| June 2008 | Vol 3, Issue 11
| | | | | | | UPF Today Is Now Available In Russian (PDF) |  UPF Today is now available in Russian!
UPF Today is being produced in five languages: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. You can read and print out individual articles and PDFs of all the available issues at www.upf.org/upftoday.
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| |  | | | | Can There Be Peace In Lebanon?
|  Lebanon - Spring time in this country entails many commemoration dates of frightful events such as the outbreak of civil war in April 1975, an invasion by the Israeli Defense Forces in March 1978, and the death of more than 100 civilians in a UN shelter in April 1996 through a direct hit by Israeli fire targeting positions of Hezbollah, the Shiite party of God, which has played a major role in armed confrontations in Lebanon since the 1980s.
Read more... | Thai Youth Learn Principles of Peacebuilding
|  Songkhla, Thailand - The insurgency in Southern Thailand is a separatist movement involving the predominantly Malay Pattani region, made up of the three southernmost provinces, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, with the violence increasingly spilling over into other provinces such as Songkla. The death toll since the insurgency started in 2004 reached nearly 2,700 by January 2008.
Read more... | Are You Ready For Some Soccer?
| Suwon, South Korea - The 2008 Peace Queen Cup Suwon is a sports festival that promotes harmony among diverse people through soccer tournaments. The competition brought together teams from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and the United States.
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| UPF Announces the Following National Chapter Members On UPF.org
| International General Secretary of UPF, Dr. Thomas G. Walsh would like to welcome Netherlands and Syria as members of UPF.
To assist UPF Chapters with a web presence, we have created nation pages at upf.org. These pages include the country's name, map, flag, location, Secretary General, and Global Peace Council Member. Also included are present and past articles about activities in the country.
If you don't see your chapter, please email your local UPF representative to become a member NOW! You can participate in building your country's page by emailing pictures and articles to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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