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Chapter Secretary General

Peter Haider

European Experts Discuss Korean Reunification

February 26, 2021

Vienna, Austria—An audience of 150 attended a UPF webinar on Europe’s potential role in Korean reunification.

World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Austria

February 5, 2021

Vienna, Austria—UPF-Austria held a webinar titled “Interfaith Cooperation as a Basis for Social Cohesion.”

Faith Groups’ Pro-Peace, Anti-Crime Roles Lauded

February 2, 2021

Vienna, Austria—UPF co-sponsored a webinar that examined faith-based organizations’ role in bringing peace and preventing crime.

Conference Focuses on Africa-Europe Cooperation

December 3, 2020

Stuttgart, Germany—More than 100 participants joined a conference on “Africa’s Century—Opportunities and Challenges for Europe.”

Experts Discuss Tragic Terror Attack in Vienna

November 10, 2020

Vienna, Austria—UPF-Austria held an online conference to address the recent attack on civilians in central Vienna.

‘Peace Road’ Traces 1945 Death March

October 26, 2020

Steyr, Austria—Participants bicycled more than 400 kilometers from the Hungarian border to the Mauthausen concentration camp.

Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations Webinar Looks at Organized Crime on an International Level

October 15, 2020

Vienna, Austria—The Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations web conference on “Social Harm of Organized Crime on Communities” had 82 attendees from 22 countries.

Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations Webinar Looks at Organized Crime on an International Level: Part Two

October 15, 2020

Vienna, Austria—The afternoon session of the webinar organized by the Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations on combatting organized crime and corruption had 100 attendees from 31 countries.

Peace Road Event Connects Austria, Slovenia

September 12, 2020

St. Paul, Austria—Three town mayors joined a Peace Road event connecting neighboring regions in Austria and Slovenia.

Austrians, Slovenians Meet for Peace

July 26, 2020

Bad Eisenkappel, Austria—Around 30 people from both sides of the border joined a peace festival in Austria’s southernmost state.

"Peace Talks" - Experts Discuss Media’s Role in Pandemic

June 9, 2020

Vienna, Austria—Leading media professionals were among the speakers at a Peace Talk hosted by the International Media Association for Peace.

Faith for Earth: Climate Change and Environmental Justice

June 4, 2020

Vienna, Austria—The Coalition of Faith Based Organizations, a partner organization of UPF, hosted a June 4th webinar on Faith for Earth: Climate Change and Environmental Justice.

European MPs Discuss the World since WWII

May 26, 2020

Vienna, Austria—The second Europe/Middle East “Peace Talks” was inspired by the 75^th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Austrians, Germans Hold Family Day Conference

May 14, 2020

Vienna, Austria—Experts from Germany and Austria participated in an online conference to emphasize the importance of the family.

World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Vienna

January 31, 2020

Vienna, Austria—A conference was held at the United Nations offices with the theme “Faith-Based Organizations and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.”