Pillar Interfaith Programs
Fifth General Assembly of UPF-Taiwan Launches Interreligious Council
Taipei, Taiwan - At the UPF General Assembly on March 29, 2014 the Taiwan Clergy Leadership Conference and Taiwan Interreligious Peace Council were inaugurated.
Forum in Luxembourg: Morals with and without God
Luxembourg - Continuing with the theme “Toward a Society Worthy of Man and Woman,” a forum on the topic of “Morals with or without God” took place at the Centre Sociétaire on March 29, 2014.
Montreal Interfaith Forum: Bridging the Secular State and a Religiously Inclusive Society - Part 2
Montreal, Canada - The profound differences in views between urban centers that are multi-religious and multicultural in contrast with culturally homogeneous rural segments of Quebec were discussed at a Montreal forum on March 20, 2014
Sao Paulo City Council to Observe Annual World Interfaith Harmony Week
Sao Paulo, Brazil - The Sao Paulo Municipal Chamber passed legislation on March 13, 2014, declaring World Interfaith Harmony Week, the first week of February, to be an annual observance. UPF-Brazil has organized UN World Interfaith Harmony Week events at the Sao Paulo City Hall in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Interfaith Prayers on the 3rd Anniversary of the East Japan Great Earthquake
Ishinomaki, Japan - Faith leaders representing various creeds offered ritual prayers at a cemetery on March 7, 2014, for those who died as a result of the tsunami and its cause, the East Japan Great Earthquake of March 11, 2011.
Buddhist Temple Hosts New Zealand Ambassadors for Peace
Ellerslie, New Zealand - UPF-New Zealand embarked on a new level of interfaith interaction on March 2, 2014, when the monthly meeting moved from the Peace Embassy to the Pu Shien temple in Ellerslie.
Christian Leaders Alliance of Peru Meets in Lima
Lima, Peru - Representatives of different facets of the Christian faith came together at on Feb. 28, 2014, to review the progress that had been made since UPF-Peru initiated the Christian Leaders Alliance at the end of 2012.
Overview of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 Observances in 23 Nations
An overview of observances of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 organized by UFP in 23 nations.
Interfaith Activists Dialogue with Buddhists in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh - A "Dialogue Between Interfaith Activists of Bangladesh and Members of Rissho-kossei-kai Bangladesh" was held at Dhaka on Feb. 25, 2014.
UPF Celebrates World Interfaith Harmony Week in 23 Nations
UPF and its network of Ambassadors for Peace celebrated UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 with programs at UN offices, UPF peace embassies and a variety of places of worship.
Conference Commemorates World Interfaith Harmony Week in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic - Over 50 people from different denominations came to an interreligious conference celebrating World Interfaith Harmony Week at the Community of Christians in Prague on Feb. 3, 2014.
Toronto Forum on the Role of Culture in Resolving Middle Eastern Conflicts
Toronto, Canada - Conflicts in the Middle East are not limited to the Israel/Palestine conflict, an Israeli scholar emphasized at a an interfaith forum on Jan. 26, 2014 in Toronto, Canada.
Track 2 Consultation on Syria Held in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland - UPF convened a “Geneva: Track 2” forum in Switzerland Jan. 23-25, 2014, concurrent with the “Geneva II” inter-governmental conference on the crisis in Syria.
World Religions Day 2014 to Be Observed in Vienna
Vienna, Austria - World Religions Day will be observed at a program at the Peace Embassy in Vienna Jan. 26, 2014.
Vatican's Academy of Sciences Convenes Consultation on Syria
Vatican City – UPF's president Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, along with the secretary general of UPF-Argentina, Miguel Werner attended a Jan. 13, 2014, consultation at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on "Syria: Can We Remain Indifferent?"
Asian Interfaith Clergy Network Launched in the Philippines
Manila, Philippines - The Asian Clergy Leadership Conference was launched in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 10, 2014, during an International Interfaith Peace Conference
North American Leadership Conferences Held in 5 Cities
h Washington, DC, USA - UPF-North America organized leadership conferences in the latter part of 2013 on the theme of “Building a Nation and a World of Peace” in Washington DC, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and Ottawa to build national networks of Ambassadors for Peace.
Universal Peace Prayer Meeting Held in Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh - Haqqani Anjuman held its 19th annual Universal Peace Prayer Meeting in Bangladesh Dec. 7, 2013 at the auditorium of the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh.
Celebration in Slovakia of 17 Centuries of Religious Freedom
Bratislava, Slovakia - UPF-Slovakia organized a commemoration on Nov. 27, 2013 of the announcement of religious freedom in the Roman Empire in the year 303.
Jerusalem Interfaith Forum: The World to Come and the Spirit World in the Different Faiths
Jerusalem, Israel - A Jerusalem Interfaith Forum took place on Nov. 26, 2013, in the Ramban Synagogue on the topic of "The World to Come and the Spirit World in the Different Faiths."