Regional Conferences
Peace Blessing Festival Held in Imo State, Nigeria
January 2, 2018
Diakuma, Nigeria—More than 120 couples participated in a Marriage and Family Peace Blessing Festival co-organized by UPF in Imo State in southeast Nigeria.
Argentinian Ambassador for Peace Shares Reflections on IRLC 2017
December 13, 2017
Buenos Aires, Argentina—Ambassador for Peace Pastor Alba Rosa Contardo shared her experience participating in the Interreligious Leadership Conference (IRLC) 2017 at a UPF-Argentina meeting.
UPF-Taiwan Holds Cross-Strait Peace Forum
November 25, 2017
Kinmen County, Taiwan—UPF-Taiwan held a forum on the theme, “The Future of Cross-Strait Relations: The Way of Cooperation, Sustainable Development and Peace” at the National Quemoy University.
Nigerian Ambassadors for Peace Support Peaceful Elections in Anambra State
November 11, 2017
Onitsha, Nigeria—Ambassadors for Peace and representatives of various political parties came together for a special conference organized by UPF-Nigeria to support peaceful elections in Anambra state.
UPF-Nigeria Appoints New Interreligious Ambassadors for Peace
October 24, 2017
Abuja, Nigeria—As part of the activities it organized to commemorate the 2017 UN Day, UPF-Nigeria held a three-day seminar on interreligious peace education during which it appointed new Interreligious Ambassadors for Peace.
IAPP Launched in the Balkans
September 24, 2017
Pristina, Kosovo—More than 100 participants attended the Balkans regional inauguration of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP).
IAPP Launched in Gabon
September 21, 2017
Libreville, Gabon—90 parliamentarians welcome IAPP at Gabon’s National Assembly.
Asian Leadership Conference: Providing Vision and Leadership for Nation-Building and Peace
August 28, 2017
Bangkok, Thailand—The Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) convened August 24-27, 2017 on the theme, “Providing Vision and Leadership for Nation-Building and Peace.”
Fourth Central European Roundtable Meets in Slovakia
July 25, 2017
Bratislava, Slovakia—The fourth meeting of the Central European Initiative was held in Bratislava, following previous roundtable discussions in Vienna, Budapest and Prague.
UPF-Thailand Hosts Asian Leadership Conference, Interfaith Peace Blessing Festival
July 10, 2017
Bangkok, Thailand—More than 50 participants from five nations attended an Asian Leadership Conference held in Thailand in July.
UPF Co-Sponsors Launch of Youth and Students for Peace in Thailand
June 13, 2017
Bangkok, Thailand—The Youth and Students for Peace (YSP) for the Asia, Pacific, and greater China regions was launched during a two-day program co-hosted by the government of Thailand.
Conference in Bangkok on Leadership, Nation-building, and Peace
March 27, 2017
Bangkok, Thailand—The latest Asian Leadership Conference on “Providing Vision and Leadership for Nation-building and Peace” took place in Bangkok with 23 participants from six nations.
Asian Leadership Conference Held in Bangkok
February 27, 2017
Bangkok, Thailand—Thirty participants and staff from five nations attended a four-day Asian Leadership Conference in Bangkok in February.
UPF-Senegal Meets High-Level Officials
January 2, 2017
Dakar, Senegal—The visit of the UPF president for West Africa provided an opportunity for UPF leaders to meet with high-level Senegalese government officials.
Educators, Lawmakers in Asia Commit to Promoting Family Values
December 19, 2016
Bangkok, Thailand—At an Asian Leadership Conference in December, educators, lawmakers and military leaders committed to promoting family values in their nations.
UPF Conference Inspires Asian Leaders to Spread Peace Principles
November 28, 2016
Bangkok, Thailand—An Asian Leadership Conference held in November drew participation from government officials from Cambodia and Indonesia.
Cross-Strait Peace Consultation in Hong Kong
November 26, 2016
Hong Kong, China—Forty government, academic and civil society leaders from the greater China region attended UPF’s Cross-Strait Peace Consultation at the Open University of Hong Kong.
UPF and Faith-based Groups Host Montreal Conference
November 12, 2016
Montreal, Canada—“Living Well Together, Without Religions? Impossible!” was the theme of a conference UPF co-organized with seven nonprofits and faith-based groups concerned with improving the quality of life in Montreal.
Asian Leaders Gather in Bangkok for UPF Conference
October 31, 2016
Bangkok, Thailand—The largest Asian Leadership Conference with the highest level of participants took place in Bangkok from October 28 to 31.
UPF International Announces Regional ILCs
October 28, 2016
New York, United States—UPF International today announced the dates for the three remaining International Leadership Conferences (ILCs) of 2016.