Marriage and Family
UPF organizes seminars and conferences related to strengthening marriage and family.
- Written by: UPF - Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria - A nationwide conference on Marriage and Family as Instruments for Peace and National Development took place June 6-7, 2012 during a time of national mourning after a plane crash in Lagos claimed the lives of 163 people.
- Written by: UPF - Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria - A marriage and family conference in Lagos June 5-7 launched a series of events on “Marriage and Family as Instruments for Peace and National Development." Programs are planned in six cities leading up to a national conference and interfaith blessing festival in Abuja later in the year.
- Written by: UPF - Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Under the title “The development of love in the course of life,” a series of meetings took place on May 22 and 29 and June 5 at the Embassy for Peace in Buenos Aires as part of the Marriage and Family Initiative organized by UPF-Argentina.
- Written by: UPF International
New York, USA - The recent publication of The Family and the MDGs: Using Family Capital to Achieve the 8 Millennium Development Goals marks a renewed effort to recognize the family as a critical resource for addressing the most serious global issues..
- Written by: Benjy Uyama, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Durham, North Carolina, USA - A statewide UPF program titled “The New Era of Women Leadership” was held on April 28 at the Lovin’ Life Ministries center in Durham, North Carolina. It aimed to raise awareness of human-rights violations in Japan, Liberia, and the United States.
- Written by: Qamrul Khanson, Recording Secretary, UPF-Toronto
Toronto, Canada – Universal Peace Federation and Women’s Federation for World Peace organized a forum on ‘Awakening the Dignity of Women’ in Toronto, Canada, on April 14.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia; Photo-journalist, Segye-Ilbo
Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines - The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat joined with UPF to co-host an Interfaith Peace Festival in southwestern Mindanao on March 31, 2012.
- Written by: UPF International
Cheong Pyeong, Korea - People from 54 countries filled a new stadium in Cheong Pyeong for the World Peace Blessing on March 24, 2012. More than 2,500 couples participated as newlyweds and 1,100 couples joined to re-affirm their marital vows.
- Written by: UPF Office of UN Relations
New York, USA - In parallel and side events during the 56th Session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women in February and March 2012, UPF representatives emphasized strengthening the family and combating human trafficking.
- Written by: UPF - Guatemala
Guatemala City, Guatemala - An Ambassadors for Peace forum on the theme of "What is family?" took place on February 25. Participants read from the speech "God's Ideal Family and Peace Kingdom" about the value of three generations living together in trust, harmony, love, and respect.
- Written by: UPF Office of Embassy Relations, Washington, DC USA
Washington, DC, USA - A professor of women's studies at the University of Tunis in Tunisia, Mrs. Houda Zaibi Belhassen shared insights into the "Arab Spring" in her native Tunisia to a select audience at The Washington Times on January 25. She particularly noted the progressive Personal Status Code that offers special protection to women and children.
- Written by: Mihai Calestru, UPF-Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - A three-month series of presentations, public lectures, seminars, trainings, and conferences in Chisinau and Ialoveni was launched in Oct 2012 to raise public awareness about the significance of marriage and family for peace and development.