Contact
Jacques Marion, PresidentEspace Barrault
98 rue Barrault
PARIS
France
75013
+33 1 69 28 54 28
upf.france@gmail.com
http://france.upf.org
France
Espace Barrault
98 rue Barrault
PARIS
France
75013
+33 1 69 28 54 28
upf.france@gmail.com
http://france.upf.org
Global Peace Council Member
Mr. Chansamone Voravong
President, Forum of Migrants International Solidarity Organization
National Peace Council Member
Dr. Claude Gaudeau de Gerlicz
President, Bioespas, Bioinformatic and Biotechnology Laboratory
C. Gerlicz: Great Projects as Potential Peace Engines
Humanity has always sought to gather around great projects to decrease social tensions or transcend political, ethnic, or religious boundaries. This has been particularly true since second half of the twentieth century.
Interreligious Celebration of Eid ul-Fitr in Southern France
Nice, France - Imam Othmane Aissaoui invited Jewish and Christian representatives to a special dinner at the mosque in Nice, France, to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fast on Sept. 24, 2008.
Journée Internationale de la Paix en Lyon
Lyon, France UN: IDP '08 - L'équipe lyonnaise des Ambassadeurs de Paix a célébrée la Journée Internationale de la Paix.
Day of Peace in France
Lyon & Vannes, France - Interreligious harmony, family values, and cultural traditions were celebrated.
Briefing in Paris on Human Security and Africa
“Insecurity has three synonyms," said Mr. Laurent Ladouce in an overview on human security. "The first is a danger threatening one’s existence, the other is uncertainty about one’s identity, and the third is precariousness, limitations to what one can have or do. Most African countries exemplfy the three forms of insecurity. The UPF agrees with the general agenda of human security, i.e., freedom from want and freedom from fear.
Neighborhood Craft Day in Les Ulis, France
Les Ulis, France - As the summer holidays were coming to an end, girls in Les Ulis were invited for an afternoon of crafts on Aug. 26, 2008.
Following the Footsteps of Gandhi and King
“We hear about Martin Luther King, Jr., at school, but here it is more real and closer to me," says a high-school girl from Vannes, France, looking at the posters about the life of the non-violent pastor.
Ambassadors for Peace at Work
Around 25 Ambassadors for Peace attended a brainstorming session organized by UPF-France on January 26, 2008 in Paris. The main purpose was to launch working committees to prepare for the Global Peace Festival to be held in Paris in September.
Promoting Universal Values in Paris
To honor the Millennium Development Goals, UPF-France organized a dinner at the restaurant of UNESCO, hosted by one delegation. To celebrate the universal values common to our religions, it organized an interreligious colloquium at the Great Mosque of Paris. To celebrate family values and "One Family under God" it organized an event in a major hotel in Paris.