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- Saturday, February 25, 2012
Training in Yekaterinburg on Developing a Personal Mission Statement
Yekaterinburg, Russia - In a small UPF-Urals office, a hands-on training on “My life mission” took place on February 25. It was conducted by the author of the project “SoStudent.ru,” Evgeny Skvortsov, a UPF activist and professional psychologist.
- Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Washington DC Forum: The Arab Spring One Year Later
Washington, DC, USA - A roundtable hosted by the UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs on Feb. 29, 2012, featured an appraisal of the Arab Spring upon the first anniversary of the events in Egypt that overthrew the Mubarak regime.
- Monday, March 5, 2012
Iraq Mission Hosts Event for UN Secretary-General
UN Headquarters, New York - The Permanent Mission of Iraq hosted a luncheon on March 5, 2012 with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as keynote speaker on the theme of “The Role of the Secretary-General and the UN in the Empowerment of Women.”
- Saturday, March 10, 2012
Teachers Training on Character Building in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia - After the recent celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week at Wijayakusuma School, the school authorities requested UPF to conduct a training program on character education for their teachers. On March 10, 40 teachers attended a UPF training.
- Tuesday, February 7, 2012
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in UN General Assembly Hall
A World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration took place on Feb. 7, 2012, at the UN General Assembly hosted by the President, H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser.
- Friday, February 24, 2012
UPF Presents at the Assembly of the Russian Peoples
Moscow, Russia - The Russian Peoples’ Friendship University in Moscow hosted a Conference of the Assembly of the Russian Peoples on February 24. The largest NGO of Russia organized this gathering to discuss the future national and interethnic policies of the Russian Federation.
- Wednesday, January 18, 2012
UPF Representatives Meet Mozambique's President
Maputo, Mozambique - A delegation from UPF-Mozambique led by the Chairman of the Peace Council, Rev. Hwa Bum Lee, met with the President of Mozambique, H.E. Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza, on January 18.
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- Saturday, February 18, 2012
UPF-Ghana Secretary General Awarded Honorary Doctorate
Accra, Ghana - The Secretary General of UPF-Ghana, Mrs. Helen M. Osei, was awarded an honorary Doctorate Degree (a Doctorate of Missions) on February 18 by the Pan-African Christian Theological University of Abuja, Nigeria.
- Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Norwegian Children Send Gifts to Estonian Children
Narva, Estonia - In January UPF-Estonia organized a project with International Relief Friendship Foundation of Norway and an Orthodox church community in Narva, Estonia. UPF-Estonia received about 60 individually packed gifts from the children of a school in Norway. These gifts were distributed among the children at an Orthodox school in Narva.
- Thursday, December 15, 2011
World AIDS Day Marked by Seminar in Caracas
Caracas, Venezuela - A seminar on Marriage, Family, and Society took place at the President Hotel in Caracas on Dec. 15, 2011, calling attention to World AIDS Day.
- Saturday, February 18, 2012
Inaugural Nepal Leadership Conference
Chitwan, Nepal - A Nepalese Ambassador for Peace called a conference on Transformational Leadership and Good Governance on Feb. 18, 2012, because he believes that “through UPF’s principles of peace we can overcome the strong barriers that have divided our country."
- Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Conference in Seoul on Hard and Soft Roads to Peace
Seoul, Korea - An International Leadership Conference in Korea Jan. 21-25, 2012, brought together more than 200 participants from 72 nations to consider possible roads to peace.