Peace Tours
Kenema, Sierra Leone - A Global Peace Tour program at the center of recent violence and conflict in Sierra Leone brought people together for an International Leadership Conference on March 27, 2009 and a clean up of the city center the following day.
Guatemala - Ismael Mendez, a youth leader, inspired the audience with his message about One Family Under God.
Conakry, Guinea - H.E. Michel Kamano gave the keynote speech at the Global Peace Tour event on March 25 at the Riviera Hotel. There were 169 people in attendance.
Montevideo, Uruguay - For the Global Peace Tour, UPF organized three events in March 2009 to communicate a new vision of leadership based on universal values.
Kiev, Ukraine - Public figures, writers, scientists, artists, and NGO representatives were intrigued by the proposal for an interreligious council at the UN.
Stockholm, Sweden - A meeting in a Parliament building focused on “A New Vision for Peace in the 21st Century.”
Riga, Latvia - UPF-Latvia organized a Global Peace Tour event under the theme: “A New Paradigm of Education: Raising Responsible Citizens.”
Oslo, Norway - The Global Peace Tour in Norway included a leadership seminar in the Parliament.
Brussels, Belgium - Mr. Pascal Roussel, an expert on financial derivatives, addressed an International Leadership Conference session on the financial crisis.
Den Haag, the Netherlands - The Universal Peace Federation held a conference culminating a week's activity under the banner of Global Peace Tour 2009.
Budapest, Hungary - Members of Parliament and government ministers attended an event at the Budapest Hilton.
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Professors, Ambassadors for Peace, and NGO activists participated in a round-table discussion on “Peace and Human Development in the Nation.”