Ambassadors for Peace
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - UK
London, UK - The UPF-UK Annual Peace Council meeting on December 8 was a full day of the ideals and values as expressed by European UPF Chairman Dr. Yong Cheon Song and UK UPF-Chairman Jack Corley. Mark Brann, UPF-Europe Secretary General, summarized developments worldwide especially reporting on the development of the European Leadership Conference series and the North Korean Medical Project.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Peru
Lima, Peru - UPF-Peru launched a Christian Ministers' Alliance. UPF leaders met with public officials and spoke at a variety of events promoting UPF's peace principles. Plans for the coming months include a celebration of UN Human Rights Day in the Peruvian Congress, youth programs, and charitable activities during the Christmas season.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Jacques Marion, Secretary General, UPF-Eurasia
Dushanbe, Tajikistan - UPF-Russia Secretary General Konstantin Krylov and I undertook a trip to Tajikistan September 9-12 to meet with Tajik Ambassadors for Peace and invite Hon. Shukurjon Zuhurov, the Tajikistan Speaker of the House of Representatives, to an international gathering.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Rabbi Richard Gamboa, Manhig of Sheggel, Colombia
Bogota, Colombia - A "Great Interfaith Service for Peace and Freedom" was celebrated in Bogota, Colombia on August 23 with representatives from many faith traditions offering prayers, readings, chanting, and dances.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Washington, DC
Washington DC, USA - Namibia’s First Lady, Madam Penehupifo Pohamba, was honored with the UPF’s Ambassador for Peace appointment on July 26 for her work supporting maternal and child health care and also in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania - A quarterly meeting of Ambassadors Peace was held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on June 6. The participants shared about recent UPF projects on the world and regional levels.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Israel
Jerusalem, Israel - The Israeli chapter of UPF hosted a prominent Ambassador for Peace from Germany, Dr. Hedwig Raskob, who often visits Israel and Palestine to help advise on conflict resolution. Several well-known professors were invited to a May 31 meeting chaired by Prof. Glaubach.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - DR Congo
Mbuji Mayi, DR Congo - An Ambassadors for Peace Conference took place in Mbuji Mayi on May 5. The conference concluded with the appointment of new Ambassadors for Peace.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF-USA
Parsippany, New Jersey, USA - Ambassadors for Peace from New Jersey and Pennsylvania met for a luncheon program on April 29 at the Sheraton Parsippany. Speakers included Admiral J. Robert Lunney, Kay Hymowitz, and Joel Austin.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Mohini Giri, Chair, Guild for Service, India
Vrindavan, India - American TV personality Oprah Winfrey visited the Guild for Service's Shelter Home in Vrindavan in January 2012. On April 29 her OWN cable TV network will feature its shelter home and widows at 9:00 PM Eastern Time/Pacific Time.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Yekaterinburg, Russia - A meeting of Ambassadors for Peace and public activists with UPF-Eurasia leaders Mr. EijiTokuno and Mr. Jacques Marion took place in Yekaterinburg on April 12. The guests shared about significant UPF events during the past few months, the vision of the UPF founder, and ways to promote universal peace and prosperity.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Marshall Islands
The president of the Japan-Marshall Islands Parliamentarians Association, Hon. Kazunori Tanaka, a Diet member from the Liberal Democratic Party, handed Mr. Kenichi Ito, Secretary General of UPF-Marshall Islands, letters of congratulations to the new national leaders to deliver on his behalf.