Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: Ndilbaye Nekar, Secretary General, UPF-Chad
N’Djamena, Chad - A conference was organized for Ambassadors for Peace in Chad on November 13 at the Ecole Normale d’Administration et de Magistrature in N’djamena.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Moscow, Russia - A workshop on Unification Thought entitled the ”Dual Characteristics of the Universe and Original Human Nature” took place in Moscow on November 11. UPF-Russia Secretary General Konstantin Krylov discussed the origin of the universe and human beings; the existence of the wise Creator and His plan; and the purpose and meaning of human life.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Novosibirsk, Russia - An all-Russia scholarly conference on “Extremism as a Philosophical Problem” took place on November 25 in in the Architecture and Construction University in Novosibirsk.
- Written by: UPF - Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya - Ambassadors for Peace from across the country gathered in Nairobi for a Nov. 3, 2010, seminar to meet international leaders and launch a new tree-planting initiative.
- Written by: Shigenari Kato, UPF-Japan
Tokyo, Japan - “The 50th Anniversary of Independence and the 20th Anniversary of the Democratization of the Republic Benin” was celebrated in Tokyo on November 2, with the participation of nearly 100 people, including many Ambassadors for Peace.
- Written by: UPF - Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan - On October 29, the trade-union organization together with the Universal Peace Federation held a meeting celebrating the 75th anniversary of Komsomol (Young Communists League). The event was attended by former Komsomol activists who became prominent figures in different spheres.
- Written by: UPF - Germany
Nuremberg, Germany - UPF-Nuremberg held its third annual conference on the topic “Universal Values – Paving the path to overcome religious and cultural Conflicts” on October 23. Twenty-six guests from Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist communities attended along with some 50 UPF members.
- Written by: Michael Ilin, UPF-Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine - On October 20 the UPF Founder’s autobiography, As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen, was introduced at a gathering of Ambassadors for Peace in Kiev.
- Written by: UPF - Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan - Government officials and activists held a in honor of Elderly People's Day at the Center of Strategic Research in Dushanbe on Oct. 1, 2010.
- Written by: Ronald Fusi Atoh and Fongoh Innocent
Yaounde, Cameroon - The Congress Hall filled with 354 dignitaries for a regional International Leadership Conference on October 1 focusing on strategies to improve education and the environment in the nations of central Africa.
- Written by: UPF - Azerbaijan
Baku, Azerbaijan - A workshop on Unification Thought for professors and educators took place September 26 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Such programs add discussions of values to the peacemaking process. Topics included moral education, causes of conflicts, dialogue between Islam and Christianity, and philosophical and historical aspects of the alignment of forces in the modern world.
- Written by: UPF International
London, UK - UPF Chairman, Rev. Hyung Jin Moon, traveled to several nations in Europe in August 2010 visiting UPF volunteers, Ambassadors for Peace, and members of the Unification faith community in Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom.