World Interfaith Harmony Week 2019
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, chair, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—About 40 people attended a UPF program dedicated to World Interfaith Harmony Week 2019.
- Written by: UPF-Japan
Tokyo, Japan—In observance of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2019, UPF-Japan and its Council of Religious Ambassadors for Peace held an interreligious forum in Tokyo.
- Written by: UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru—UPF-Peru organized a prayer breakfast for members of the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD) to celebrate UN World Interfaith Harmony Week.
- Written by: Elena Knyazeva, Director of Mr. and Miss University Pageant
Moscow, Russia—Contestants of the 2019 Mister and Miss University beauty pageant learned about a variety of faith traditions during World Interfaith Harmony Week.
- Written by: Barbara Grabner, UPF-Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia—World Interfaith Harmony Week 2019 inspired a discussion of “Fanaticism and Tolerance – Obstacle and Impetus for Interfaith Dialogue.”
- Written by: UPF-Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova—The Interreligious Association for Peace and Development was launched in Moldova during World Interfaith Harmony Week.
- Written by: Natalia Chigrina, secretary general, UPF-St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Russia—In honor of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2019, UPF organized several days of excursions and interfaith creative meetings.
- Written by: UPF-United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom—Eminent speakers from Parliament and religious groups attended an interfaith program held with UPF support.
- Written by: Natalia Chigrina, secretary general, UPF-St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Russia—Poetry, songs, dances and folk art at an interfaith creative evening expressed many ways to relate with God.
- Written by: Dr. Juraj Lajda, president, UPF-Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic—UPF co-organized an interfaith meeting titled “Passing on the Tradition and Faith and the Freedom of Choice.”
- Written by: Gregor Sattler, secretary general, UPF-Bonn
Bonn, Germany—UPF hosted an event attended by participants from various religious backgrounds and worldviews as a part of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2019.
- Written by: UPF-Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan—UPF-Taiwan celebrated UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2019 by holding an event with representatives of different faiths and academia.
- Written by: UPF-Austria
Vienna, Austria—UPF-Austria organized a conference on the theme of “Migration and Interreligious Understanding in the Age of Globalization.”
- Written by: Steinar Murud, secretary general, UPF-Norway
Oslo, Norway—UPF held its annual World Interfaith Harmony Week event in partnership with the largest mosque in Oslo.