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As an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations' Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the Universal Peace Federation seeks to strengthen the UN and advance the Millennium Development Goals by:

  1. Creating an interreligious council as a forum for promoting spiritual values.
  2. Strengthening the family as the "school of love."
  3. Promoting a culture of service through peace education.

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Events in New York

International Day of Families

The United Nations International Day of Families is celebrated each May at the United Nations headquarters and around the world. The Universal Peace Federation joins in commemorating this day because it considers the family as a microcosm of the global community and because sustainable peace is grounded in the family as the most intimate social unit, the school of love.

For information about observances organized by UPF chapters in 2011, click here
A Parallel Event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

Presentations at the program on “Women and the World at a Turning Point” hosted at the Nigeria House in New York on March 2.
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Research

Peace Building Through Interfaith Read More Articles (42)
Religious Voices in Support of an Interfaith Council at the UN
Islamic Perspectives on Peace
 Analysis of Interfaith Youth Forum on Human Rights
References to Religion and Spirituality by UN Secretaries-General
Strengthening the Family Read More Articles (9)
The Family as the Seedbed of Democratic Citizenship
The Moral and Social Significance of Marriage in the Global Context
 Why Government Is a Party to Family Breakdown and Solutions to the Crisis
Reversing the Trend Toward the Post-Nuclear Family
Governance Read More Articles (9)
“The Virtue of Sustained Dialogue Among Civilizations”
"Four Conditions of True Peace"
 “Dialogue Between Civilizations: Possibilities after Huntington”
“Direct Democracy: A Prerequisite for a Democratic Global Governing Body”
Globalization Read More Articles (4)
“Using the Human Development Index”
Establishing a Culture of Peace: Worldviews, Institutions, Leadership, and Practices
 “A Culture of Peace Requires Human Rights and Justice”
“Economic Globalization and Sustainable Development”
US - UN Relations Read More Articles (14)
How a Small State Views the International Criminal Court
A Call for Fruitful Dialogue between the US and the UN
 “United States and United Nations: Defining a New Relationship in a Globalizing World”
The International Criminal Court and the United States
Environment Read More Articles (4)
The Social Implications of Advanced Technology for Preserving the Environment and Culture
World Environment Day Observed in London
 “Science, Environment and a Sustainable Future: Searching for Solutions, Not Problems”
Natural Enemies: An Anatomy of Environmental Conflict

Day of Peace Reports

Special Report 2011


Preview (8MB)
Press (24MB)

2010

Download the 2010 Report (62MB)

Download the 2010 Powerpoint (67MB)


2009


2009 Report (6MB)
2009 Powerpoint (35MB)

2008


2008 Report (11MB)

Day of Families Videos


International Day of Families 2009 Video from the UN, New York

Deepak Chopra Speaks at the UN, New York 2009

Keynote at UNESCO

Read the Keynote Speech at UNESCO: in English, in Français

UN News Service