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Marriage and Family
UPF organizes seminars and conferences related to strengthening marriage and family.
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Teaching about Ideal Families and Transformational Leadership in Indonesia
- Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Manado, Indonesia - Every day the audience grew for the Dec. 9-11 conference on "Ideal Families and Transformational Leadership: Towards a Nation of Peace, Unity and Prosperity" in Indonesia's Sulawesi island. One educator reported that the presentations gave her a new vision and renewed hope for Indonesia's youth.
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Training in Suriname for a Domestic Violence Hotline
- Saturday, November 30, 2013
Paramaribo, Suriname - Ambassadors for Peace participated in a training program on Nov. 30 about helping men with an impulse for domestic violence. Eleven people attended the five-hour training offered by Dr. Iwoma Smoktunowiscz, a psychiatrist from the Netherlands.
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Interreligious Rally in Taipei Supports Traditional Marriage and Family
- Saturday, November 30, 2013
Taipei, Taiwan - An estimated 300,000 people gathered on Nov. 30 in downtown Taipei in support of traditional marriage and family. Based on decades of interfaith dialogue, UPF-Taiwan was part of the Interreligious Coalition for Cherishing the Family and encouraged Buddhist, Taoist, Confucianist and Muslim leaders to participate.
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Conference in Angola on Family, Citizen and Values
- Monday, November 11, 2013
Luanda, Angola - UPF-Africa Regional Director Dr. Katsumi Otsuka made his first visit to Angola from Nov. 7 to 11, 2013, to participate in a UPF conference and visit Ambassadors for Peace.
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Rally in Suriname about Preventing Domestic Crimes
- Saturday, November 2, 2013
Paramaribo, Suriname - “How can perpetrators or potential perpetrator of domestic crimes be helped not to engage in such behavior?” was the theme of a Nov. 2 rally at in Paramaribo. The issue was addressed from spiritual, political, and legal perspectives.
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A Tribute to Russian Poet Pushkin and Interracial Marriage
- Saturday, October 19, 2013
Novosibirsk, Russia - Across the street from the A.S. Pushkin Library in Novosibirsk, a bust of Pushkin was erected on Oct. 19 on the threshold of the UN International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures. At the ceremony, a Young Ambassador for Peace from Cameroon spoke about the value of interethnic and interracial marriages, using as an example Russia's greatest poet, whose great-grandfather was African.
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Women Attend Seminar in Luanda
- Sunday, September 8, 2013
Luanda, Angola - The Women's Federation for World Peace-Angola organized an educational seminar September 6-8 for 48 women to inspire and empower them to spread the principles of peace in their communities and the nation.
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Festival of Happy Families Held in Siberia
- Monday, August 12, 2013
Novosibirsk, Russia - The first Folk Festival for Happy Families was launched in Novosibirsk in the commercial court of the local department store “Russia” on August 12 on International Youth Day.
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Contest: The Most Romantic Couple in Kiev
- Thursday, July 11, 2013
Kiev, Ukraine - UPF-Ukraine together with Kiev Family Center “Family House” held a contest on July 11 called "The most romantic Kiev couple 2013." Four young couples participated in the contest, and over 30 people came to the event as spectators. The main prize was a romantic trip to Paris for three days.
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World Congress of Families VII in Sydney
- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Sydney, Australia - UPF Australia was invited to be part of the Local Organizing Committee for World Congress of Families VII, held at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney May 15-18, 2013.
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Side Events to the 57th Commission on the Status of Women
- Friday, March 15, 2013
United Nations, New York - UPF joined in organizing side events for the 57th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women March 4-15, 2013.
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UPF Statement on the Elimination of Violence against Men and Women
- Friday, March 8, 2013
On the occasion of and in support of the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women and International Women's Day 2013, on the theme: “Elimination and Prevention of All Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls,” Universal Peace Federation offers the following affirmations.
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