Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Trevor Jones, Executive Director, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru - Representatives of different facets of the Christian faith came together at on Feb. 28, 2014, to review the progress that had been made since UPF-Peru initiated the Christian Leaders Alliance at the end of 2012.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Muhammad Abu Taher, Department of World Religions and Culture, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh - A "Dialogue Between Interfaith Activists of Bangladesh and Members of Rissho-kossei-kai Bangladesh" was held at Dhaka on Feb. 25, 2014.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF-International
Geneva, Switzerland - UPF convened a “Geneva: Track 2” forum in Switzerland Jan. 23-25, 2014, concurrent with the “Geneva II” inter-governmental conference on the crisis in Syria.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Peter Haider, Secretary General, UPF-Austria
Vienna, Austria - World Religions Day will be observed at a program at the Peace Embassy in Vienna Jan. 26, 2014.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF-International
Vatican City – UPF's president Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, along with the secretary general of UPF-Argentina, Miguel Werner attended a Jan. 13, 2014, consultation at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on "Syria: Can We Remain Indifferent?"
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia, and photojournalist
Manila, Philippines - The Asian Clergy Leadership Conference was launched in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 10, 2014, during an International Interfaith Peace Conference
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh - Haqqani Anjuman held its 19th annual Universal Peace Prayer Meeting in Bangladesh Dec. 7, 2013 at the auditorium of the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia - UPF-Slovakia organized a commemoration on Nov. 27, 2013 of the announcement of religious freedom in the Roman Empire in the year 303.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Dr. Nurit Hirschfeld, Director, Jerusalem Office for Interfaith and Cooperation among Religions
Jerusalem, Israel - A Jerusalem Interfaith Forum took place on Nov. 26, 2013, in the Ramban Synagogue on the topic of "The World to Come and the Spirit World in the Different Faiths."
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Franco Famularo, Secretary General, UPF-Canada
Montreal, Canada – A UPF forum in Montreal on Nov. 21, 2013, addressed controversial proposed legislation in the province of Quebec prohibiting government employees working in education and medical institutions from wearing religious symbols.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF - Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - UPF-Argentina issued a statement on Nov. 15, 2013, decrying recent instances of vandalism in churches of different faith communities in various cities of Argentina.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Alan Sillitoe, UPF-Luxembourg
Luxembourg - "Towards a Society of Peace Worthy of Man and Woman," was the topic of a Nov. 10, 2013 discussion in Luxembourg, led by Dr. Frank Kaufmann, visiting from New York.