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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 Signs Working Agreement with UN Alliance of Civilizations
- Wednesday, February 18, 2015
New York, United States — UPF has signed a working agreement with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, a group founded 10 years ago to promote dialogue between the Western and Islamic worlds.
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Forum at the UN Promotes Interreligious Dialogue and Sustainable Development
- Friday, March 27, 2015
New York, United States - Both UPF and the UN Alliance of Civilizations believe that interfaith dialogue can help nations live in peace, stated H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, the UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, at a consultation at the UN headquarters.
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UN NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns-NY Promotes Human Dignity
- Thursday, November 20, 2014
The NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns at the UN in New York organized activities promoting human dignity in 2014 contribution to the discussion of post-2015 sustainable development goals.
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Russian Ambassadors for Peace Try to Make Solidarity Real
- Saturday, December 20, 2014
Moscow, Russia - Russian Ambassadors for Peace wanted their discussions on Dec. 20, 2014, to make human solidarity more than just a beautiful slogan on International Human Solidarity Day.
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Awards Given to Argentinian Volunteers
- Friday, December 5, 2014
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentina’s individuals and organizations that do the most for others were recognized at a special awards presentation.
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Human Rights Day Observed in Prague
- Thursday, December 11, 2014
Prague, Czech Republic - Members of the Czech Parliament addressed a Human Rights Day celebration in Prague on Dec. 11, 2014.
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UN International Day for Tolerance Observed at Forums in Russia
- Monday, November 17, 2014
The UN International Day for Tolerance 2014 was observed with a celebration of national cultures in Kamensk-Uralsky and a youth round table in St. Petersburg.
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International Day for Tolerance Observed in Estonia
- Thursday, November 20, 2014
Kunda, Estonia - Commemorating the UN International Day for Tolerance, UPF-Estonia organized a lecture on Nov. 20 for high school students in Kunda.
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Forum at the UN on Globalization and Sustainable Development
- Friday, October 31, 2014
New York, USA - A forum on “Globalization and Sustainable Development: The Role of Government, NGOs and Private Sector” took place Oct. 31, 2014 at the United Nations in New York.
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UPF-Nigeria Marks World Food Day with Launch of Food for Peace Initiative
- Thursday, October 16, 2014
Abuja, Nigeria - UPF-Nigeria mobilized volunteers and Ambassadors for Peace to launch a "Food for Peace" initiative on UN World Food Day, Oct. 16, 2014, with the theme Family Farming: Feeding the world, caring for the earth.”
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UPF-Nigeria Statement on UN World Food Day 2014
- Thursday, October 16, 2014
The Universal Peace Federation of Nigeria affirms the annual observation of the World Food Day on October 16 and commends the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization for taking the lead in initiating this special day and consistently promoting its observation since 1981.
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International Day of Peace Celebrated in the Peruvian Congress
- Friday, September 21, 2007
Lima, Peru - UPF Peru has celebrated the International Day of Peace every year since 2005. On September 21, 2007, once again we held an event in the Congress (Parliament) of Peru. In a cooperative meeting arranged with Congresswoman Sra. Margarita Sucari of Puno an interfaith and inter-party meeting was opened at 11.00 am by the Senior Vice President of Congress, Sr. Aldo Estrada.
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Honoring UN Personnel Who Died in the Haiti Earthquake
- Saturday, March 20, 2010
New York, USA - The Universal Peace Federation hosted a ‘Legacy of Peace’ program at the United Nations March 18 to honor the lives of Hédi Annabi, the UN Chief of Mission recently killed with 100 other UN personnel in the Haiti earthquake, and seven other prominent individuals associated with UPF who recently passed away and whose lives were dedicated to peace.
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In the News: Hasegawa Says UN Reform a Must
- Friday, November 30, 2007
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We need to reform the Security Council of the United Nations to reflect the reality of the world today," said Dr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Timor-Leste at a November 2007 forum for diplomats, politicians, and peace activists in Tokyo.
The forum was organized by the Japanese chapter of the Universal Peace Federation, a New York-based non-governmental organization that encourages dialogue and reconciliation among conflicting parties in various parts of the world. One item on the group's agenda is UN reform, particularly in rallying support for more active involvement of religious or moral leadership in solving international disputes, including the Middle East crisis.
Hasegawa served in the UN system for 37 years, including engagements in the violent and confusing fields of Somalia, Rwanda and Timor-Leste. Thus, he is one of few Japanese well qualified to talk about the merits and weaknesses of the international body from his own personal experience.
