World Interfaith Harmony Week 2021
- Written by: Karsten Nielsen, secretary general, UPF-Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark—People can reach across borders, said five faith leaders at a UPF interfaith webinar.
- Written by: Gregor Sattler, UPF-Germany
Bonn, Germany—About 80 participants commemorated the UN observance at a UPF webinar.
- Written by: UPF-USA
United States—IAPD-USA hosted its 2021 UN World Interfaith Harmony Week program on the theme “Building Bridges Across Boundaries.”
- Written by: Aidan Walsh, UPF-International
New York, United States—A UPF webinar commemorated two United Nations observances.
- Written by: Maria Nazarova, president, UPF-Russia
Moscow, Russia—A retired military officer told a UPF webinar that different faiths need to find points of unity.
- Written by: UPF-Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—UPF-Malaysia’s first “Peace Talks” webinar celebrated World Interfaith Harmony Week and launched the national chapter of the IAPD.
- Written by: UPF-New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand—UPF-New Zealand commemorated World Interfaith Harmony Week 2021 with a dinner event, whose theme was “Building Bridges Across Boundaries.”
- Written by: Maka Abugbaia, secretary general, UPF-Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia—UPF marked World Interfaith Harmony Week with a webinar titled “The Importance of Dialogue among Religions.”
- Written by: Lilly Gundacker, UPF-Austria
Vienna, Austria—UPF co-sponsored a webinar that examined faith-based organizations’ role in bringing peace and preventing crime.
- Written by: Dmitry Samko, chairman, UPF-Moscow
Moscow, Russia—UPF co-sponsored an international conference on the occasion of World Interfaith Harmony Week.