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As an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, the Universal Peace Federation promotes interfaith understanding, sustainable development, strengthening of marriage and family, mediation of conflict, the empowerment of women and the revitalization of the UN. UPF supports the goals of the UN with programs on occasions such as:
- World Interfaith Harmony Week (first week of February)
- International Women's Day (March 8)
- International Day of Families (May 15)
- Global Day of Parents (June 1)
- International Day of Peace (September 21)
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in United Kingdom
- Tuesday, February 7, 2017
London, United Kingdom—“World Interfaith Harmony Week and Anti-Radicalization” was the title of a discussion held by UPF-UK.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Fiji
- Saturday, January 28, 2017
Suva, Fiji—UPF-Fiji joined with affiliated organizations to celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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UPF-Nigeria to Commemorate Interfaith Harmony Week
- Sunday, January 22, 2017
Abuja, Nigeria—UPF-Nigeria will observe World Interfaith Harmony Week with a special conference on interreligious peace education.
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UPF-Nigeria Honored for Interfaith Celebration
- Saturday, March 18, 2017
Abuja, Nigeria—UPF of Nigeria has been honored for a special conference it organized, together with United Religions Initiative-West Africa, in commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2017.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Sunday, February 5, 2017
St. Petersburg, Russia—At the height of World Interfaith Harmony Week, followers of different faiths—believers and non-believers—gathered on February 5, 2017, in a close circle of song lovers.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Nepal
- Monday, February 6, 2017
Kathmandu, Nepal—UPF-Nepal, in partnership with three Nepalese nonprofit organizations, organized an event to commemorate World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in New Zealand
- Saturday, February 11, 2017
Auckland, New Zealand—Ambassadors for Peace commemorated World Interfaith Harmony Week by visiting the worship centers of three faiths.
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UPF-Nigeria Honored for Interfaith Program
- Saturday, March 18, 2017
Abuja, Nigeria—UPF-Nigeria has received an honorable mention in the HM King Abdullah II of Jordan World Interfaith Harmony Week 2017 Prize.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Germany
- Sunday, February 5, 2017
Stuttgart, Germany—Interfaith prayers and a ceremony with light and water were the highlights of the 2017 World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Italy
- Saturday, February 11, 2017
Bergamo, Italy—UPF-Italy celebrated World Interfaith Harmony Week with an interreligious public meeting on the topic "Faith in Peace—Peace in Faith."
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Nigeria
- Saturday, February 4, 2017
Abuja, Nigeria—Representatives of Nigeria’s religious traditions were among more than 120 participants of a conference held in honor of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2017.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebrated in Peru
- Saturday, February 11, 2017
Lima, Peru—UPF in Peru held a forum in celebration of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2017 at the Peruvian Congress.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Austria
- Friday, January 27, 2017
Vienna, Austria—Approximately 200 persons attended a UPF-Austria conference at the United Nations offices to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week 2017.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Japan
- Thursday, January 19, 2017
Tokyo, Japan—To commemorate U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week 2017, UPF-Japan’s Council of Religious Ambassadors for Peace held an interreligious forum.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Taiwan
- Friday, January 20, 2017
Taipei, Taiwan—UPF-Taiwan observed U.N. World Interfaith Harmony Week with a seminar on “Social Responsibility of Taiwan Religious Institutions in Facing Serious Social Moral Crisis.”
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Russia
- Saturday, February 6, 2016
Moscow, Russia—To mark World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF held a roundtable for about 60 participants at its Peace Embassy in Moscow.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed by Moscow Youth
- Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Moscow, Russia—World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016 was marked by intense and interesting events from which Mister and Miss University participants could not stay away.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Japan
- Thursday, February 25, 2016
Tokyo, Japan—To commemorate UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-Japan organized an event on the topic, “Clarifying the Role of Religious Leaders Toward Peacebuilding.”
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UPF-USA Commemorates World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Sunday, February 7, 2016
New York, USA—UPF-USA commemorated World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016 with events around the country.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Czech Republic
- Monday, February 1, 2016
Prague, Czech Republic—Representatives of five world religions and four Christian denominations attended a meeting held by UPF to mark World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Australia
- Monday, February 1, 2016
Sydney, Australia—UPF marked World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016 with a program titled “Interfaith in Action: Working Together for the Common Good.”
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at the UN in New York
- Wednesday, February 3, 2016
New York, United States—World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016 was celebrated at the UN on February 3 with the theme, “Interfaith Harmony: Implementing the Transformative Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals.”
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Slovakia
- Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Bratislava, Slovakia—To commemorate World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016, UPF held an event titled “Activities of Peacemakers in the Middle East.”
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Germany
- Saturday, February 6, 2016
Stuttgart, Germany—More than 12 religious representatives attended a special program to celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016.
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