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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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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Tokyo
- Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tokyo, Japan - A commemoration of the United Nations annual World Interfaith Harmony Week was hosted by UPF-Japan on January 18 in Tokyo as the opening program of an Ambassadors for Peace Council Meeting.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Bogota
- Friday, February 3, 2012
Bogota, Colombia - World Interfaith Harmony Week was commemorated in Colombia on February 3 with two events: an interreligious breakfast at the Peace Embassy and a gathering of the board of directors of the Teusaquillo Peace Territory at the American College in Bogota.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Chisinau
- Monday, January 23, 2012
Chisinau, Moldova - To commemorate World Interfaith Harmony Week, a Day of Interfaith Humor took place on January 23 in Chisinau. A presentation about how humor can unite followers of different religions was demonstrated to the 100 participants.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Lusaka
- Saturday, February 4, 2012
Lusaka, Zambia - In accordance with the UN resolution to declare the first week of February as World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-Zambia held a one-day seminar on February 4 in Lusaka. The 50 participants included leaders of various faiths, students, NGO leaders, and Ambassadors for Peace.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Santiago
- Monday, February 6, 2012
Santiago, Chile - A celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week took place on February 6. The speaker was Pastor Juan C. Adasme of the National Council of Evangelical Churches.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Washington DC
- Thursday, February 16, 2012
Washington, DC, USA - Commemorating World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-DC held a dinner for distinguished speakers at The Washington Times on February 16entitled: “Common Ground for the Common Good.” Nearly 100 guests from the diplomatic, NGO, religious, and civic communities listened in rapt attention to four distinguished speakers. Mrs. Tomiko Duggan, Director of the UPF Office of Embassy Relations, introduced the video of current UPF programs and Mr. Thomas McDevitt, president of The Washington Times, greeted the audience.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in 3 Cities in Nepal
- Tuesday, February 7, 2012
As thousands of Maoist fighters were being released from military cantonments wher they had lived since 2006, religious leaders from eight faith traditions were commemorating the UN’s second annual World Interfaith Harmony Week in Kathmandu, Chitwan, and Pokhara, Nepal.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Quito
- Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Quito, Ecuador - UPF-Ecuador organized a meeting for Interfaith Harmony Week at the Peace Embassy in Quito on February 7. Participants were representatives of Catholicism, Protestantism and Unificationism.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Sydney
- Monday, February 6, 2012
Sydney, Australia - The first Ambassadors for Peace public meeting in Sydney for 2012 celebrated the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week. Over 60 people attended the February 6 event, which featured the theme: “Towards an Era of Interfaith Cooperation and Universal Peace.”
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Warsaw
- Saturday, February 4, 2012
Warsaw, Poland - UPF and the Women's Federation for World Peace organized a meeting in Warsaw on February 4 for representatives of different religions under the motto From religious tolerance to acceptance and working together to build world peace.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Tbilisi
- Saturday, February 4, 2012
Tbilisi, Georgia - A commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week took place at the office of “Georgia in Support for Refugees” in Tbilisi on February 4. The event brought together 20 representatives from different NGOs, Ambassadors for Peace, former political leaders, youth leaders, and students.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Amsterdam
- Thursday, February 9, 2012
Amsterdam, Netherlands - UPF-Netherlands organized an interfaith dinner on February 9 in commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Taiwan
- Saturday, February 4, 2012
Kaohsiung, Taiwan - The program for World Interfaith Harmony Week in Taiwan was a trip on February 4 to the recently inaugurated Fo Guang Shan Buddha Memorial Center in Kaohsiung.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Bratislava
- Friday, February 10, 2012
Bratislava, Slovakia - UPF Slovakia inspired an interreligious event on February 10 in the chapel of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church in Bratislava.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Kuala Lumpur
- Saturday, February 18, 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - UPF-Malaysia organized a celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week in Kuala Lumpur on February 18 that included a showing of the documentary "With One Voice."
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Jakarta
- Saturday, February 11, 2012
Jakarta, Indonesia - UPF-Indonesia organized World Interfaith Harmony Week programs at the Christian University of Indonesia on February 10 and at Sekolah Wijayakusuma on February 11.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Budapest
- Sunday, February 5, 2012
Budapest, Hungary - An interreligious service was held on February 5 and a prayer breakfast on February 7 as part of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week in Budapest.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Sao Paulo
- Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sao Paulo, Brazil - UPF-Brazil organized an interfaith dialogue and celebration at the City Hall of Sao Paulo on February 9. On February 14, an interfaith meeting took place in the Paulo Kobayashi Auditorium of the Sao Paulo State Congress.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in New Delhi
- Friday, February 3, 2012
New Delhi, India - UPF-India in collaboration with the National Service Scheme of the Atma Ram Santan Dharma College of the University of Delhi observed the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week on February 3 by organizing an Inter-Collegiate Debate Competition on the theme of “The Need of Interfaith Harmony for Peace in the 21st Century.”
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Russian Cities
- Thursday, February 9, 2012
A variety of activities commemorating World Interfaith Harmony Week took place in cities throughout Russia, including Moscow, Kondopoga, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Ryazan, St. Petersburg, Tula, Vladivostok, and Yekaterinburg.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Bergamo, Milan, and Torino
- Sunday, February 12, 2012
UPF-Italy organized World Interfaith Harmony Week commemorations in Bergamo, Milan, and Torino.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Salt Lake City
- Thursday, February 2, 2012
Salt Lake City, USA - The Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable’s annual Interfaith Month officially began on February 2 with an invitation-only prayer breakfast at the Salt Lake Marriot Downtown Hotel. The Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable has celebrated February as Interfaith Month since 2002 because the members of the 22 different religious groups who served as chaplains during the 2002 Winter Olympics wanted to continue meeting as they knew they had an important statement to make and wanted to highlight the diversity of faiths in Utah.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Prague
- Friday, February 3, 2012
Prague, Czech Republic - UPF-Czech Republic held a conference on interreligious dialogue in Prague on February 3 as part of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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Interfaith Harmony Week Commemorated in Seoul
- Sunday, January 22, 2012
Seoul, Korea - A commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week took place at the Cheon Bok Gung interfaith sanctuary in Seoul on January 22 as part of UPF's International Leadership Conference.
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