Ambassadors for Peace
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Fritz Piepenburg, UPF-Germany
Berlin, Germany - The first conference of the German National Peace Council in 2011 ended with an appeal to the German Bundestag to finally ratify the 2003 UN Convention against Corruption: “We appeal to the members of parliament to ratify the UN Convention against Corruption from 2003, thus enabling the country to be rated much lower in the Corruption Perception Index than is the case now.”
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Ernest C. Tannis, Ambassador for Peace, Canada
Ottawa, Canada - Two new books on conflict resolution are available: Alternative Dispute Resolution That Works? and Is Everyone at the Table? 18 Life Lessons in Problem-Solving.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Simon Amare, UPF-Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Excerpts of the Congratulatory Address at the appointment of H.E. Girma Wolde-Giorgis, president of Ethiopia, and H.E. Omot Obang Olom, President of Gambella State, as Ambassadors for Peace on February 5, 2011.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Simon Amare, UPF-Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The president of Ethiopia, H.E. Girma Wolde-Giorgis, and the president of the state of Gambella, H.E. Omot Obang Olom, attended the appointment of 257 new Ambassadors for Peace and were presented with certificates as Ambassadors for Peace.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Latvia
Riga, Latvia - “The Peacemaking Spirit in the 21st Century” was the topic of the January 30 meeting of Ambassadors for Peace at the UPF Peace Embassy in Riga.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Denny Ristie, UPF-Suriname
Paramaribo, Suriname - A new board will be installed for UPF-Suriname on January 4. The program will include a PowerPoint presentation about the goals and principles of the Universal Peace Federation.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia - Ambassadors for Peace met in the central library of the Krasnoselsky district on December 23. The purpose of the meeting was tuned with our wish to see each other, listen to short reports about UPF activities in 2010, and also discuss plans and goals for 2011 and 2012.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - UPF-Moldova and its NGO partners organized an evaluation meeting on December 21 for Ambassadors for Peace. The agenda of the meeting included presentations about national and international UPF activities and discussions about activities planned for 2011.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Hermine Schellen, UPF-Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon - A distinguished and attentive gathering honored Lebanon's legacy of peace on December 17. Honorees included notable patriots from several of Lebanon's communal groups whose lives were expressions of the search for national and regional peace.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Helen M. Osei, Secretary General, UPF-Ghana
Accra, Ghana - A student of religions and promoter of interfaith cooperation, Nana Opoku addressed an Ambassadors for Peace meeting in Accra Dec. 17, 2010.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Novosibirsk, Russia - In Novosibirsk, the geographical center of the Russian Federation, the first workshop of the Siberian chapter of UPF was held on December 14 to explain the goals and purposes of the Ambassadors for Peace movement. Among the participants were youth leaders, representatives of student organizations, university professors, a Russian Federation Honored Teacher, and people active in public affairs.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Dr. Habib Chirzin, Ambassador for Peace, UPF-Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - From November 8 to 10, I had the opportunity to participate in the International Conference on Islam and Higher Education, jointly organized by the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.