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World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014
For a PowerPoint overview of UPF observances, click here.
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Olso Interfaith Forum: Peace in Syria
- Thursday, February 6, 2014
Oslo, Norway - An observance of the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week on the theme of Peace in Syria and the Middle East took place at Central Jamaat e Ahi-e Sunnat in Oslo on Feb. 6, 2014.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Sydney
- Monday, February 3, 2014
Sydney, Australia - UPF-Australia held its bimonthly meeting on Feb. 3, 2014 in observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in London
- Wednesday, February 5, 2014
London, UK - World Interfaith Harmony Week was commemorated in the House of Lords Feb. 5, 2014 by Youth UPF- UK with an evening of music and presentations on interfaith harmony from the perspectives of young adults of different faiths.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Montreal
- Monday, February 3, 2014
Montreal, Canada - Ambassadors for Peace gathered in Montreal on the evening of Feb. 3, 2014 to celebrate the UN designated Interfaith Harmony Week. The evening included prayers, the reading of sacred scriptures by representatives of different faiths and a water pouring ceremony by representatives of Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist and Unification traditions. The evening concluded with reflections on scriptures read from the holy texts by those in attendance.
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Interreligious Assembly Marks UN World Interfaith Harmony Week in Nigeria
- Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Abuja, Nigeria - UPF-Nigeria convened a Special Interreligious Assembly on Feb. 5 to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 at the Peace Embassy in Abuja and deliberated on innovative approaches to promoting interreligious harmony for the national unity in Nigeria.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Bangladesh
- Sunday, February 2, 2014
Dhaka, Bangladesh - During UN Interreligious Harmony Week, an interreligious harmony rally took place on Feb. 2, 2014 on the campus of the University of Dhaka.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Programs in India Seek Altruism as Common Ground
- Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Four UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 programs were held throughout India. They addressed the role religions should collectively play in peacebuilding. Two seminars were held at the UN Conference Hall in the capital, New Delhi. Other programs were in Siliguri, West Bengal, and in the southern city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. UPF-India was the main organizer of these events.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Indonesia
- Sunday, February 2, 2014
Medan, Indonesia - World Interfaith Harmony Week was observed at a program at the UPF center in Medan, North Sumatra on Feb. 2.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Quito
- Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Quito, Ecuador - Interfaith leaders gathered on Feb. 4, 2014 at the Peace Embassy in Quito to exchange views about ways to cooperate to establish a peaceful world based on the practices of each religion. Participants included religious leaders from the Catholic, Evangelical and Episcopal churches and Hinduism.
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Forum in New Delhi on Interfaith Harmony for Peacebuilding and Good Governance
- Saturday, January 4, 2014
New Delhi, India - An overflow crowd gathered at the United Nations Information Centre in New Delhi, India on Jan. 4, 2014 for an event linked to the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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Conference Commemorates World Interfaith Harmony Week in Prague
- Monday, February 3, 2014
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.
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