Pillar United Nations News
UPF Statement for the UN International Day of Families 2023
UPF International—UPF Statement for the UN International Day of Families 2023.
UPF Statement for the Global Day of Parents 2022
UPF International—On September 17, 2012, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/292 proclaiming June 1 to be the annual Global Day of Parents.
UPF-Peru Appoints Ambassadors for Peace During UN International Mother Earth Day Forum
Peru—More than 30 new Ambassadors for Peace were appointed during the UN International Mother Earth Day Forum.
UPF-Peru Commemorates UN International Women's Day 2022
Peru—On March 4, 2022, UPF-Peru and Red MUALIC celebrated UN International Women’s Day 2022.
UPF-Peru Commemorates UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
Peru—More than 300 participants joined the broadcast of the UN 2022 World Interfaith Harmony Week.
UPF-Peru: Commemoration of United Nations Human Rights Day
Peru—On December 22, 2021, Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Peru branch held a commemoration of UN Human Rights Day.
UPF-Congo Celebrates International Day of Peace
Congo-Brazzaville—On September 21st of each year, the International Day of Peace is celebrated around the world.
UPF-Peru Honors UN International Day of Yoga and Appoints 34 Ambassadors for Peace
Peru—More than 350 participants joined the broadcast of a forum celebrating the UN 2021 International Day of Yoga organized by UPF-Peru on July 2, 2021.
UPF-Peru Honors UN International Mother Earth Day
Peru—More than 300 participants joined the live online broadcast of the 2021 UN International Mother Earth Day forum organized by UPF-Peru on April 22, 2021.
UPF-Argentina Cosponsors Conference to Honor UN World Water Day
Argentina—“Treasure the Water” panel was shared on Zoom and had more than 30 connections.
UPF-Ecuador Honors UN International Day of Human Rights
Ecuador—On December 12 2020, UPF-Ecuador’s Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD) observed virtually the UN International Day of Human Rights.
International Youth Day Observed in India
New Delhi, India—A webinar on “COVID-19 and Our Youth” was organized by UPF in partnership with the Youth and Students for Peace to mark the International Youth Day.
IAPP-Cameroon Commemorates UN International Day of Parliamentarism
Yaounde, Cameroon—On the occasion of the celebration of the UN International Day of Parliamentarism on June 30, 2020, the Cameroon chapter of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) held a conference at the Tripartite Hall of the Yaounde Conference Center.
UPF-Portugal Observes World Refugee Day
Lisbon, Portugal—UPF and an affiliated organization participated in an online discussion marking World Refugee Day.
UPF-Argentina Commemorates UN International Volunteer Day
Buenos Aires, Argentina—To celebrate UN International Volunteer Day 2019, UPF-Argentina held the seventh edition of its “Volunteer and the Common Good” recognition ceremony.
UPF-Argentina Honors UN International Day of Older Persons
Buenos Aires, Argentina—In recognition of the UN International Day of Older Persons, UPF-Argentina visited the San José de Ciudadela Retirement Home on October 21.
UPF-Argentina Celebrates UN International Day of Friendship
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina commemorated International Friendship Day by recognizing 17 new Ambassadors for Peace.
International Mother Earth Day Celebrated in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—UPF-Argentina celebrated International Mother Earth Day 2019 by planting trees in the country’s capital, Buenos Aires.
UPF Australian Celebrates Nelson Mandela Centenary
Melbourne, Australia—Throughout the year 2018, the Nelson Mandela Day Commemorative Committee of Australia and UPF-Australia collaborated to create numerous events to honor Mandela.
Religious Leaders Celebrate UN Solidarity Day
Florence, Italy—UPF of Tuscany organized an event to celebrate International Human Solidarity Day.