Education and Human Development
UPF's seminars and leadership conferences focus on the urgent need for new vision and leadership based on core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
UPF and its global network of Ambassadors for Peace bring universal, spiritual principles to the tasks of resolving conflict and reconciling the divided human family. Speakers share insights from their backgrounds in governance, diplomacy, academia, religion and civil society.
- Written by: UPF-Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia—UPF-Indonesia held its first online seminar on environmental ethics with around 95 participants from all over the country.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, secretary general, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—A roundtable discussion on coaching, training and mentoring was held at the Moscow House of Nationalities.
- Written by: Robert Bentele, UPF-Munich
Munich, Germany—To commemorate World Mental Health Day, UPF-Germany and an affiliated organization held a “worship service with a difference.”
- Written by: UPF-Peru
Trujillo, Peru—UPF-Peru and the office of Congressman Luis Alberto Yika García co-organized a forum on “Principles and Values for Human Development Towards a Culture of Peace.”
- Written by: UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru—The president of UPF-Peru was among several people who were recognized for their contributions to society at a special ceremony held at the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
- Written by: Genie Kagawa, executive director, UPF Chapter: International
Bali Province, Indonesia—UPF took part in an international program on faith-based involvement in early-childhood development.