Prague, Czech Republic – Experts on family issues shared their perspectives at a conference hosted by UPF-Czech Republic on May 25, 2006, in Prague, to mark the International Day of Families. Ms. Nina Nováková, a former member of Parliament and currently chairwoman of the Association of Christian Seniors, spoke on the topic, “Family and the Search for One’s Own Identity.” She pointed out that humans are social beings who want to belong somewhere and need to know their identit

Prague, Czech Republic – To mark International Women’s Day, UPF-Czech Republic organized a conference entitled “Women in the 21st Century” at CEVRO University in Prague on March 9, 2026. The conference was well attended and attracted several first-time participants. Two panels discussed the status of women throughout history from the perspectives of religion, politics, economics, family and social life. Topics included an examination of feminism as to whether it has solved p

Prague, Czech Republic – For the thirteenth time, representatives of various religions gathered in Prague to commemorate World Interfaith Harmony Week, on February 3, 2026. This year’s meeting was hosted by the Community of Christians, under the theme, “The World is One Family.” The opening two songs performed by guitarist Mr. Jakub Slezák and singer Ms. Erika Lajdová set an uplifting atmosphere at the beginning. There were two panels: the first focused on interfaith dialogu

Prague, Czech Republic – The history of human rights and their relationship to religious freedom were key topics addressed at a conference to mark Human Rights Day on December 10, 2025, in Prague. Hosted by UPF-Czech Republic, the conference, titled “Human Rights as an Essential Part of Our Daily Lives,” was held at the premises of the Czech Association of Scientific and Technical Societies. Panel speakers addressed these two aspects of human rights. Dr. Roman Joch , directo

Prague, Czech Republic – A commemorative meeting to mark the 20-year anniversary of the founding of UPF-Czech Republic drew a capacity audience at the Embassy of Peace in Prague on November 5, 2025. Mr. Martin Slezák served as MC, guiding the audience through the program, which was accompanied by musical performances by professional young artists. After the opening musical interlude for two violins performed by Mr. Kristian Strkula, a student at the music high school, and

Prague, Czech Republic – To commemorate the UN International Day of Peace, UPF-Czech Republic hosted a conference on September 25, 2025, at the premises of the Czech Union of Scientific and Technical Societies. This event, on the theme Sustainable Peace and Conflict Transformation, brought together experts from the fields of political science, religion, academia, and the media, to reflect on how to achieve peace in this troubled world. There were two panels. The first focused

Prague, Czech Republic – Religious representatives gathered to celebrate Interfaith Harmony Week on February 10, 2025, in the chapel of...

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

Moravský Krumlov, Czech Republic – More than 100 people trekked to a beautiful historic town in the forested hills of South Moravia in...

Prague, Czech Republic – For the tenth year in succession, UPF-Czech Republic commemorated World Interfaith Harmony Week. This year’s...

Prague, Czech Republic – A fascinating meeting took place at the UPF Peace Embassy in Prague, focusing on the theme "Family in a...

Prague, Czech Republic – “The Twilight of Democracy” was the theme of a lecture by Dr. Roman Joch, executive director of the Civic...