World Interfaith Harmony Week 2018
- Written by: Maria Pammer, secretary general of UPF of Upper Austria
Gramastetten, Austria—Forty-five guests representing eight religious denominations celebrated the 2018 World Interfaith Harmony Week.
- Written by: Steinar Murud, secretary general, UPF-Norway
Oslo, Norway—UPF-Norway celebrated the 2018 World Interfaith Harmony Week with an event in the Oslo Jewish Museum.
- Written by: Peter Haider, president, UPF-Austria
Vienna, Austria—More than 200 people attended a World Interfaith Harmony Week program that culminated with an Interfaith Peace Blessing.
- Written by: UPF-Italy
Bergamo, Italy—Sincere brotherhood and intense spirituality marked the 2018 celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
- Written by: Yevgeny Skvortsov, secretary general, UPF-Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg, Russia—Maintaining one’s traditions while respecting the traditions of others was the theme of a World Interfaith Harmony Week event.
- Written by: UPF-Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia—To mark World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF held a roundtable on “Wisdom Sharing: Our Attitude toward Enemies.”
- Written by: Dr. Raphael Ogar Oko, secretary general, UPF-Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria—UPF-Nigeria organized a series of activities to commemorate the 2018 United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW).
- Written by: UPF-USA
Washington, DC—The 2018 observance of World Harmony Week in Washington, DC, centered on the theme “Love of God and Love of Neighbor.”
- Written by: Beni Vitai, UPF-United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom—The power of people of faith to solve the world’s crises was the theme of the 2018 celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
- Written by: UPF-Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova—A UPF celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week included visits to six houses of worship and an interfaith roundtable.
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, president, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—UPF, in cooperation with the Christian Community, organized an interfaith gathering on the occasion of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
- Written by: UPF-Nepal
Lalitpur, Nepal—More than 190 people, including local faith leaders and youth, attended an event at Nagarjuna Academy organized by UPF-Nepal to commemorate U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week 2018.
- Written by: UPF-Nicaragua
Managua, Nicaragua—In observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2018, UPF-Nicaragua held a forum at a local university.
- Written by: Natalia Chigrina, secretary general, UPF-Northwest Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia—A song party in support of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2018 was held in the concert hall of the Bright World community center.
- Written by: Natalia Chigrina, secretary general, UPF-Northwest Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia—UPF marked World Interfaith Harmony Week 2018 with a roundtable held at the St. Petersburg Jewish Community Center.
- Written by: UPF-USA
United States—Guests in Utah, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Washington, DC gather to celebrate diverse religious traditions.