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Marriage and Family
UPF organizes seminars and conferences related to strengthening marriage and family.
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Side Events to the 58th UN Commission on the Status of Women
- Wednesday, March 19, 2014
New York, USA - During the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York in March 2014, UPF helped organize side events, one opposing human trafficking and the other urging the UN to consider women and the family as crucial drivers of social development.
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A Lesson in St. Petersburg on the Family as a School of Love
- Tuesday, March 18, 2014
St. Petersburg, Russia - UPF representative Tatyana Krasnosumova gave a lesson about the “Family as a School of Love” on March 18, 2014 to students at school No. 609 in the Krasnogvardeisky district of St. Petersburg.
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Seminar in Vancouver on Sectarianism vs. Universalism
- Sunday, March 16, 2014
Vancouver, Canada - People of various faiths assembled in Vancouver on March 16, 2014 to discuss the theme of Sectarianism vs. the Universality of Faith.
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Family Seminar Held at a Theological School in Jakarta
- Friday, March 14, 2014
Jakarta, Indonesia - The STT Sunsugos Theological Seminary in Jakarta and UPF-Indonesia organized a seminar on March 14, 2014 on the theme “Family and True Peace in the Society, Nation and World.”
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Campaign Launch at the UN: 'Say No to Exploitation of Humans for Profit'
- Thursday, March 13, 2014
New York, USA - During the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York, UPF joined with diplomats and other NGOs in organizing a events on March 13 launching a campaign opposing human trafficking.
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Addressing Faith and Family at a Toronto Forum
- Saturday, March 1, 2014
Toronto, Canada– The March 1 meeting of Ambassadors for Peace in Toronto focused on faith and family in preparation for participating in a television talk show.
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Film Launch in New York: 'The Power of Mothers and their Effect upon the World'
- Friday, February 21, 2014
New York, USA - UPF co-sponsored with the Power of Mothers the launching of a documentary film, "The Power of Mothers and Their Effect upon the World” on Feb. 21, 2014, across from the UN headquarters where the Commission for Social Development was meeting.
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UN-NGO Committee on the Family Considers Work-Family and Intergenerational Issues
- Friday, February 14, 2014
New York, USA - The NGO Committee on the Family at the UN headquarters in New York met on Feb. 14, 2014 to address “Global Perspectives on Family Well-Being: Work-Family and Intergenerational Issues Reconsidered.”
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Marriage and Family Peace Blessing for 400 Nigerian Couples
- Saturday, February 8, 2014
Okpoma, Yala, Nigeria – Over 400 couples and widows gathered on Feb. 8, 2014 at the Christ the King School field in Okpoma Yala in Cross River State, Nigeria for a special community blessing program.
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Filipinos Celebrate Marriage and Family
- Saturday, January 11, 2014
Manila, Philippines - An Interfaith Peace Festival took place Jan. 11, 2014 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, east of Manila.
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Conference in Manila on Healthy Families as the Key to World Peace
- Saturday, January 11, 2014
Manila, Philippines - The opening session of the International Interfaith Peace Conference in Manila, Philippines on Jan. 10, 2014 emphasized loving one's enemy.
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Toronto Conference on Educating for Peace
- Saturday, January 11, 2014
Toronto, Canada - More than 50 Ambassadors for Peace and delegates of diverse religions and cultures attended a Jan. 11, 2014, conference in Toronto on "Stable Families Bring Prosperity, Peace, and Integrity to the Nation."
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