On a number of occasions he found himself in the middle of a conflict, with tragedy unfolding in front of his own eyes. Among the events that still torment him were the killings in Rwanda in 1994, in which the United Nations estimates hundreds of thousands of civilians lost their lives, including many women and children. A Rwandan diplomat at the forum called it "a complete failure of the UN operation."
Hasegawa recalled the reality in the field, explaining that the Security Council is very much in charge of field operations in times of crisis. "You just cannot get necessary authorization from the Security Council in a timely manner" to deal with changing situations, he said.
This is because, as he put it, "The Security Council reflects the views of very divergent groups of this planet." Thus, in order to make UN peace operations more effective, he urged the dozens of diplomats present at the forum, including several ambassadors to Japan, to press ahead with reform of the United Nations in general and the Security Council in particular.
The United Nations is now engaged in 17 peacekeeping operations around the world, mostly in Africa and the Middle East, including the recently sanctioned mission in Darful, Sudan. Some 67,000 personnel from 103 countries are mobilized under the UN mandate.
According to Hasegawa, who now teaches at a couple of colleges including the UN University based in Tokyo, the United Nations' role in the peacemaking process has evolved significantly, especially since the end of the Cold War.
From a mere disengagement force as in the Korean peninsula, UN peacekeepers are now called upon to perform military, humanitarian, emergency and nation-building activities, sometimes virtually taking over the sovereign rights of the countries in which they operate.
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Side Events at the Human Rights Council on the Protection of the Family
- Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Geneva, Switzerland - Three side events were held during Sessions 27 of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Sept. 12-16, 2014, in support of the Resolution on the Protection of the Family.
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International Volunteer Day in Gama
- Friday, December 5, 2008
Gama, Brazil - On UN International Volunteer Day, Dec. 5, 2008, volunteers planted trees and cleaned public spaces in Gama, a satellite city of Brasilia, they also collected food to send to Santa Catarina's disaster area.
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The Committee of Religious NGOs Helps Launch the First Annual World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Thursday, February 3, 2011
The Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations hosted an Interfaith Breakfast on February 3 to help launch World Interfaith Harmony Week. Monica Willard, President of the Committee of Religious NGOs, saw the Week as an excellent project for RNGOs to demonstrate their commitment to interfaith solidarity and support of the goals of the United Nations.
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UN DPI Annual Conference in Australia
- Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Melbourne, Australia - Delegates from over 70 nations attended the 63rd Annual UN Department of Public Information/NGO Conference in Melbourne Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2010 on achieving the MDGs.
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International Day for Tolerance Commemorated in Pakistan
- Friday, November 16, 2012
Multan, Pakistan - Sixty-four years after the founding of Pakistan, fundamentalist and extremist ideologies have come to dominate the country, and the minorities who make up four percent of Pakistan’s populace of 180 million are subject to prejudice, exclusion, and violent discrimination. To counter extremism, the Society for the Promotion of Education and Awareness commemorated the International Day forTolerance on November 16 at the Shellan Guest House in Multan.
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World AIDS Day Fliers Distributed in Gama
- Monday, December 1, 2008
On December 1, in the city of Gama, the Community Health Agents and GPF staff participated in a parade announcing the Global Peace Festival in Brazil on December 7.
As part of an educational campaign in honor of World AIDS Day, we delivered flyers to people at the bus terminal about how to prevent HIV / AIDS. Approximately 100 volunteers participated in the parade and spent the day talking to people about AIDS prevention.
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Concerns Voiced at UNCTAD Conference
- Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Geneva, Switzerland - “Since the crisis hit in 2008, some 53 million people in the developing world have fallen below the poverty line and more than 100 million additional people are going hungry" This was reported at the second annual public symposium of the UN Conference on Trade and Development in Geneva May 10-11.
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Atomic Bomb Awareness Day Observed at the UN in Vienna
- Friday, August 8, 2014
Vienna, Austria -The Atomic Bomb Awareness Day was observed at the International Centre in Vienna on August 8, 2014, by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs and organized by UPF-Austria, the Academic Council of the United Nations System, and event founder Yuko Gulda.
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UPF Considers the Challenges of the Coming Decade
- Thursday, December 31, 2009
New York, USA - With the beginning of the new year, the Universal Peace Federation wishes to thank all its international and local chapters, Ambassadors for Peace, and all those working for the sake of peace for their great efforts in 2009. Even more importantly, we should pause to take a moment to consider the challenges and opportunities facing the cause of peace in the years ahead.
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UPF and Global Citizen Forum Host Dinner for the UN Community
- Thursday, June 12, 2014
New York, USA - The Global Citizen Forum and UPF jointly organized a high-level dinner on June 12, 2014 for a group of United Nations associates and friends of UPF.
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