International Leadership Conferences
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs-Washington, D.C.
Seoul, Korea—A special International Leadership Conference was convened to discuss the theme “Addressing the Critical Challenges of Our Time”. More than 340 international delegates, including more than 140 current parliamentarians, attended the conference.
- Written by: UPF-International
Seoul, Korea—A selection of reflections from the International Leadership Conference held on Feb. 12 to 16, 2016, in Seoul, Korea, with the theme “Addressing the Critical Challenges of Our Time: The Role of Governments, Civil Society and Faith-Based Organizations.”
- Written by: Robert Kittel, director of education, UPF Asia
More than 600 delegates from over 60 nations—including over 140 current members of parliament and six cabinet ministers—gathered in Seoul, Korea, from February 12 to 16, 2016, for the International Leadership Conference (ILC) titled “Addressing the Critical Challenges of Our Time: The Role of Governments, Civil Society and Faith-Based Organizations.”
- Written by: Robert Kittel, director of education, UPF Asia
Against a background of strained ties and escalating tension between North and South Korea, parliamentarians from around the world who were in Seoul to attend an International Leadership Conference (ILC) joined approximately 20 Korean lawmakers at the National Assembly to call for the United Nations to establish a fifth office on the Korean Peninsula to ease tension on the peninsula and reduce fears in Northeast Asia.
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan, UPF director of public affairs
Las Vegas, United States—More than ten Malaysian members of parliament and guests gathered in Las Vegas for an international leadership conference in May.
- Written by: Mrs. Eugenia Kagawa, Executive Office, UPF International
Seoul, Korea — Approximately 150 leaders from around the world gathered in Seoul, Korea, from February 28 to March 4, 2015, to discuss multidimensional solutions to present-day crises and global conflicts.
- Written by: UPF International
Seoul, Korea - An International Leadership Conference on the theme "Beyond the Challenges of Our Time: Transforming the Society, Nation and World" brought participants from 50 nations to Korea Feb. 28 - Mar. 4, 2015.
- Written by: Aila Anneli Willitts, secretary general, UPF-Vanuatu
Port Vila, Vanuatu—A member of Vanuatu’s Parliament visiting South Korea saw evidence of its miraculous development and committed himself to bringing the methods to his country.