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- Wednesday, September 1, 2010
UN DPI Annual Conference in Australia
Melbourne, Australia - Delegates from over 70 nations attended the 63rd Annual UN Department of Public Information/NGO Conference in Melbourne Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2010 on achieving the MDGs.
- Friday, October 1, 2010
Regional Issues Addressed at Conference in Cameroon
Yaounde, Cameroon - The Congress Hall filled with 354 dignitaries for a regional International Leadership Conference on October 1 focusing on strategies to improve education and the environment in the nations of central Africa.
- Friday, October 1, 2010
Tibetan Monastery Hosts Religious Youth Service Project in Nepal
Pokhara, Nepal - About 30 dynamic youths representing different faiths attended a Religious Youth Service project in Pokhara September 24 to October 1. Representatives came from the Buddhist, Baha’i, and Jain religions.
- Sunday, September 19, 2010
Utrecht Conference on Development Aid
Utrecht, Netherlands - Character development and community partnerships should be key factors in development aid, according to a Ghanaian NGO leader addressing a UPF-Netherlands conference on September 19 in Utrecht. A professor at the Maastricht School of Management cited statistics about aid and concerns of donor nations.
- Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Interfaith Rosh Hashana Liturgy in Bogotá
Bogotá, Colombia - An interfaith Rosh Hashana service took place at the UPF Peace Embassy in Bogotá on Sept. 8, 2010, with Christian, Muslim and Buddhist leaders invited by a rabbi to join in the liturgy.
- Saturday, October 2, 2010
Sixth Annual Living for Others Awards
Auburn, Australia - The Sapphire Function Centre in Auburn NSW was the scene of UPF's Living for Others Awards on October 2. It honored people who have distinguished themselves in different areas through their extraordinary and selfless acts of giving.
- Monday, October 4, 2010
Consultations in Switzerland on a Proposed Interreligious Council at the UN
Geneva and Bern, Switzerland - The Universal Peace Federation's United Nations Office in Geneva convened three consultations in August and September 2010 in Geneva and Bern on the proposal to establish an interreligious council at the UN.
- Thursday, September 30, 2010
Vancouver Interfaith Forum: Promoting Tolerance and Interfaith Solidarity
Vancouver, Canada - Under the theme of "Tolerance, Religious Freedom and Interfaith Solidarity in times of Intolerance, Religious Bigotry and Chaos," UPF-Western Canada gathered Ambassadors for Peace and friends for a stimulating and intense discussion on September 30.
- Saturday, October 2, 2010
UN Day of Non-Violence Celebrated in Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland - On Oct. 2, 2010, UPF-Iceland joined hundreds of peace activists in the capital of Iceland to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and the International Day of Nonviolence.
- Tuesday, September 21, 2010
UPF Chapters Commemorate Day of Peace 2010
Across the globe, UPF chapters organized commemorations of the International Day of Peace with seminars, panel discussions, prayers from many faith traditions, sports competitions, and intercultural celebrations.
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- Sunday, September 26, 2010
Workshop in Baku for Ambassadors for Peace
Baku, Azerbaijan - A workshop on Unification Thought for professors and educators took place September 26 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Such programs add discussions of values to the peacemaking process. Topics included moral education, causes of conflicts, dialogue between Islam and Christianity, and philosophical and historical aspects of the alignment of forces in the modern world.
- Wednesday, September 22, 2010
UN Predicts MDG Poverty Targets Will Be Met
New York, USA - The world is on track to reduce by half the number of people living in abject poverty by 2015, according to a UN report prepared for a Sept. 22, 2010, summit at the UN.