Little Angels Children’s Folk Ballet to Tour US
Washington, DC, USA - Korea’s Little Angels children’s folk ballet will arrive in the United States June 7 to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. In addition to performing in Washington DC, New York, Atlanta, and Ottawa, Canada, the troupe will participate in memorial services and visit veterans.
See Korean War 60th Anniversary Memorial Project.
Building a Network of Ambassadors for Peace in the South Caucasus
Yerevan, Baku, and Tbilisi - The South Caucasus conflicts, like all territorial disputes, cause a deep pain. Yet when UPF-Eurasia leaders visited Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia in May 2010, people said they want to see relationships normalized.
Religious Youth Service Project Helps Renovate Thai School
Chacheongsao, Thailand - Government officials, Ambassadors for Peace, Muslim leaders, and students welcomed volunteers with Religious Youth Service who are helping to renovate the Prachanukhro School.
Learn How NGOs Promote Human Dignity
Tarrytown, NY - The on-line World Congress of NGOs June 8 and 9 offers a unique opportunity to learn from NGO heads, government officials, and corporations who are promoting human dignity.
Seminars for Zambian Ambassadors for Peace
Lusaka, Zambia - An officer of the government's Anti-Corruption Commission addressed an Ambassadors for Peace seminar on good governance April 24, 2010.
Montreal Interfaith Forum: Prospects for an Interreligious Council at the UN
Montreal, Canada - Representatives of diverse religions considered a proposal to create an interreligious council at the United Nations at an interfaith forum on May 3, 2010.
How Much Is Britain Really Helping Africa?
London, UK - 'Globalisation has impoverished resource-rich developing African nations' was a recurring theme during an early Africa Day 2010 event to coincide with the UK election campaign.
Cleaning the Shore of Ohrid Lake in Albania
Pogradec, Albania - The southern shore of Ohrid Lake, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is a bit cleaner thanks to an April 27, 2010, project organized by UPF-Korca, the local government, the Department of Education, and an NGO that recycles plastic garbage.
Sports Build Bonds among Youth in Jordan
Amman, Jordan - Sponsors are invited to help underwrite a four-day tournament and character-education program for teams of Jordanian youth as well as Iraqi, Palestinian, Syrian, and Lebanese living in or near Amman.
Religious Youth Service Helps Expand Networks of Caring in Miami
Miami, USA - Approximately 35 community leaders attended a symposium in Miami about plans for a youth enrichment camp near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, sponsored in party by Religious Youth Service Aug. 15-29, 2010.
Rapprochement of Cultures Promoted in Germany
Stuttgart, Germany - UPF in Stuttgart, Germany, was inspired that the UN declared this year the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures and decided to dedicate its annual intercultural event to this motto.
UPF-Eurasia Website Wins Moscow Prize
Moscow, Russia - The Moscow City Hall Department on Family and Youth gave a special award to UPF-Eurasia's Internet site, www.eurasia.upf.org. It received first prize in a contest of Internet sites with resources for preventing extremism and xenophobia among youth.
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