Marriage and Family
UPF organizes seminars and conferences related to strengthening marriage and family.
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan
Monrovia, Liberia - The International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security was held on March 7-8, 2009 in Monrovia, Liberia. The event was co-hosted by H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, the first African female president, along with H.E. Tarja Kaarina Halonen, LLM, the first woman to be president of Finland.
- Written by: UPF - Spain
Madrid, Spain - UPF's second seminar on Marriage and Family, Feb. 21, 2009, focused how to educate young people and adults to develop the maturity of character necessary for building a successful marriage and family.
- Written by: Qamrul A. Khanson
Toronto, Canada - The Central District of the Universal Peace Federation in Canada arranged a special gathering on February 14 to plan an Inter-Religious Family Festival in Toronto as a way of promoting harmony among the diverse religious and cultural groups.
- Written by: UPF - Spain
Madrid, Spain - UPF-Spain initiated a series of monthly seminars on marriage and family with a meeting at the Peace Embassy on Jan. 31, 2009, featuring a lecture by a well-known professor from the University of Madrid.
- Written by: Edward Hartley, Chairman, UPF-UK Marriage and Family Initiative
- Written by: Tomiko Duggan, Director, UPF-Office of Embassy Relations, Washington, DC
Washington, DC - On a blustery autumn afternoon in Washington, DC, the Women for Peace Forum brought together over 40 women leaders to discuss “Women’s Leadership in Building a Culture of Peace.” The Deputy Chief of Mission from the Embassy of Morocco explained recent changes in Moroccan law that empower women and support women's equality.
- Written by: UPF-Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark - On September 6, a symposium on “Family and Peace: Family Values in a Globalized World” was held in a community hall. Fifty people attended the event, including representatives from several religious and ethnic groups as well as politicians.
- Written by: Tetsuya Amano, Assistant Executive Director, UPF-Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh - A Parents’ Day Seminar in Dhaka on Aug. 2, 2008 addressed the theme of The Era of the Global Family: A Culture of Peace.
- Written by: Global Peace Festival-Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya - As part of its ongoing program to embrace vulnerable children, Global Peace Festival-Kenya sponsored a Mother and Child Cooperation for Peace event on August 1 at the Thomas Barnados Children's Home in Nairobi.
- Written by: Joy Theriot and Paula Fujiwara
Houston, Texas - An Agape Family Festival on July 19 was sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation, the Family Federation for World Peace, Will of God Family Church pastored by Rev. Charles and Mrs. Essie Keys, Gloryland Missionary Baptist Church pastored by Rev. Bennit and Mrs. Ethel Hayes, the Family Outreach Foundation, and the Women's Federation for World Peace of Houston led by Rev. Joy Theriot.
- Written by: UPF-International
Asunción, Paraguay - Twenty-eight new Ambassadors for Peace were appointed at the International Leadership Conference awards banquet in Asuncion on July 4.
- Written by: UPF-Seychelles
To mark the International Day of Families and create awareness of the importance of families, UPF-Seychelles organized a half-day conference on June 6. It was attended by Ambassadors for Peace and other people.