Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Achille Kevany Mouanda, secretary general, FFWPU-Congo
Brazzaville, Congo—Six Ambassadors for Peace attended a memorial ceremony honoring UPF Founder Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon.
- Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, secretary general, UPF-Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria—Nigerian Ambassadors for Peace attended a ceremony honoring the third anniversary of the passing of UPF Founder Dr. Sun Myung Moon.
- Written by: Andrew Halim, UPF-New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand—About 150 people attended a memorial service to honor the legacy of UPF Founder Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon.
- Written by: Simon Amare Tekeba, secretary general, UPF-Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—A UPF-Ethiopia Ambassador for Peace has completed a training course in nonviolent conflict transformation.
- Written by: Mr. Chamroeun Sophal, secretary general, UPF-Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia—About 50 students and other young people bicycled and walked through Cambodia’s capital as part of the UPF initiative Peace Road 2015.
- Written by: Mihai Calestru, secretary general, UPF-Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova —More than 50 persons bicycled through the capital on August 5, 2015, as UPF-Moldova’s contribution to the Peace Road 2015 initiative.
- Written by: Andrew Halim, UPF-New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand—New Zealanders bicycled and walked to support the Peace Road 2015 international initiative.
- Written by: UPF-Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal—Mr. Santosh Paudel, vice chairman of UPF-Nepal, had an opinion-page article published in a major daily newspaper in Nepal on July 29.
- Written by: Jana Lajdova, UPF-Australia
Melbourne, Australia—African community leaders, NGO leaders and politicians celebrated Nelson Mandela International Day with music and prayer.
- Written by: Jana Lajdova, UPF-Australia
Melbourne, Australia—The Victoria Peace Council held its second meeting to define the vision, mission, values and peacebuilding principles to guide its work.
- Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, secretary general, UPF-Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria—Cultivating the right attitude and acquiring relevant knowledge and skills for conflict resolution and national reconciliation were the focus of a seminar presented by UPF.
- Written by: UPF-Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal—Mr. Santosh Paudel, vice chairman of UPF-Nepal, was featured on an editorial page of a major daily newspaper in Nepal on July 8.