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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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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Peru
- Tuesday, September 23, 2014
In the Congress of Peru, UPF held a forum on Sept. 23, 2014 in observance of the UN International Day of Peace. A second observance took place in Trujillo on Sept. 30.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in San Marino
- Wednesday, September 17, 2014
San Marino - A delegation from Israel, including Mr. Hod Ben Zvi, Prof. Eliezer Glaubach and his wife, Mrs. Rachel Glaubach, visited San Marino on Sept. 17, 2014, to enlist support for UPF's peace initiatives in the Middle East.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Germany
- Saturday, September 20, 2014
On the occasion of the UN International Day of Peace 2014, UPF-Germany organized programs in Bonn, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Costa Rica
- Sunday, September 21, 2014
San Jose, Costa Rica - UPF-Costa Rica had a booth at a celebration of the International Day of Peace 2014 organized by Red de Paz (Peace Network), of which UPF Costa Rica is a part. On Sept. 27, UPF-Costa Rica will hold a program at the Peace Embassy called "Let's Promote a Culture of Peace and Unity in our Region."
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Colombia
- Sunday, September 28, 2014
Bogota, Colombia - The International Day of Peace was celebrated at the Peace Embassy in Bogota with two events, on Sept. 21 and 28, 2014.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Albania
- Friday, September 19, 2014
Tirana, Albania - The Albania Academy of Sciences was the setting for an observance of the UN International Day of Peace, Sept. 19, 2014.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Taiwan
- Saturday, September 20, 2014
Taipei, Taiwan - UPF-Taiwan celebrated the International Day of Peace on Sept. 20, 2014, by holding a seminar at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in the Netherlands
- Saturday, September 20, 2014
The Hague, Netherlands - Three members of the Women's Federation for World Peace-Netherlands joined the Sept. 20, 2014, International Day of Peace event called Salon on Women and Democracy organized by the Women’s Plaza of The Hague.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Lithuania
- Friday, September 19, 2014
Vilnius, Lithuania - UPF Lithuania held a commemoration of the International Day of Peace in Vilnius by holding an interreligious prayer gathering on the Hill of Three Crosses in Vilnius on Sept. 19, 2014.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Iceland
- Sunday, September 21, 2014
Reykjavik, Iceland - Religious representatives and politicians gathered on Sept. 21, 2014, the UN International Day of Peace, to express their desire to work together to build peace and continue to make Iceland a model country of peace in the 21st century.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in France
- Saturday, September 20, 2014
Paris, France - International Day of Peace forums took place in Paris, Lyon and Vannes.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Estonia
- Sunday, September 21, 2014
Tallinn, Estonia - UPF-Estonia invited friends and Ambassadors for Peace to an afternoon program at the Peace Embassy in Tallinn on Sept. 21, 2014. The topic was "Foundations for Lasting Peace."
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Ecuador
- Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Quito, Ecuador - UPF Ambassadors for Peace in Ecuador participated in International Day of Peace programs in Quito at Carolina Park on Sept. 21 and at the Peace Embassy on Sept. 30, 2014.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Tokyo
- Saturday, September 13, 2014
Tokyo, Japan - Responding to the United Nations’ call, some 50 Ambassadors for Peace commemorated the International Day of Peace on September 13 in Tokyo in a program on the theme of "Prayer and Dialogue for Peace."
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Turin, Italy
- Monday, September 22, 2014
Turin, Italy - A celebration of the International Day of Peace took place at the Museo-laboratorio di Pace in Turin on Sept. 22, 2014.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Malaysia
- Sunday, September 21, 2014
Ipoh, Malaysia - People from all walks of life met at the UN International Day of Peace program at the Kinta Riverfront Hotel in Ipoh, Perak, on Sept. 21, 2014
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in the USA
- Monday, September 22, 2014
Richmond, Virginia USA - UPF and the Catholic Diocese of Richmond co-sponsored a celebration of the UN International Day of Peace on Sept. 22, 2014 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Russia
- Sunday, September 21, 2014
UPF-Russia organized celebrations of the International Day of Peace in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ufa and Volgograd.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in New Zealand
- Sunday, September 14, 2014
Auckland, New Zealand - A celebration of the International Day of Peace took place in Auckland Sept. 14, 2014.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Indonesia
- Sunday, September 21, 2014
Medan, Indonesia - "The Rights of Peoples to Peace: The Role of Youth in Peacebuilding" was the theme of an International Day of Peace observance in Medan on Sept. 21, 2014.
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Winners Named in UPF-Argentina's International Day of Peace Poetry Contest
- Saturday, September 20, 2014
Buenos Aires, Argentina - “For bridges and roads” and “The youth raise their hands…” by Irma Droz and Cecilia María Labanca, respectively, shared the First Prize of the sixth International Poetry Contest organized by UPF-Argentina, which this year had as its motto: “Roads and Bridges for Peace.”
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Norway
- Thursday, September 18, 2014
Oslo, Norway - "The Right of Peoples to Peace: A Religious Approach to a Peaceful World" was the theme of an International Day of Peace observance at Grønland Church in Oslo on Sept. 18, 2014.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in Cambodia
- Monday, September 8, 2014
Battambang, Cambodia - Five UPF staff members traveled five hours by van to Cambodia's second-largest city for International Day of Peace programs a three universities on Sept. 7-8, 2014.
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UPF Statement on the UN International Day of Peace 2014
- Thursday, September 4, 2014
UPF is proud to carry out programs for peace on this International Day of Peace 2014, focusing on the theme of "the rights of peoples to peace."
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