Youth UPF
UPF offers young people the opportunity to develop their capacity as leaders and peacebuilders and work together for the greater good, alongside people of many nations, cultures and religions. Student clubs and other programs empower youth to create positive change in their communities, nations and world. For information about Youth UPF activities in Europe, click here.
- Written by: Bogdan Pammer, Youth UPF Europe
Vienna, Austria - About 40 people joined Youth UPF Europe's “Conversations about a Greater Europe” in Vienna on June 3, 2014, addressing issues of identity, borders and peace.
- Written by: UPF - Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine - Young people in Ukraine made paper cranes to express their desire for peace, stability and unity, and a garland of 1000 cranes was presented at the Peace Cycle Race in Kiev on May 30.
- Written by: Dr. Kazi Nurul Islam Professor and Chairman, Department of World Religions and Culture, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh - A certificate distribution ceremony for Next Generation Club members who attended an orientation program was held on May 17, 2014, at the auditorium of the Sikh Temple at Dhaka University.
- Written by: Mykhailo Ilyin, Secretary General, UPF-Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine - At a seminar commemorating the International Day of Youth Solidarity, April 24, 2014, participants discussed ideas for promoting better understanding and common identity among young people in Ukraine.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Moscow, Russia - Participants in the Mr. and Miss University pageant and UPF Young Ambassadors for Peace participated in an April 13, 2014, roundtable hosted by the Russian State Library on "The Evolution of the Family in the 21st Century: Challenges and Solutions."
- Written by: Bogdan Pammer, Youth UPF Europe
Vienna, Austria - Fifteen Russian and Ukrainian youth living in Austria met on March 29, 2014 in Vienna to discuss matters of identity, values and neighborly relations as well as talk about their visions for the future of their societies.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Moscow, Russia - Lily Romadan, a Young Ambassador for Peace, represented Russia as a participant of the Belgrade Forum for International Security March 22-24, 2014. Her presentation on "Youth Policy of the Russian Federation in the Field of Peacekeeping" was very well received by the delegates and the conference organizers.
- Written by: UPF - Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - In cooperation with UPF Moldova, a group of six students from Sun Moon University in Korea visited Moldova from Feb. 1-9, 2014.
- Written by: Katri Olkkonen, Youth UPF Finland
Paris, France - I had been selected to attend a two-day European Leadership Conference, Dec. 3-4, 2013, focused on the relations between Europe and Eurasia.
- Written by: Youth UPF Europe
Paris, France - Youth delegations from Europe and Eurasia who had come to Paris for a European Leadership Conference Dec. 3-4, 2013, discussed youth volunteerism as a way to bring the two regions closer.
- Written by: UPF - Russia
Moscow, Russia - A student conference on: "The status of a child in society and the world, and children’s rights" related to the 20th anniversary of the Russian Federation Constitution and the UN Universal Children's Day was held in Moscow Nov. 22, 2013.
- Written by: UPF - Eurasia
UPF chapters in Russia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany and Azerbaijan offered educational programs on the UN International Day for Tolerance, Nov. 16, 2013.