Paramaribo, Suriname - UPF-Suriname held a conference for Ambassadors for Peace celebrating the International Day of Families on May 14. The peace principles of UPF were presented as a solution to domestic violence, followed by a question and answer period.

Paramaribo, Suriname - A program about Domestic Violence took place at at the Ons Huis in Paramaribo on March 8, International Women's Day. There were 35 participants, 30 women and 5 men The evening opened with the national anthem and prayer.

Paramaribo, Suriname - UPF-Suriname celebrated the International Day of Families on May 15 with 35 Ambassadors for Peace in attendance.

Paramaribo, Suriname - The First Lady of Suriname, Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring, asked Suriname youth to build on the spirit of volunteerism embodied by Religious Youth Service and the "Generation Peace" team visiting from the US and initiate a national volunteer organization. "Our nation needs to develop the spirit of volunteerism like what we have experienced through the work of these young adults," she said.

Paramaribo, Suriname - Alumni of Religious Youth Service projects, under the distinguished patronage of the Director of Youth Affairs in the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, together with volunteers from Generation Peace in the US, gathered at the Cultural Centrum Suriname to host a “Friendship Americas” concert on May 14.

In order to achieve the goals of development, all relevant actors must be included; every link in the development process must be consulted. Tolerance and solidarity must replace discrimination and lack of understanding. Governments have the obligation and responsibility to create and sustain a peaceful world with sufficient opportunities for the next generations.

Paramaribo, Suriname - UPF-Suriname held a meeting with Ambassadors for Peace on February 1 to launch the Interfaith Harmony Week. Drs. K. Ramsundersingh addressed the audience with a speech about the family.

Paramaribo, Suriname - A new board will be installed for UPF-Suriname on January 4. The program will include a PowerPoint presentation about the goals and principles of the Universal Peace Federation.

Brokopondo, Suriname - Twenty-one Religious Youth Service participants spent August 15 to 26 clearing bush and debris from the war-torn community of Brokopondo, clearing a path to a multipurpose court which had also been abandoned since the time of the military coup in 1980, and restoring playground equipment.

Paramaribo, Suriname -The Paramaribo Zoo had almost became dormant until Netherlander Rain Forest expert Auke Heilkma came to its rescue. With the help of youths from various religious and cultural backgrounds from Suriname, Guyana, French Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands, USA, and Jamaica, the Paramaribo Zoo has almost recovered. The zoo is home to some 200 species of animals, with a wide variety of snakes, birds, and monkeys.