Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Ing-Marie Hedberg Kikuchi, UPF-Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden—UPF’s Principles of Peace were at the center of the third Nordic Peace Seminar.
- Written by: Hermine Schellen, secretary general, UPF-Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon—The leaders of UPF-Lebanon had the opportunity to meet with the nation’s minister of culture.
- Written by: Dr. Franco Famularo, President, UPF-Canada
Canada—The sixth webinar in UPF-Canada’s “Viewing the DPRK from Within” series was held.
- Written by: Maria Nazarova, president, UPF-Russia
Vladivostok, Russia—Participants in a charity marathon learned about the International Peace Highway.
- Written by: Peter Haider, president, UPF-Austria; and Marinela Stefanc, secretary general, UPF-Austria
Vienna, Austria—“[Religious] walls must come down, if we are to aim for a world of peace," the UPF founder once said.
- Written by: Colm Ó'Cionnaith, secretary general, UPF-Ireland
Dublin, Ireland—The first Irish “Principles of Peace” training seminar was held in the Dublin Peace Embassy.
- Written by: Achille Kevany Mouanda, National Secretary General, FFWPU
Congo-Brazzaville—UPF Congo-Brazzaville chapter holds a groundbreaking Peace Road.
- Written by: Hovhannes Barseghyan, secretary general, UPF-Armenia
Yeghegnadzor, Armenia—Sixteen participants hiked through mountainous terrain as a Peace Road event.
- Written by: Yvo Bruffaerts, coordinator, UPF Western Europe
Wattrelos, France—A large park on the border was the setting for the Peace Road event.
- Written by: UPF-Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—A beauty pageant promoting world peace was supported by UPF-Malaysia.
- Written by: UPF-Sri Lanka
Matale, Sri Lanka—A hike to the majestic Riverston peak in the Knuckles Mountain Range was the “Peace Road” event.
- Written by: Miguel Werner, President, UPF-Argentina
Godoy Cruz City, Argentina—Peace Road Argentina 2023 is celebrated in three community events.