Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: UPF–Sri Lanka
Vavuniya, Sri Lanka—More than 200 people walked and biked the “Peace Road” in Sri Lanka, despite periods of heavy rain, to support peace and reconciliation in the country.
- Written by: UPF-Albania
Tirana, Albania—On the fifth anniversary of the passing of Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, approximately 300 people gathered to remember the UPF founder.
- Written by: UPF-Spain
Toledo, Spain—A Peace Road event in the historic city of Toledo included visits to holy sites of Islam, Christianity and Judaism.
- Written by: Santosh Neupane, FFWPU-Fiji
Suva, Fiji—Peace Road 2017 was organized in Suva, the capital city of the Republic of Fiji on September 1, marking the 5th year of Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s passing.
- Written by: UPF International
London, United Kingdom—A Russian Ambassador for Peace who is bicycling around the world stopped by the UPF offices in London.
- Written by: UPF-Central African Republic
Bangui, Central African Republic— The Peace Road event in the Central African Republic took place on August 31, 2017 in Bangui, the nation’s capital and largest city.
- Written by: Mrs. Ursula McLackland, Secretary General, UPF-Asia and Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Int’l President, Youth and Students for Peace (YSP)
Bangkok, Thailand—The Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) convened August 24-27, 2017 on the theme, “Providing Vision and Leadership for Nation-Building and Peace.”
- Written by: UPF-Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua—For the 2017 Peace Road, UPF-Nicaragua in collaboration with the Cyclist Federation of Nicaragua, organized a bicycle tour.
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—On August 27, UPF-Argentina hosted the 2017 Peace Road under the banner, “A Caring, United Argentina.” The opening ceremony was held in front of the National Congress.
- Written by: Maka Abugbaia, secretary general, UPF-Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia—The 2017 Peace Road event held by UPF-Georgia climbed a mountain to reach the ancient fortress of Armazi.
- Written by: Roma Karagezian, UPF-Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania—A small but spirited group of adults and children bicycled 10 kilometers through Lithuania’s capital for the 2017 Peace Road event.
- Written by: Steinar Murud, secretary general, UPF-Norway
Oslo, Norway—The 2017 Peace Road event began with an evening program in the largest mosque in Norway.