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Chapter Secretary General
Current and Future Women Leaders Engage in Dialogue for Peace
January 3, 2022
Europe and the Middle East—UPF’s International Association of First Ladies for Peace (IAFLP) co-sponsored an intergenerational conference on peace.
UPF-Austria Supports Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations
September 28, 2021
Vienna, Austria—UPF-Austria participated in the general assembly that elected the board of the Coalition of Faith-Based Organizations (CFBO) in Austria.
Ambassadors for Peace Welcome Sub-Regional Chair
September 26, 2021
Vienna, Austria—Dr. Dieter Schmidt gave a talk on UPF events and activities of 2021.
Austrian Castle Serves as Venue for UPF Peace Conference
August 29, 2021
Stadtschlaining, Austria—More than 50 participants attended a conference titled “Building Bridges—Overcoming Division.”
"Peace Road" Participants Converge at Crossroads of Three Nations
June 20, 2021
Central Europe—"Peace Road" participants from Austria, Czech Republic, and Germany met atop a hill where their borders converge.
ILC2021 EUME: International Summit Council for Peace
April 29, 2021
Vienna, Austria—Two former prime ministers joined the International Summit Council for Peace session of ILC2021.
Coalition Features Pakistan Interfaith Harmony Council
March 31, 2021
Vienna, Austria—UPF co-sponsored an international virtual conference in support of Pakistan’s Interfaith Harmony Council.
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 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.
