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- Thursday, February 3, 2011
The Committee of Religious NGOs Helps Launch the First Annual World Interfaith Harmony Week
The Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations hosted an Interfaith Breakfast on February 3 to help launch World Interfaith Harmony Week. Monica Willard, President of the Committee of Religious NGOs, saw the Week as an excellent project for RNGOs to demonstrate their commitment to interfaith solidarity and support of the goals of the United Nations.
- Monday, February 14, 2011
Celebrating February 14 as a 'Day of Love' in Albania
Librazhd, Albania - At the high school where I used to teach, we held a celebration of the "Day of Love" on February 14 and gave a presentation on "The Family as the School of Love."
- Sunday, January 30, 2011
Spreading the Peacemaking Spirit in Latvia
Riga, Latvia - “The Peacemaking Spirit in the 21st Century” was the topic of the January 30 meeting of Ambassadors for Peace at the UPF Peace Embassy in Riga.
- Friday, January 28, 2011
Moscow Forum on the Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue
Moscow, Russia - Experts, Ambassadors for Peace, and interested youth came together on January 28 at the UPF headquarters to examine the possibility of any form of dialogue between confessions and the obstacles to developing relations between followers of different religions.
- Saturday, January 29, 2011
Conference in Italy about Ending World Hunger
Pesaro, Italy - UPF-San Marino held a conference in Pesaro on January 29 to support the World Food Program's campaign to end world hunger by 2015, the first of the eight Millennium Development Goals.
- Saturday, January 15, 2011
Kazakhstan Stands for Family Values
Almaty, Kazakhstan - UPF-Kazakhstan held a conference on the theme of “Ideal family as the foundation for world peace” on January 15 to inspire young people about the vision for creating ideal families.
- Saturday, January 22, 2011
A Rally for Unity among the Faiths in Barbados
Bridgetown, Barbados - The playing of the National Anthem of Barbados opened the January 22 Interfaith Rally at the headquarters of the Barbados National Peace Council on the theme of Interfaith Activism for Peace and Harmony.
- Thursday, January 13, 2011
Interfaith Tribute in Sierra Leone to Those Who Sacrificed for Freedom
Freetown, Sierra Leone - An interfaith event on January 13 opened with an invitation to remember those who have sacrificed for religious freedom and political freedom. Tributes were paid to Father Sun Myung Moon, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela.
- Saturday, January 15, 2011
Forum in Stuttgart on Islam and Peace
Stuttgart, Germany - UPF-Stuttgart organized a forum on Jan. 15, 2011, with the title “Can Islam be called a peaceful religion?”
- Friday, January 14, 2011
UPF-Philippines Sponsors Interreligious Clergy Association
Tagum, Philippines - The Universal Peace Federation of the Philippines organized an interreligious conference in strife-torn Mindanao January 10-14 to build bridges of understanding among the Christians, Muslims, and indigenous people.
- Thursday, January 13, 2011
Exploring Muslim-Catholic Cooperation in Rome
Rome, Italy - As a follow-up to the "Cakes for Peace" competition in December, the Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See invited the president of UPF-Italy and the the president of the Federation of Catholic Associations and Parishes in Italy for a briefing on January 13 about prospects for cooperation and peace.
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- Tuesday, December 28, 2010