UPF-Nepal Chair Appointed As Peace and Reconstruction Minister of Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal—Hon. Ek. Nath Dhakal, chair of UPF-Nepal and South Asia, has been appointed as the Peace and Reconstruction Minister of Nepal, by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Religious Youth Service Project - Building a School in Sri Lanka
Yakkala, Sri Lanka—Young volunteers built a preschool in the Gampaha district northwest of Colombo as part of the annual Religious Youth Service project.
UPF-Canada Hosts Meeting on “Post Modernism and Unificationism”
Toronto, Canada—UPF-Canada held its monthly meeting for Ambassadors for Peace on the topic, “Post Modernism and Unificationism," on December 12.
Peace, Harmony Felt at Grenada/Nigeria Tea Ceremony
New York, United States—Ambassadors to the United Nations from Grenada and Nigeria co-hosted a Japanese Tea Ceremony in cooperation with UPF International.
Cambodian Peace Road Connects to Korean Unification Hopes
Phnom Penh, Cambodia—About 50 students and other young people bicycled and walked through Cambodia’s capital as part of the UPF initiative Peace Road 2015.
Universal Children’s Day 2015 Observed by UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina commemorated the Universal Children’s Day 2015 with an event and a discussion on protecting children’s rights and the opportunity the UN SDGs presents to advance this.
Paraguayan Ambassadors for Peace Look to the New Year
Asunción, Paraguay—UPF-Paraguay held a year-end meeting for Ambassadors for Peace on December 22.
UPF-Czech Republic Addresses the "Rights of Children"
Prague, Czech Republic—UPF held a conference in the Czech Parliament on the theme “Human Rights and Children in the 21st Century.”
UPF, UN National Tour in Sri Lanka Promotes the SDGs
Colombo, Sri Lanka—UPF and the UN Information Centre conducted a national tour in Sri Lanka from December 4 to 13, 2015 to raise awareness of and promote the UN SDGs.
Cambodian Couples Gather for Interfaith Peace Blessing
Battambang, Cambodia—More than 700 couples took part in an Interfaith Peace Blessing ceremony held by UPF-Cambodia in Battambang City.
French Ambassadors for Peace Hold Annual Assembly
Paris, France—French Ambassadors for Peace had their annual assembly on December 12, 2015, a month after terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 persons.
UPF Hosts Japanese Tea Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., USA—UPF’s D.C. Office welcomed more than 40 friends and guests to its annual fall Japanese Tea Ceremony on December 11.
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