Speech
S. Christoffersen: Peace through Communication
I hope, that it's getting clearer to everyone that terrorism is not about religion. It's about hate, or power, or revenge (or an ideology). … Whereas religion is about peace, and wisdom, and love.
Message from UN Women Shared at International Day of Peace Event in Ecuador [Spanish]
UN Women sent a message to UPF-Ecuador to share at the chapter’s International Day of Peace 2015 event on September 12.
B. Ki-moon: Africa Day 2015 Message
If we empower women, we help build better, more equal and more prosperous societies. I commend the commitment of the African Union to gender equality and the empowerment of women as part of its Agenda 2063, and I welcome the declaration of 2015 as the year of women’s empowerment in Africa.
N. Dlamini-Zuma: Africa Day 2015 Message
What Africa do YOU want to see by 2063? Agenda 2063 is the resulting mandate from the people of Africa here and in the diaspora; it is an intergenerational mission, an inclusive African strategy to use Africa’s resources for the benefit of all Africans.
S. Kutesa: Africa Day 2015 Message
Today provides an opportunity to celebrate the many successes taking place on the African continent, while also reflecting on our hopes for the future.
T. Hamad: Africa Day 2015 Message
UPF secretary general Dr. Taj Hamad’s remarks at the Africa Day celebration at the Manhattan Center in New York on May 27, 2015.
International Leadership Conference Founder's Address
Ambassadors for Peace have a great responsibility. Increasingly, God’s providence will overcome all obstacles, and a new world will be born. You are blessed to be alive at this time.
Y. Ohno: Address to an International Leadership Conference
Wars in the past were fought by countries against other countries. The new war is a war for the international community to get rid of terrorists. In order to do so, we need international cooperation.
UPF Chair Visits Costa Rica to Give Briefings about UPF
San Jose, Costa Rica - UPF Chairman Dr. Charles S. Yang visited San José Dec. 2-3, 2014, to meet government officials and brief them about the work of UPF.
S. Goswami: The Dalliance of Religions, in Service of Humanity
We all have to come together, and to work together we have to talk to each other. From this dialogue the best knowledge system will emerge.
E.R. Mercado: The Basis of Interreligious Dialogue
There is a the urgent need to plant, cultivate and nurture a new and refreshing attitude of openness in mind and heart, an essential disposition in understanding and living through the relations between Muslims and Christians.
Chung Tae Ik: Congratulatory Address
Since the world is vulnerable to the impact of global challenges, the UPF should serve as a vital center for establishing the international network for innovative vision and bold leadership to resolve the critical issues of our globe.
Z. Budimir: Address to World Summit 2014
Perhaps slowly, perhaps clumsy as in the hands of a child, bricks of human faiths will be arranged, not only in my Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we will finally get to see some much nicer times.
T. Hamad: Remarks at the Africa Day 2014 Celebration in New York
We fully endorse and recognize the urgent need for serious attention to be given to the topic of food security. As both population and sea levels rise, we become increasingly aware of the human family's vulnerabilities. It is our collective responsibility to help feed the 842 million people do not have enough food to eat.
C.S. Yang: The Quest for True Canadian Values
Canada has led the way in developing multilateral institutions like the United Nations and plays significant roles in a large number of organizations. While it is a beacon of light for many around the world, it also confronts many troubling issues such as its treatment of the aboriginal peoples, corruption among public officials and confusion about the values that guide governance issues.
A. Vandenbeld: Is Canada Still a Model of Good Governance?
there has been a concerted attack on Canada’s democratic institutions, processes and culture. Because so much of our democracy depends on unwritten rules and procedures that have developed over time through precedent and restraint, all it takes is one Prime Minister to undo generations of democratic development.
B. Bhaneja: What Is Canada's Future as a Global Peacekeeper?
When we are searching for Canada’s future role as a global peacekeeper, it has to be more deliberate, thoughtful and knowledge based. For that, we need institutions and structures with capabilities that could develop and deploy instead of soldiers and diplomats, credible ‘honest brokers’ -- mediators who have worked on preventing violence and unrest at that micro-cultural level – finding peace through peaceful means.
A.S. Kanda: Remarks at the Africa Day 2014 Celebration in New York
Africa, our beloved continent has been, and continues to be described in various ways: the dark continent, the lost continent, the emerging continent and most recently, the continent of this century. Indeed, despite lingering challenges, Africa is making remarkable progress. Perseverance and dedication will eventually see Africa blossom, and take its rightful place in the comity of nations.
C. Rattray: Remarks at the Africa Day 2014 Celebration in New York
Member States of the UN, led by CARICOM countries and the African Union, have embarked on a grand project to erect a monument on the grounds of the United Nations to serve as a Permanent Memorial to the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. We have now entered the final stages of the project.
A. Ahmed: Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration and Empire
Over the last decades I have committed myself to understanding and explaining the complex relationship between the West and the Muslim world. After 9/11 it became a matter of urgency for me to both explore and explain the relationship, as the gap between the two had opened dangerously wide.