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: Jacques Marion, president, UPF-France
Paris, France—“The Role of the Family in Education” was the theme of a forum attended by around 60 Ambassadors for Peace and guests.
- Written by: Peter Chaniel Tome, UPF-Solomon Islands
Honiara, Solomon Islands—UPF of the Solomon Islands hosted a one-day conference titled “New Village Movement: A Model for Sustainable Development.”
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
San Martín, Argentina—UPF-Argentina, along with the Family Federation for World Peace, participated in the 2016 Communities Fair, a festival celebrating cultures of the world.
- Written by: UPF-Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan—Around 200 teachers attended a one-day seminar held at St. Anthony College in Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan.
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina attended the event, “The Prominence of Civil Society Organizations in Our Country’s 200 Years,” hosted by Buenos Aires city’s Strategic Planning Council.
- Written by: UPF-Italy
Bergamo, Italy—More than 50 persons attended a series of three meetings in April and May 2016 on wellness of the soul and body.