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Marriage and Family
Programs to Strengthen Marriage and Family in Panama
October 22, 2010
Panama City, Panama - Eighty-six people attended UPF-Panama's annual Marriage Forum in Panama City on Oct. 21, 2010.
Making Canada's Families Work - Conference Reflections
June 3, 2010
Ottawa, Canada - "You can`t talk about peace unless you have peace in your heart, your neighborhood and community," H.E. Edda Mukabagwiza, the High Commissioner of Rwanda to Canada, told the June 3 UPF-Canada conference on Making Canadian Families Work. "You can`t give what you don`t have!"
Honoring the UN Day of Families at the UN Headquarters in NY
May 18, 2010
New York, NY, USA - UPF held its annual symposium to mark the UN International Day of Families on May 17, 2010 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
International Day of Families 2010 Celebrated in 40 Nations
May 15, 2010
UPF chapters in 40 nations organized celebrations of the UN International Day of Families, May 15, 2010.
Madrid Marriage & Family Forum: The Marriage Relationship
March 20, 2010
Madrid, Spain - "In a marriage, we need to develop ourselves and walk together," marriage educator Mrs. Ana María Reynés told participants at a UPF-Spain marriage and family seminar on March 20, 2010.
Women Offer Trauma Care and Education to Haitians
March 14, 2010
Cap-Haitien, Haiti - The Spring Break Service Project March 7-14 gave another opportunity for Women's Federation for World Peace and the International Relief Friendship Foundation and Service for Peace to work together to help people on the north coast of Haiti. On the foundation of previous trips to Haiti, Mrs. Betsy Jones, a psychiatric nurse who teaches trauma seminars in Albany, New York, joined the project.
World Peace Blessing Celebrated in Vienna
February 21, 2010
Vienna, Austria - A World Peace Blessing Ceremony was held February 21 at the Radisson Hotel in Vienna, with prayers of marriage consecration offered from various traditions.
World Peace Blessing Celebrated in San Marino
January 23, 2010
A European Leadership Conference on "The Significance of Marriage and Family for Peace in the 21st Century" culminated in a World Peace Blessing held in San Marino’s national theatre Jan. 23, 2010.
Madrid Marriage & Family Forum: Strengthening Marriage and Family in Spain
January 1, 2010
Madrid, Spain - The family is the school of love and peace, according to Armando Lozano, Secretary General of UPF-Spain, at a seminar at the Peace Embassy in Madrid Jan. 31, 2009.
Madrid Marriage & Family Forum: The Family in Relationship to Society
December 19, 2009
Madrid, Spain - The last Marriage and Family forum of the year, Dec. 19, 2009, explored the relationship between family and society.
Forum in Frankfurt on Marriage as a God-given Institution
December 6, 2009
Frankfurt, Germany - Marriage and family play an important role as supporting pillars of German society, according to Christian, Muslim, and Sikh presenters at a Dec. 5, 2009, forum on the relationship between the family and peace.
Madrid Marriage & Family Forum: Responsibilities of Parents and Children
November 21, 2009
Madrid, Spain - UPF-Spain hosted a Nov. 21, 2009, forum on the Responsibility of Parents and Children in the Family.
World Peace Blessing Celebrated in the Netherlands
October 25, 2009
Bergen aan Zee, The Netherlands - On Oct. 25 2009, the World Peace Blessing was celebrated at the UPF conference center, Huize Glory.
Madrid Marriage & Family Forum: The Attitude of a Good Citizen
October 25, 2009
Madrid, Spain - UPF-Spain held a seminar on "The Attitude of a Good Citizen and Family Values" at the Peace Embassy on Oct. 24, 2009.
World Peace Blessing Held in Korea
October 15, 2009
Seoul, Korea - The Universal Peace Federation represented by several hundred Ambassadors for Peace was delighted to participate in the World Peace Blessing of 20,000 couples just concluded in Korea. It was an extraordinarily rich festival of love, friendship, and reconciliation.
Madrid Marriage & Family Forum: Respect for Elders
September 19, 2009
Madrid, Spain - UPF-Spain hosted a seminar on "Respect for Elders in Family and Social Spheres" at the Peace Embassy in Madrid on Sept. 19, 2009.
Pro-Family Leaders Gather in Amsterdam for World Congress
August 13, 2009
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - The fifth World Congress of Families, held in Amsterdam Aug. 10 to 12, 2009, assembled academics, researchers, political and religious leaders, journalists, business people, and numerous NGO leaders from around the world.
Sports, Peace and Family Celebrated in Spain
August 1, 2009
Seville, Spain — In town for the finals of the fourth Peace Cup, the premier international club football competition he launched in Korea six years ago, the UPF founder Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon took the opportunity to share a vision of peace for Europe and the world at a celebratory program at the Barceló Renacimiento Hotel Convention Center in Seville. In addition to Ambassadors for Peace from throughout Spain, the large crowd included delegates from more than 30 European nations and from as far afield as the United States, Korea, and Japan.
Building Public Support in the UK for Marriage Commitment
July 28, 2009
London, UK - “Promotion of stable marriages and the commitment this requires is one of the most powerful ways we can contribute to rebuilding an unbroken, positive, peaceful Britain,” stated Edward Hartley, at a July 18, 2009 conference in London.
Madrid Marriage & Family Forum: The Family as the School of Love
June 20, 2009
Madrid, Spain - Mr. Edward Hartley from the United Kingdom was the guest speaker for UPF-Spain's sixth marriage and family seminar on June 20, 2009.