Conferences
UPF conferences convene professionals and stakeholders from a wide range of sectors—government, religion, academia, civil society, the media, the arts, etc.—encouraging interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral dialogue aimed at the search for solutions to the world's critical problems. UPF conferences underscore the importance of spiritual values, ethical principles, teamwork, responsible leadership and good governance.
- 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: Dr. Juraj Lajda, secretary general, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—UPF held a conference in the Czech Parliament on the theme “Human Rights and Children in the 21st Century.”
- Written by: Greg Stone, regional secretary general, UPF-Oceania
Sydney, Australia—“Peace, Security and Human Development in Oceania” was the theme of the 2015 UPF-Oceania regional conference.
- Written by: Jacques Marion, regional secretary general, UPF-Europe
Tirana, Albania—UPF held a European Leadership Conference under the theme “Mutual Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, Security and Human Development in the Balkans.”
- Written by: Jacques Marion, regional secretary general, UPF-Europe
Vienna, Austria—More than 150 people attended the fifth Eurasia-Europe Dialogue, which took place on October 30 and 31, 2015, at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.
- Written by: Dr. Helen N. Osei, secretary general, UPF-Ghana
Accra, Ghana—“Peace, Security and Human Development in Africa” was the theme of a conference attended by representatives of five nations.
- Written by: UPF-International
London, United Kingdom—UPF was invited to participate in a program at the University of Oxford on the theme of "Challenges of a Shared World."
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, secretary general, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—An international conference on the legacy of Jan Hus was held 600 years after the Czech church reformer was burned at the stake.
- Written by: Dr. William Selig, Deputy Director, UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs-Washington, DC
The 3rd World Summit on “Peace, Security and Human Development” convened on August 27 to 31, 2015, in Seoul, Korea.