Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Jürgen Eck, UPF-Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany — A German UPF representative has described his interreligious and intercultural meetings in Mauritius over the past two decades.
- Written by: Ulrich Ganz, UPF-Germany
Hamburg, Germany—A tea ceremony and other traditions were part of the third annual Japanese cultural program presented by the Hamburg branch of UPF.
- Written by: UPF-Bolivia
El Alto, Bolivia—The 2017 Peace Road event in Bolivia, a bike tour and walk, took place in El Alto, the highest major city in the world.
- Written by: UPF-Israel
Jerusalem, Israel—Jewish members of UPF-Israel’s Jerusalem Interfaith Forum visited an Ethiopian church in Jerusalem on December 29 in honor of the Christian holidays.
- Written by: Lluis Babi, UPF-Andorra
Andorra la Vella, Andorra—Andorra joined the global event Peace Road 2017 with the theme of “Connecting the World through Peace.”
- Written by: Dr. Gordon Anderson, editor-in-chief, 'International Journal on World Peace'
Victoria, Seychelles—An international peace center, named for the nation’s first president, an avid supporter of UPF, has opened at the University of Seychelles.
- Written by: Olga Neyzdayminova, UPF-Ryazan
Ryazan, Russia—The 2017 Peace Road event held in the western Russian city of Ryazan on August 6 had two parts: a bicycle tour followed by a festive concert.
- Written by: Fabrice Djimadoum, secretary general, UPF-Zambia
Siavonga, Zambia—UPF-Zambia in partnership with the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP), held a 3-day orientation seminar for members of parliament, July 28-31, 2017 at Lake Safari Lodge in Siavonga.
- Written by: Lynn Walsh, director, UPF Office of Marriage and Family Education
New York, United States—The UPF International chair and vice president were honored at an event sponsored by the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission.
- Written by: Fabrice Djimadoum, secretary, UPF-Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia—More than 250 people took part in a Peace Road event with the theme “Unity, Dignity and Peace—Zambia’s Pride.”
- Written by: UPF-Central African Republic
Bangui, Central African Republic—In search for a sustainable peace in the Central African Republic, UPF-CAR, in collaboration with two NGOs, held a peace education conference on July 21, 2017 in the theater of the Youth House in the 8th District of Bangui, the nation’s capital and largest city.
- Written by: Anja Brina, UPF-Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany—A young German woman who moved to Lebanon as a child was the speaker at a program about Lebanese culture.