Ambassadors for Peace
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Tia Belau News
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF - International
Global Filipino offers a behind the scenes look at the man at the center of power of one of America's most important allies. Since his meteoric rise to become Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives in 1992, Jose de Venecia has been the foremost architect for policies of development and peace making in the Philippines.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Mel Haft, Executive Vide President, American Forum for Jewish-Christian-Muslim Cooperation
Rabbi Dr. Ben-Ami devoted his life to the furtherance of interfaith and interracial cooperation, human rights, the family, and the well-being of the aged. In addition, he promoted education to enhance the values of American democracy and the protection of religious freedom. It gained him recognition by many of his religious peers, public and private institutions, and leaders in the political sphere, including American presidents from Lyndon Johnson to George Bush.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF-Benin
The Universal Peace Federation and the President of the Constitutional Court of Benin presented awards to Her Excellency Mrs. Conceptia Denis Ouinsou in recognition for her ten years of service as head of the Constitutional Court of Benin.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Marty Miller, Ambassador for Peace, USA
The problem with war, particularly in Vietnam, was that weapons such as napalm had no soul. If you happened to be below it you were instantly incinerated. I arrived at 1:00 am, in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) after a flight haunted by images of movies and news reports from the 1970s. I was planning to stay ten days but remained a full month.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Monica Lafon
Jean Paul Samputu is one of only two members of his family to survive the atrocities that took place in his homeland of Rwanda. Samputu lost his parents, three brothers and a sister. In October of 1990 he had been imprisoned along with other Tutsis for six months. Upon returning to his village he was warned by his father to leave because as a well-known musician his life would be in danger in the outbreak of violence that would only be a matter of time.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF-Cote d'Ivoire
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - In the prestigious “Felix Houphouët Boigny” room of the District Hotel of Abidjan a significant ceremony took place on June 2, 2008. Thirty-eight people from religious, political, administrative, academic, civil society, traditional chief groups, accompanied by members of their family, their colleagues from work and their friends, attended the second official ceremony for appointing new Ambassadors for Peace.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF-Germany
Approximately 50 Ambassadors for Peace met in Berlin, Germany, April 28-29, 2007 to lay the groundwork for a National Peace Council.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF-Spain
On April 13, 2008, we celebrated our first gathering of Ambassadors for Peace in the new headquarters of the Universal Peace Federation in Madrid. Over two hundred guests came, many more than we had expected according to the confirmations in previous days. The house was filled with the joy of meeting long-time friends and new guests. All of them praised the facilities and the beauty of the new Peace Embassy. Some already started to propose future activities in the beautiful halls.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: Nidhi Shah
A diplomat by profession, my father is a living example of integrity and maturity, which are crucial for promoting peace. The common theme running through his life is his confidence in non-violence as a potent instrument for ushering in durable peace at the individual and collective levels.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: David Mikho, Ambassador for Peace
My wife, Leyla, and I are from Duhok, which is in the Kurdish area of northern Iraq on the border with Turkey. My life’s story is similar to that of many Iraqis who experienced the Saddam Hussein regime, and the fact that I am alive to give this testimony is a miracle. Now I can look back and clearly see how God has directed me and my family to this wonderful movement, UPF.
- Ambassadors for Peace
- Written by: UPF-India
UPF-India held its first meeting in 2008 on the theme “UPF-India Vision for 2008 and Beyond” at the beautiful India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi with 70 Ambassadors for Peace and friends in attendance on February 29.