Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: UPF International
New York, USA - At an informational dinner in New York on Sept. 19, 2014, a progress report was given in the campaign to eradicate the tsetse fly in central Africa and plans to expand the campaign to other parts of Africa.
- Written by: UPF - Canada
Vancouver, Canada - An Ambassadors for Peace meeting in Vancouver Sept. 15, 2014, opened with a live video report from Secretary General of UPF Canada Franco Famularo and a presentation about an eco-village project in Senegal of the International Sufi School.
- Written by: Dr. Dawn Bacchus-Horan, UPF-St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingston, St. Vincent and the Grenadines - The UPF chapter of St. Vincent and the Grenadines held a conference on Sept. 13, 2014, under the theme "World Peace and I: The Value of a True Leader."
- Written by: Miguel Werner, Secretary General, UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Valuable concepts were shared by Dr. Julio Schlosser, president of the Delegation of Argentine Jewish Associations (DAIA), at the Embassy for Peace in Buenos Aires Sept. 8, 2014.
- Written by: Mr. Michel Futila de Mayeko, Secretary General, UPF-DR Congo
Kinshasa, DR Congo - Activities in August 2014 included a youth seminar and workshops on principles of peace.
- Written by: Julius Gicole and Andrew Halim, UPF-New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand - UPF-New Zealand held an informal meeting on Aug. 24, 2014 to welcome back its delegates from the recent World Summit 2014 in South Korea and to promote cohesion among its members.
- Written by: Joy Pople, UPF International
Seoul, Korea - Convened at a time of heightened global concerns about security, the UPF World Summit in Seoul Aug. 9-13, 2014, addressed issues of peace, security and development.
- Written by: Dr. Trevor Jones, Executive Director, UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru - In June and July 2014, UPF-Peru networked with women, organized interfaith meetings, held a planning forum, and met with a diplomat.
- Written by: Djimadoum Fabrice, UPF-Zambia
Livingstone, Zambia - UPF-Zambia held a seminar July 26, 2014 at Queens Hills Hotel in Livingstone, in preparation for the August celebration of the second anniversary of Rev. Moon's passing and the Golden Jubilee of Zambia's independence on October 24.
- Written by: UPF - Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Ambassadors for Peace and guests were invited to the Peace Embassy in Buenos Aires on July 17, 2014, for a report about the International Leadership Conference organized by UPF International in Uruguay in April.
- Written by: Mrs. Susan Fefferman, UPF-Washington DC
Washington DC, USA - A conference on the theme “The USA at a Turning Point: Building a Nation and a World of Peace,” at the Washington Times on July 12, 2014, appealed to participants to work together for peace.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, Director of Education, UPF-Asia