Schwarzenberg, Austria – The annual Peace Road event at the Austria-Germany-Czech Republic tri-border area took place on August 8, 2026, beginning with a typical Bavarian “Weißwurst” breakfast at the mountain guesthouse, Berggasthaus Dreisessel, in Neureichenau. Ms. Maria Pammer, secretary general of UPF-Upper Austria, welcomed the guests from Austria and Germany. Mr. Michael Leitner, mayor of Schwarzenberg, recounted his own experience of the time when the Iron Curtain still

Reichraming, Austria – The Holzknecht Museum in the picturesque mountain village of Reichraming in Upper Austria hosted a special gathering organized by UPF-Upper Austria on July 5, 2026. The museum is dedicated to woodcutters who spent their nights there in the 19th and 20th centuries, after long days working in the surrounding forests. It is also the site of a unique peace project. Seventeen years ago, Mr. Bogdan Pammer and some of his Austrian friends invited a group of yo

Linz, Austria – UPF-Upper Austria hosted an interfaith breakfast in conjunction with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) on June 20, 2026, on the theme of “Courage – Humility,” to mark the 400th anniversary of the 1626 Peasants’ War in Upper Austria. The event was a direct part of the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648), which began as a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. The state of Upper Austria has had a Religious Advisory Council since 2

Vienna, Austria – What happens in a society before a young person becomes radicalized? What causes hatred to turn into violence or disagreements to become crimes? From Bosnia and Herzegovina to Kosovo, Rwanda and Pakistan, participants at an event at the United Nations in Vienna reached a common conclusion: Crime prevention begins where people feel part of society, and not its victims. This question was the focus of a side event during the meeting of the United Nations Commis

Vienna, Austria – The United Nations’ motto for the International Day of Families 2026 is "Families, Inequalities and Child Well-being." UPF-Austria, the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU) and the Austrian Women's Federation for World Peace (WFWP) addressed this theme on May 30, 2026, in Vienna with a conference entitled "Family – School of Love: Strong Families, Happy Children." The event brought together an international audience of 120 people and spe

Parndorf, Austria – The Parndorf Memorial Site is a World War II and Holocaust memorial that commemorates local residents who were killed by the Nazi regime for their Jewish faith, political views or physical and mental disabilities. On May 17, 2026, UPF-Burgenland, in cooperation with the site’s creators and the Municipality of Parndorf, hosted the fourth Festival of Peace – a moving event honoring those victims. The well-attended ceremony was characterized by a dignified y

Vienna, Austria – Commemorating World Interfaith Harmony Week, on January 30, 2026, UPF-Europe and the Middle East, in cooperation with the United Nations Correspondents Association Vienna, the Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations (CFBO), Youth and Students for Peace (YSP) and the Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP), held a conference on the theme “The Relevance of Religions for a Peaceful World Order” at the UN Vienna International Center, with 200 guests in attenda

Bavaria, Germany – Peace activists from Germany and Austria met at the Dreisessel mountain inn on September 21, 2025 – the...

Vienna, Austria – Mr. Peter Haider, president of UPF-Austria, was invited to speak at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna on May 21, 2025,...

Vienna, Austria – To mark the UN International Day of Families, UPF-Austria, together with the Family Federation for World Peace, the...

Vienna, Austria – At a high-profile interreligious conference at the United Nations in Vienna on January 31, 2025, representatives of...

Vienna, Austria – UPF-Europe and Middle East organized an International Leadership Conference at the Vienna Diplomatic Academy on the...

Dreisesselberg, Austria – A hiking trail in a beautiful mountain forest in Austria was officially designated a Peace Road on the...

Vienna, Austria – On June 26, 2024, UPF-Austria organized a lecture and discussion evening on the topic “Perspectives on Afghanistan's...

Vienna, Austria – UPF-Austria, together with the United Nations Correspondents Association Vienna (UNCAV), hosted a breakfast meeting...

Vienna, Austria – To mark World Interfaith Harmony Week, UPF-Austria held a conference on the theme, “Building a Peace Narrative at a...

Vienna, Austria – UPF-Austria, in cooperation with the Brazilian Embassy in Vienna and several other partners, organized a conference on...

Stadtschlaining, Austria—“Contributions to a Global Culture of Peace” was the conference theme.

Vienna, Austria—"Peace Starts with Me" was the title of an interreligious peace conference organized by UPF-Austria in cooperation with...

Central Europe—Austrians, Czechs and Germans returned to a hilltop border triangle for their third Peace Road event. Nearly 100...