Peace and Security
Consultations take place among scholars, diplomats, government officials, civil society representatives and religious leaders.
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- Written by: Yvo Bruffaerts, coordinator, UPF of Western Europe
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland—UPF held a webinar on “Incentives for a Rapprochement on the Korean Peninsula.”
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- Written by: UPF-Korea
Seoul, Korea—The Citizens’ Federation held a national event in Seoul on the unification of the two Koreas and similar events in 12 cities across Korea.
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- Written by: Maria Nazarova, president, UPF-Russia
Moscow, Russia—UPF-Russia held its third webinar on “Prospects for Peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
- Peace and Security
- Written by: Maria Nazarova, president, UPF-Russia
Moscow, Russia—Universal Peace Federation held its second webinar on “Prospects for Peace on the Korean Peninsula.”
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- Written by: Yoshihiro Yamazaki, coordinator for Europe and the Middle East of the International Association of Academicians for Peace
Seoul, Korea—The main speaker at an online program explained the obstacles to reunifying the two Koreas.
- Peace and Security
- Written by: Maria Nazarova, president, UPF-Russia
Moscow, Russia—UPF held a webinar on the theme "Prospects for Peace on the Korean Peninsula."
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- Written by: Lilly Gundacker, UPF-Austria
Vienna, Austria—UPF-Austria held an online conference to address the recent attack on civilians in central Vienna.
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- Written by: Jacques Marion, president, UPF for Europe and the Middle East
Paris, France—On the occasion of the Founders Centenary Exhibition, UPF organized a forum on prospects for peace in Africa and Korea.
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- Written by: UPF-Kenya
(Errata - a previous version of the following report contained several errors of fact. The errors have been corrected in the following article). Juba, South Sudan— The Juba Peace Agreement, an historic peace initiative between Sudan’s transitional government and several rebel groups, was signed on October 3, 2020, aimed at ending years of war in which hundreds of thousands have died.
- Peace and Security
- Written by: Marcia de Abreu, president, WFWP-Spain
Madrid, Spain—Three experts on the Korean Peninsula were the speakers at an online discussion on the reunification of the Koreas.
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- Written by: UPF-Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand—UPF-Asia Pacific held its first regional “Peace Talks” webinar on April 22, with five speakers from five nations, who offered their insightful reflections on the coronavirus crisis.
- Peace and Security
- Written by: Barbara Grabner, UPF-Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia—To commemorate Human Rights Day, UPF-Slovakia organized the presentation “LAOGAI – Gulag Labor Camps in China.”