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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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UPF Chapters Observe World Interfaith Harmony Week 2015
- Saturday, February 7, 2015
UPF chapters organized observances of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week Feb. 1-7, 2015, including forums, ceremonies, rallies and other events.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at a Forum in Argentina
- Thursday, February 5, 2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina - "Honoring Life and the Commitment to Brotherhood and Peace" was the theme of UPF-Argentina's Feb. 5 forum in Buenos Aires in observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at a Forum in Japan
- Thursday, January 29, 2015
Tokyo, Japan - About 25 leading religionists representing Shintoism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity gathered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on Jan. 29 for a forum on "The Mission of Religious Leaders at This Critical Juncture."
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Canada
- Monday, February 2, 2015
Ambassadors for Peace and friends and supporters of UPF gathered in Montreal and Vancouver in support of World Interfaith Harmony Week for prayers, readings and ceremonies of interfaith harmony.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at the UN Headquarters in Austria
- Friday, February 6, 2015
Vienna, Austria - Approximately 200 people observed World Interfaith Harmony Week by attending a conference at the Vienna headquarters of the United Nations.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Bangladesh
- Sunday, February 1, 2015
Dhaka, Bangladesh - An Interfaith Harmony Rally on Feb. 1 opened the observances of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2015 at the University of Dhaka.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Salt Lake City, US
- Thursday, February 5, 2015
Salt Lake City, United States - Pouring water into a common bowl symbolized different faiths coming together in harmony during the Interfaith Roundtable’s annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast in Salt Lake City Feb. 5.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Germany
- Tuesday, February 3, 2015
World Interfaith Harmony Week observances took place in Munich and Stuttgart.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed at a Forum in Peru
- Monday, February 2, 2015
Lima, Peru - Representatives of various religions gathered at UPF headquarters on Feb. 2 with Ambassadors for Peace to observe the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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In the News: World Interfaith Harmony Week Prizes Awarded
- Sunday, April 27, 2014
The King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week Prizes were awarded on April 27, 2014 to organizers of events in the Philippines, India, Egypt and Uganda.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Moldova
- Friday, February 7, 2014
Chisinau, Moldova - Galata Middle School has a very active group of teachers who are Ambassadors for Peace, who in observance of the UN Interfaith Harmony Week invited families with children to a sport competition on Feb. 7, 2014.
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Overview of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 Observances in 23 Nations
- Friday, February 28, 2014
An overview of observances of World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 organized by UFP in 23 nations.
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Tokyo Forum on Peace in the Middle East through Harmony among Religions
- Friday, February 21, 2014
Tokyo, Japan - “Towards peace in the Middle East through harmonizing and cooperation among religions” was a topic of the Feb. 21, 2014 assembly of Ambassadors of Peace in Tokyo, organized by the UPF Japan with some 50 Ambassadors for Peace and young people attending.
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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 at the UN in New York
- Wednesday, February 12, 2014
United Nations, New York - World Interfaith Harmony Week was celebrated at the UN Trusteeship Council chamber on Feb. 12, 2014, with the theme "A Vital Key for Peace and Development."
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Washington DC
- Thursday, February 27, 2014
Washington DC, USA - The World Interfaith Harmony Week program in Washington DC on Feb. 27 featured speakers sharing their life experiences and spoke of their deep convictions about the importance of interfaith dialogue among different religious leaders as a means towards building world peace.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Russia
- Saturday, February 8, 2014
Conferences, seminars and visits to places of worship of various faiths took place in Moscow, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Germany
- Saturday, February 8, 2014
Stuttgart, Germany - The UPF community center in Stuttgart hosted a celebration of the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week on Feb. 8, 2014.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in New Zealand
- Friday, February 7, 2014
Auckland, New Zealand - For World Interfaith Harmony Week last year UPF invited leaders of diverse faith communities to the Peace Embassy to share readings from their holy scriptures on the theme of “interfaith harmony.”
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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 Bogota
- Saturday, February 8, 2014
Bogota, Colombia - World Interfaith Harmony Week 2014 was observed with visits to various religious communities in Bogota.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in São Paulo
- Monday, February 10, 2014
São Paulo, Brazil - World Interfaith Harmony Week was celebrated at the São Paulo Municipal Chamber, on Feb. 10, with the support of City Councillor Gilberto Natalini and the interfaith group of the Paulistanos Movement for Peace.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Manila
- Friday, February 7, 2014
Manila, Philippines - In support of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-Philippines organized a program on Feb. 7 at the UPF Peace Embassy in Manila in which prayers from many traditions were read.
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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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