Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF Argentina nombró 22 nuevos Embajadores para la Paz en la celebración del Día Internacional de la Amistad.
Buenos Aires, Argentina—“Compromiso de solidaridad y paz” fue el lema del encuentro intercultural e interreligioso organizado por UPF-Argentina y la Red Cooperar al iniciar nuestra Patria un nuevo siglo tras celebrar su Bicentenario.
Tucumán, Argentina—UPF-Argentina fue parte de la plantación de un brote de olivo en el Museo Colombres, el 6 de julio, en un San Miguel de Tucumán que se preparaba para los festejos centrales de los 200 años de la República Argentina.
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF Argentina participó del encuentro “El protagonismo de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) en los 200 años de vida de la Patria”, asamblea anual del Consejo de Planeamiento Estratégico (COPE) de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Arrecifes, Argentina—Integrantes del Consejo de Paz de UPF-Argentina y de la Federación de Mujeres fueron parte del lanzamiento del concurso internacional “Cartel de la paz”.
Buenos Aires, Argentina—“Independencia: Una idea sustentada desde 1580” fue el título de la charla que brindó Martha Edith Candioti en la Embajada para la Paz (Buenos Aires) el jueves 23 de junio, en el marco del Ciclo Embajadores.
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Tageldin Ibrahim Hamad is the International President of UPF International and the Chairman of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO). He serves with the International Summit Council for Peace, interfacing with current and former heads of state. Dr. Hamad was Secretary of the United Nations NGO Executive Committee and has championed civil society's role in addressing global challenges for decades. He has overseen major WANGO conferences worldwide and led initiatives including the NGO Code of Ethics. Dr. Hamad has distinguished himself in furthering intercultural dialogue and conflict transformation in the Middle East, Africa, and the West. His extensive service has enabled collaboration with heads of state, UN leadership, and prominent NGO leaders globally. |
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Yeon Ah Moon is Chief of Staff for Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon’s 1st Secretariat. She previously served as Chair of the Universal Peace Federation-Korea. She has served as a professor in the College of Theology and the Pure Love Department of Social Welfare at Sun Moon University (SMU) in Korea. Professor Moon serves as Chairwoman of the Sunhak Scholarship Foundation. Previously she served as President of Women's Federation for World Peace International and Women’s Federation for World Peace Korea. She did her graduate studies in sociology at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. |
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Ek Nath Dhakal served twice as a Member of the Nepalese Constituent Assembly and Legislature Parliament from 2008 to 2017. Hon. Ek Nath served twice as Cabinet Member including Minister for Peace and Reconstruction in the Government of Nepal. A social and peace activist, he is the Convener of the South Asia Peace Initiative (SAPI) and the Global Vice President of Sun Moon University, Korea. Hon. Dhakal is the Chairman of the Universal Peace Federation Asia Pacific and of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace – Asia Pacific |
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Thomas G. Walsh is President of the HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership, (formerly known as the Unification Theological Seminary). For 17 years he served as the international chairman of the UPF. He continues as Senior Advisor to UPF. In addition, he is the Chair of the Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation and the World Peace Road Foundation. He has been a teacher, author, and editor with specialization in areas of interfaith, religious studies, peace studies, philosophy, and social theory. He serves on the International Council of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations. He has contributed to and edited more than 20 books related to interfaith, peacebuilding and renewal of the United Nations. |
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Michael W. Jenkins is the President of the Universal Peace Federation, and Chairman of UPF-North America. He also serves as President of The Washington Times Foundation, and Chairman of The Washington Times Holdings. Dr. Jenkins is Chairman Emeritus of the American Clergy Leadership Conference. He has been active in the Northeast Asia Peace Initiative and the Middle East Peace Initiative from 2003 to the present. Dr. Jenkins has coordinated seven Washington Times Fact Finders to Korea on Denuclearization and Peaceful Reunification since 2015. |
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Thomas P. McDevitt is Chairman of The Washington Times and the company's Board of Directors. In 2019, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon appointed him as Chairman of HJ Magnolia US Holdings, a corporate group including the New Yorker Hotel, Manhattan Center production studio, Ocean Peace fishing company and The Washington Times. Mr. McDevitt also serves as the Global Coordinator of IMAP and IAED, both new global projects of UPF International. In 2020, he launched The Washington Times Global Media Group. |
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William D. Lay is an attorney licensed in New York and Florida; prior positions include Director, School of Public and International Affairs, University of Bridgeport; Chair, Criminal Justice and Human Security Program, University of Bridgeport; Senior Associate Attorney Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP; Clerk to Hon. Joseph W. Bellacosa, New York Court of Appeals; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia Law School; Senior Editor, Columbia Law Review; recent publications include co-authored articles on the South China Sea disputes (Harvard Asia Quarterly) and the Korea-Japan Comfort Women Controversy (East Asia); co-authored book on WWII Comfort Women Memorials in the United States (E-International Relations). |
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Kaeleigh Moffitt is the President of Women's Federation for World Peace North America, advancing initiatives that empower women, strengthen families, and build peace-centered communities. She previously served as Congressional Liaison for Universal Peace Federation-USA, focusing on Indo-Pacific security and religious freedom. Mrs. Moffitt was Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for FFWPU-USA, where she also founded the Young Christian Leadership Conference. She began her leadership journey as a teen, organizing youth service projects and becoming a youth pastor at 16. Mrs. Moffitt holds a Bachelor's in Business Operations Management and Family Science from the University of Maryland and a Master's in Peace Studies from HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership. She is a devoted wife and mother of three, and considers family her greatest achievement. |
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina celebró el Día Mundial de los Padres bajo el lema “Honrar la vida”, el 9 de junio, en la Embajada para la Paz (Buenos Aires).
Córdoba, Argentina—UPF-Argentina celebró el Día Internacional de la Familia en la ciudad de Córdoba con el reconocimiento de cuatro parejas de más de 25 años de matrimonios.
Buenos Aires, Argentina—Con reconocimientos de 10 parejas de entre 25 y 57 años de matrimonio UPF-Argentina celebró el Día Internacional de la Familia.
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina fue reconocido con una “Plaqueta de Honor” en la 27° edición de los Premios Raíces Nacional 2016, el 16 de mayo.
Buenos Aires, Argentina—El Premio Sunhak de la Paz, que tiene como lema “Haciendo un mundo mejor para las futuras generaciones”, fue presentado el 12 de mayo en Buenos Aires en una reunión informativa llevada a cabo en el Salón Bioy Casares.