Marriage and Family
UPF organizes seminars and conferences related to strengthening marriage and family.
- Written by: UPF International
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.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
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.
- Written by: Alan Wilding, UPF-Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada - People of various faiths assembled in Vancouver on March 16, 2014 to discuss the theme of Sectarianism vs. the Universality of Faith.
- Written by: UPF - Indonesia
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.”
- Written by: UPF International
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.
- Written by: Qamrul A. Khanson, Recording Secretary, UPF-Toronto
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.
- Written by: UPF International
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.
- Written by: UPF International
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.”
- Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, Secretary General, UPF-Nigeria
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.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia, and photojournalist
Manila, Philippines - An Interfaith Peace Festival took place Jan. 11, 2014 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, east of Manila.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia, and photojournalist
Manila, Philippines - The opening session of the International Interfaith Peace Conference in Manila, Philippines on Jan. 10, 2014 emphasized loving one's enemy.
- Written by: Qamrul A. Khanson, Recording Secretary, UPF-Toronto
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."