Ambassador to Colombia and Honduras

One of the thorniest problems of this age is the matter of war and peace. A clear point of view that promotes a peace agreement to solve all conflicts is very necessary, and to bring people of different denominations and nations closer together is worthwhile. - Hon. Jaromir Kohlicek, Member, European Parliament for Bohemia and Moravia, Czech Republic

Tell the truth with love, and face reality with courage. Religious leaders should be headlights on the road to peace, not tail lights. - Rev.Walter Fauntroy, former US Congressman for Washington, DC

More attention needs to be paid to the significance and importance of moral and ethical values in leadership. - H.E. Mohamoud Adam Bechir, Ambassador of Chad to the US

If we can live the dream of beginning a trip from the tip of South America and travel without being hindered by borders to the eastern hemisphere of this planet, all of us and our children will happily understand that the work of mankind is not to destroy but to build up. - Dr. Carlos Enrique Pena, Vice Rector, University of Santa Maria, Venezuela

All my life I have been struggling to attain happiness and love. This is what we live for. I am ready to die to make it possible for everyone to live this way. - Dr. Eliezer Glaubach, former city councilman, Jerusalem

We live today at a time when the world is always facing one global crisis or the other. To promote peace, we must understand the root causes of conflict and promote enduring solutions. - Chief Dr. Ernest Shonekan, former President, Nigeria

Ordinary people long for peace and cry out for an end to conflict. We must have continuing dialogue and personal commitment in order to have peace. - Hon. Gaqo Apostoli, former Member of Parliament and government minister, Albania

Our desire is to cultivate good character in the children and youth of Thailand and protect them from harm. - Dr. Suthin Nophaket, Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Thailand

It is a noble intention to bring women from different countries, races and religions to listen to options and strategies as to how we can work together to create peace in our life and the world. - Hammidah Abdulleh Bahashwan, Singapore

Our task in all our activities is the same: peace within the family, whether we speak about the nuclear family, the family of our society, or the global family of mankind. - Galina A. Kharitonova, President, Life NGO, Russia

S. Goswami : Un changement de paradigme spirituel

Monday, December 17, 2007

Nous sommes incontestablement devant une crise d’une ampleur générale. Les raisons en sont nombreuses. Une crise surgit avant tout quand on est dépourvu de ressources devant une situation. En général, c’est ainsi. Mais pourquoi est-on dépourvu ? Et de quoi ?

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Service Slideshow

Sunday, December 16, 2007

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Video Download (GPF Paraguay)

Saturday, December 15, 2007

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Une grande journée de Festival à Manille

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Le 12 décembre 2007, la grande célébration du Festival international de la paix 2007 s’est déroulée dans les tribunes historiques du Quirino de Manille, la capitale des Philippines. L’événement était le point d’orgue d’une multitude d’activités et de spectacles autour du thème « la paix globale et une seule famille mondiale. »

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Philippines - Une grande journée de Festival

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Le 12 décembre 2007, la grande célébration du Festival international de la paix 2007 s’est déroulée dans les tribunes historiques du Quirino de Manille, la capitale des Philippines. L’événement était le point d’orgue d’une multitude d’activités et de spectacles autour du thème « la paix globale et une seule famille mondiale. »

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