Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Patrick Jouan, UPF-Monaco
Nice, France - Imam Othmane Aissaoui invited Jewish and Christian representatives to a special dinner at the mosque in Nice, France, to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fast on Sept. 24, 2008.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Carolyn Handschin, Coordinator, Geneva Office for UN Relations, UPF
The founding document of the Geneva Interfaith Intercultural Alliance on Sept. 2, 2008, describes the organization's vision, mission, projects and leadership.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Carolyn Handschin, Coordinator, Geneva Office for UN Relations, UPF
Geneva, Switzerland - A conference on Interfaith Cooperation and the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity Sept. 1-2, 2008 brought together a broad range of leaders to address the contribution of faiths to peace and human dignity, focusing on the potential role of an interfaith advisory council within the United Nations.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Geneva Conference on Interfaith Cooperation and the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity
Geneva Declaration on Interreligious Cooperation Drafted in the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 1, 2008.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: GPF-USA
Washington, D.C. – Thousands of peacemakers came to celebrate peace on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on August 9 at the Global Peace Festival USA. The gathering, billed as the largest interfaith and multicultural event ever held in Washington D.C., was the second in a series of fifteen Global Peace Festivals this year.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Global Peace Festival-USA
Washington, D.C. - The Global Peace Festival-USA is part of a worldwide celebration of faith, family, and service, gathering people from different races, religions, and national origins as "One Family under God."
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Christopher Davies, UPF-The Netherlands
UPF-Netherlands held a Peace Festival in Huize Glory, Bergen aan Zee on July 6 featuring guest speaker Rev. Euft F. Verbaas from Almere.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UN-Philippines
A summary of the interreligious initiatives of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations, 2004-2008
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF-Toronto
The Universal Peace Federation-Toronto held its monthly meeting on May 3, 2008. This meeting, as was the April one, was very well attended. Dr. Hoosein Auckbaraullee, UPF Canada Central District Co-Director, gave opening remarks and introduced the participants.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: Hod Ben Zvi, Secretary General, UPF-Israel
The Druze celebration in honor of the prophet Shu’eib on April 25, 2008, offered an opportunity to promote UPF's interfaith vision.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF-Montreal
Eleven guests attended the April 16, 2008, interfaith breakfast in Montreal and a discussion about the MDGs.
- Interfaith Programs
- Written by: UPF-Montreal
On March 19, we welcomed the Conseil de leaders interreligieux de Montréal-Nord (Montreal North Interreligious Leaders Council), who spoke about the council and their activities to date. Nearly 40 people attended. As the presentation was in French, Anthony Mansour, director of the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, graciously translated into English