Marriage and Family
UPF organizes seminars and conferences related to strengthening marriage and family.
- Written by: Franco Famularo, Secretary General, UPF - Canada
Ottawa, Canada - Ambassadors for Peace from across Canada gathered in Ottawa, the nation’s capital, on June 3 to discuss the importance of the family and the UPF proposal for an interreligious council at the United Nations.
- Written by: Farook Aman, Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa, Canada - "You can`t talk about peace unless you have peace in your heart, your neighborhood and community," H.E. Edda Mukabagwiza, the High Commissioner of Rwanda to Canada, told the June 3 UPF-Canada conference on Making Canadian Families Work. "You can`t give what you don`t have!"
- Written by: UPF - Canada, Central District
Toronto, Canada - The Canadian central district of UPF hosted an interreligious and multicultural festival on April 25, 2010, sharing words of wisdom, diverse cultural traditions and an array of food.
- Written by: Mercedes González, Coordinator, Marriage and Family Initiative, UPF-Spain
Madrid, Spain - On a lovely spring day, 33 people gathered to learn about the vision of the family in Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Unificationism. Interesting presentations about the importance of the family concluded with insights into developments in Afghanistan and prayers for peace in that country and the world.
- Written by: Fosayo Irikura, Women's Federation for World Peace -Jordan
Sahab, Jordan - A Mothers' Day celebration on April 3 brought together Iraqi women and their families who are living in Jordan. A daughter paid tribute to her mother, and two mothers talked about how they overcame difficult challenges in caring for their families.
- Written by: Mercedes González, Coordinator, Marriage and Family Initiative, UPF-Spain
Madrid, Spain - "In a marriage, we need to develop ourselves and walk together," marriage educator Mrs. Ana María Reynés told participants at a UPF-Spain marriage and family seminar on March 20, 2010.
- Written by: Joy Pople, UPF - International
New York, USA - “The Role of Women in Social Transformation” was the theme of a March 9, 2010, event hosted by the mission of Nigeria to the UN and organized by UPF.
- Written by: UPF - Internacional
La Federación para la Paz Universal confirma el valor esencial y el papel central de la mujer en la construcción de la paz y el desarrollo humano. La UPF afirma la necesidad de que las mujeres ocupen puestos de liderazgo en todo el mundo, en todos los sectores de la sociedad.
- Written by: UPF - Austria
Vienna, Austria - A World Peace Blessing Ceremony was held February 21 at the Radisson Hotel in Vienna, with prayers of marriage consecration offered from various traditions.
- Written by: UPF-International
Highlights of the World Peace Blessing in Korea, February 2010.
- Written by: UPF - Europe
A European Leadership Conference on "The Significance of Marriage and Family for Peace in the 21st Century" culminated in a World Peace Blessing held in San Marino’s national theatre Jan. 23, 2010.
- Written by: Mercedes Gonzalez, Chair of the Marriage and Family Initiative, UPF-Spain
Madrid, Spain - The family is the school of love and peace, according to Armando Lozano, Secretary General of UPF-Spain, at a seminar at the Peace Embassy in Madrid Jan. 31, 2009.