Pillar Interfaith Programs
UPF Israel and Italy Collaborate on Youth Soccer Exchange Project
Turin, Italy—An Arab-Jewish soccer team, comprised of fourteen (7 Arab, 7 Jewish) 11-year-old boys, visited Turin, Italy from March 19-26, 2015, to participate in the “Un Calcio per la Pace” (“Football for Peace”) project.
Jerusalem Interfaith Forum Promotes Peace Education
Netanya, Israel—For its March 2015 meeting, the Jerusalem Interfaith Forum visited the city of Netanya and was warmly welcomed by Rabbi Edgar Nof and his Netan-ya Congregation community.
70,000 in Nepal Affirm Marriage and Family
Kathmandu, Nepal — Approximately 70,000 citizens of Nepal gathered to affirm marriage and family on February 21, 2015, as they filled the National Stadium to pledge to uphold premarital purity and marital fidelity.
Nepal Backs UPF’s Call for UN Interreligious Council
Kathmandu, Nepal — The Prime Minister of Nepal, H.E. Sushil Koirala, said that his government would support the call of the late Dr. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of UPF, for an interreligious council at the United Nations.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., United States - Representatives of five world religions attended a program honoring World Interfaith Harmony Week which was organized by UPF International and The Washington Times Foundation.
Interfaith Forum Seeks Common Ground
Sydney, Australia—A small but select number of faith leaders were invited to an interfaith forum that sought to build on the successes of an earlier forum.
Japan-Europe Forum Hears Middle East Analysis
Tokyo, Japan—Lord Nazir Ahmed of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords addressed Japanese leaders at the fourth Japan-Europe Forum from February 14 to 16, 2015.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic - Representatives of five world religions gathered at a meeting, held in honor of World Interfaith Harmony Week, whose theme was “Harmony and Peace.”
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil - World Interfaith Harmony Week was celebrated in Sao Paulo, February 12, at the Indian Cultural Center.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in France
Evry, France - One month after the terrorist events in January, in order to mark the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-France organized a gathering at the Islamic Cultural Center of Evry, south of Paris, on Feb. 8.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Malaysia
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - From the melodious chiming of kuil temple bells in Kuala Lumpur to the azan call of prayer at a mosque in Putrajaya, 52 pilgrims immersed themselves in Malaysia’s vibrantly diverse socioreligious fabric.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Russia
Moscow, Russia—The secretary general of the Moscow branch of UPF-Russia explained the UPF Principles of Peace at an interfaith roundtable attended by religious leaders, scientific and creative intellectuals, journalists and public figures.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at a Forum in Albania
Tirana, Albania - Women’s contribution to interreligious dialogue and harmony was the theme of a forum held to commemorate World Interfaith Harmony Week.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at a Forum in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina - "Honoring Life and the Commitment to Brotherhood and Peace" was the theme of UPF-Argentina's Feb. 5 forum in Buenos Aires in observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at a Forum in Norway
Oslo, Norway - Together with a Lutheran church in Oslo, UPF-Norway organized a program on the topic "Religion and Human Rights" on Feb. 5 in observance of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at a Forum in the UK
London, UK - A forum in a committee room of the House of Lords in London on Feb. 4 featured people from various backgrounds and religions giving their perspective on the topic of "Interreligious Harmony and Free Speech."
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Germany
World Interfaith Harmony Week observances took place in Munich and Stuttgart.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Canada
Ambassadors for Peace and friends and supporters of UPF gathered in Montreal and Vancouver in support of World Interfaith Harmony Week for prayers, readings and ceremonies of interfaith harmony.
World Interfaith Week Held in Australia from Youth Perspective
Sydney, Australia—During World Interfaith Harmony Week, the first bimonthly Ambassadors for Peace meeting for 2015 was held with the theme “Future Directions for Interfaith: A Young Person’s Perspective.”
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at a Forum in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - About 25 leading religionists representing Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity gathered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on Jan. 29 for a forum on "The Mission of Religious Leaders at This Critical Juncture."