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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-Peru Commemorates UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Thursday, February 17, 2022
Peru—More than 300 participants joined the broadcast of the UN 2022 World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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UPF-Argentina IAPD Celebrates World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Monday, February 7, 2022
Argentina—Twelve representatives of different religions offered messages for World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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UPF-Russia Commemorates World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Friday, February 4, 2022
Moscow, Russia—UPF-Russia invited old and new friends to a meeting titled "Harmony-Prayer-Dialogue of Traditions."
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UPF-Italy Observes World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Monday, February 21, 2022
Rome, Italy—An audience of over 100 participated in an online commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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UPF-Czech Republic Observes World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Thursday, February 3, 2022
Prague, Czech Republic—UPF co-sponsored an interfaith commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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Russia’s Religious and Cultural Heritage Celebrated
- Monday, February 7, 2022
Moscow, Russia—Spiritual principles that promote unity among nationalities and faiths were emphasized.
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UPF-Japan Forum Commemorates World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Friday, February 12, 2021
Tokyo, Japan—World Interfaith Harmony Week 2021 was commemorated in Japan at the 113th Inter-Religious Forum, hosted virtually by UPF and the IAPD.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Italy
- Monday, February 15, 2021
Rome, Italy—Building bridges between faith traditions was the theme of a webinar co-sponsored by UPF.
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Czechs, Slovaks Celebrate Interfaith Harmony Together
- Thursday, February 11, 2021
Prague, Czech Republic—For World Interfaith Harmony Week, the Czech and Slovak UPF chapters held a webinar together.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Russia
- Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Moscow, Russia—UPF co-sponsored an international conference on the occasion of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebrated in Nepal
- Friday, February 5, 2021
Kathmandu, Nepal—World Interfaith Harmony Week 2021 and the inaugural International Day of Human Fraternity were celebrated in Nepal with a forum.
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UPF-Argentina Marks UN World Interfaith Harmony Week With Tree-Planting Ceremony
- Saturday, February 6, 2021
Paraná, Argentina—Under the theme “Building Bridges Across Borders,” UPF-Argentina planted a tree at the Martin Fierro Park.
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UPF-USA Commemorates UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Thursday, February 4, 2021
United States—IAPD-USA hosted its 2021 UN World Interfaith Harmony Week program on the theme “Building Bridges Across Boundaries.”
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UPF-Peru Commemorates World Interfaith Harmony Week by Recognizing 28 New Ambassadors for Peace
- Friday, February 12, 2021
Peru—On February 12, 2021, Peru’s chapter of the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD) celebrated UN World Interfaith Harmony Week 2021, with the main theme “Building Bridges Across Boundaries.”
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UPF-Brazil, IAPD Honor UN World Harmony Week
- Saturday, February 6, 2021
Brazil—The International Association for Peace and Development in Brazil held the program “World Interfaith Harmony Week: Building Bridges Beyond the Frontiers, looking to a unified world of peace under God.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Ukraine
- Saturday, February 13, 2021
Kyiv, Ukraine—UPF-Ukraine co-sponsored an international webinar titled "Interreligious and Cultural Harmony."
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Bulgaria
- Sunday, February 7, 2021
Sofia, Bulgaria—The UN observance was commemorated with a daily online reading of the UPF founder’s words.
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UPF Celebrates Interfaith Harmony and Human Fraternity
- Thursday, February 4, 2021
New York, United States—A UPF webinar commemorated two United Nations observances.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Germany
- Thursday, February 4, 2021
Bonn, Germany—About 80 participants commemorated the UN observance at a UPF webinar.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Belarus
- Friday, February 5, 2021
Minsk, Belarus—UPF representatives took part in two interfaith prayer meetings to mark the United Nations’ observance.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Austria
- Friday, February 5, 2021
Vienna, Austria—UPF-Austria held a webinar titled “Interfaith Cooperation as a Basis for Social Cohesion.”
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in New Zealand
- Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Auckland, New Zealand—UPF-New Zealand commemorated World Interfaith Harmony Week 2021 with a dinner event, whose theme was “Building Bridges Across Boundaries.”
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World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in France
- Sunday, February 7, 2021
Paris, France—An interreligious conference was held online under the theme “Hospitality of Abraham.”
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Faith Groups’ Pro-Peace, Anti-Crime Roles Lauded
- Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Vienna, Austria—UPF co-sponsored a webinar that examined faith-based organizations’ role in bringing peace and preventing crime.
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