Youth and Service
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‘Three Sisters’ Run Celebrates Friendship Day
- Sunday, July 30, 2017
The border between Russia, Ukraine and Belarus—To celebrate the UN International Day of Friendship, runners from Ukraine, Belarus and Russia met on the border between their nations.
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Russia’s Baikal Project Revives Ancient ‘Tea Road’
- Monday, July 24, 2017
Baikalsk, Russia—The 2017 Baikal Project moved into a new phase, beginning a multi-year development of parts of the ancient Russian “Tea Road.”
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Young Footballers ‘Make Peace’ in International Tournament
- Sunday, July 2, 2017
Pärnu, Estonia—The 2017 Pärnu Summer Cup, a youth football tournament held in the framework of the project "Play Football Make Peace," was held from June 29 to July 2.
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Urals Half Marathon Runners ‘Choose Life’
- Sunday, May 28, 2017
Yekaterinburg, Russia—More than 60 athletes of different generations took part in the eighth amateur half marathon called “I Choose Life.”
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Muscovites Take the Plunge in ‘Winter Peace Road’
- Thursday, January 19, 2017
Moscow, Russia—Immersion in ice water was one of the challenges of Moscow’s first-ever “Winter Peace Road.”
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UPF-Malaysia Service Project Builds ‘Youth for Tomorrow’
- Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Penang Malaysia—More than 90 young people from 10 different nations participated in UPF-Malaysia’s 2017 Multicultural Youth Service project.
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Russian Ultramarathon Follows Path of Patriots
- Saturday, July 22, 2017
St. Petersburg, Russia—Forty-four athletes, aged 6 to 78, ran from Moscow to St. Petersburg in the annual ultramarathon "Children against Drugs: I Choose Sport."
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Peace Road 2017 Promotes Peace on Korean Peninsula
- Sunday, July 16, 2017
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg—On July 16, 2017, a “Peace Road 2017” event was held in Luxembourg, to support the call for the United Nations to establish a fifth office on the Korean peninsula.
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Young Austrians Discuss the Changing European Landscape
- Monday, May 22, 2017
Vienna, Austria—“Walls or Bridges? Populism, Integration and the Future of Europe” was the title of a panel discussion organized by the Youth Committee of UPF-Austria.
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12th Peace Trophy Football Tournament Hosted in Italy
- Sunday, June 25, 2017
Monza, Italy—Nearly 100 young players competed in the finals of the Trofeo della Pace (Peace Trophy) interethnic football tournament.
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UPF Albania Sponsors Essay Contest on Vision of UPF Founder
- Thursday, May 11, 2017
Korça, Albania—About 100 students took part in a competition in which they wrote essays inspired by the autobiography of UPF founder Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon.
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Siberian Film Festival Awakens Youthful Creativity
- Thursday, May 25, 2017
Novosibirsk, Russia—Siberia and its place in Russia and the world were the theme of a youth film festival partly organized by the Siberian chapter of UPF.