Youth and Service
Kiev, Ukraine - UPF invited volunteers from Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zhytomyr and Lviv to come to Kiev May 2-5, 2014, to help brighten the lives of children in the spirit of living in one country, regardless of the language they speak or region they are from.
Kiev, Ukraine - At a seminar commemorating the International Day of Youth Solidarity, April 24, 2014, participants discussed ideas for promoting better understanding and common identity among young people in Ukraine.
Abuja, Nigeria - A personal appeal by the secretary general of UPF-Nigeria to help enable UPF and its network of Ambassadors for Peace to provide food and medical care to bombing victims and to set up community peace education centers.
Moscow, Russia - Participants in the Mr. and Miss University pageant and UPF Young Ambassadors for Peace participated in an April 13, 2014, roundtable hosted by the Russian State Library on "The Evolution of the Family in the 21st Century: Challenges and Solutions."
Vienna, Austria - Fifteen Russian and Ukrainian youth living in Austria met on March 29, 2014 in Vienna to discuss matters of identity, values and neighborly relations as well as talk about their visions for the future of their societies.
Paris, France - Mr. Joël Alodjinou recently came back from Togo, in West Africa, where he inaugurated a school for 150 students in Lébé Nyamadji in the Zio prefecture.
Moscow, Russia - Lily Romadan, a Young Ambassador for Peace, represented Russia as a participant of the Belgrade Forum for International Security March 22-24, 2014. Her presentation on "Youth Policy of the Russian Federation in the Field of Peacekeeping" was very well received by the delegates and the conference organizers.
Chisinau, Moldova - In cooperation with UPF Moldova, a group of six students from Sun Moon University in Korea visited Moldova from Feb. 1-9, 2014.
Chisinau, Moldova - Donations of clothing and shoes collected for Syrian refugees over the Christmas holidays in Moldova were delivered to the Islamic League of Moldova Jan. 3, 2014.
Lima, Peru - UPF-Peru activities in December included a gathering with Ambassadors for Peace, appointment of new Ambassadors for Peace, celebration of Human Rights Day in the Peruvian Congress and Trujillo, a thanksgiving service in the Peruvian congress, distribution of Christmas gifts, and a traditional Christmas chocolate treat for poor families.
Cotonou, Benin - Ambassador for Peace Mr. Honoré Hounkpatin organized a Peace Cup in Cotonou in which the December 31 finals were attended by the Ambassador of Benin to Nigeria and the President of UPF-West Africa.
Kemerovo, Russia - The competition "Kuzbass Volunteer 2013" was held in the Kemerovo region of southwest Siberia from Dec. 17 to 19, 2013. “Kuzbass” is short for Kuzneft Basin and is another term for Kemerovo, one of the largest coal-producing areas of the world. The competition was initiated by Natalia Filimonova and Oksana Kitova, leading experts of the regional Department for Youth and Sports.