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Conférence: Le rôle de la femme dans la construction de la paix
March 6, 2010
Paris, France - Les chapitres français de la Fédération des femmes pour la paix mondiale et de la Fédération pour la paix universelle ont organisé ensemble, le samedi 6 mars 2010 à Paris, une conférence pour célébrer la Journée internationale de la femme.
Nouvelle Publication: « Les drogues et les jeunes »
December 5, 2009
La France est un pays très vulnérable aux dépendances en tous genres. Ce problème dit de « santé publique » alerte les autorités mais nous concerne tous. Il révèle un malaise vraiment profond qui touche à nos modes de vie, de relations, à notre vision du monde.
Comment résister à l’attrait des paradis artificiels et choisir la voie qui mène aux vraies joies naturelles et aux grands moments de l’existence ?
Cette question est au cœur du présent document ; nous serions heureux d’avoir votre avis et vos suggestions sur les pistes qui sont proposées ici.
Day of Peace in Vannes, France
October 15, 2009
Vannes, France - In connection with the International Day of Peace, donations were collected to send to Togo.
Day of Families Celebrated in Lyon
May 16, 2009
Lyon, France - The International Day of Families was celebrated in France in partnership among the Universal Peace Federation, the Shekina Evangelical Church, the Aclco Bana Mboka Choir, the Ambassadors for Peace team in Lyon, the African Center for Culture and Development, AJS Kivu, Women's Federation for World Peace, and the SOS Casamance humanitarian association. [en français]
Journée internationale des Familles en Lyon
May 16, 2009
Lyon, France - Une centaine de participants se sont retrouvés joyeusement pour célébrer cette journée internationale des familles. Un rassemblement multicolore, pour lequel beaucoup de mamans avaient revêtu leurs costumes traditionnels.
T. Walsh : Notre partenariat avec les Nations unies et l’UNESCO
April 1, 2009
T. Walsh: Our Partnership with the United Nations and UNESCO
April 1, 2009
Paris, France - Humanity is indeed one family but remains a divided family. International institutions such as the United Nations and UNESCO stand in positions analogous to parents in a family.
T. Walsh: One Family Under God: A New Vision for Peace in the 21st Century
April 1, 2009
Almost everyone in the world would agree that we are living in a time of global crisis. The attention of most governments, the G-20 nations, and the United Nations is currently focused on the ongoing worldwide financial chaos. On top of that, there is the continuing challenge of conflict and violence flaring up all over the world. Even more fundamentally, we face a growing moral and spiritual crisis at home and abroad, evidenced by the rise of family and social breakdown, and the current war against terror which could potentially escalate into a global religious conflict.
Rapport sur la conférence à l'UNESCO du 31 mars 2009
March 31, 2009
« La société des nations fut créée après la première guerre mondiale et les Nations Unies après la deuxième guerre mondiale. Après la guerre froide, il fallait réformer en profondeur la structure existante et mieux encore, faire du neuf. »
Former Secretary-General Says UN Must Change
March 31, 2009
Paris, France - Former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali addressed a UPF conference at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris March 31, 2009.
C. Gerlicz: Great Projects as Potential Peace Engines
March 19, 2009
Humanity has always sought to gather around great projects to decrease social tensions or transcend political, ethnic, or religious boundaries. This has been particularly true since second half of the twentieth century.
Interreligious Celebration of Eid ul-Fitr in Southern France
September 25, 2008
Nice, France - Imam Othmane Aissaoui invited Jewish and Christian representatives to a special dinner at the mosque in Nice, France, to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fast on Sept. 24, 2008.
Journée Internationale de la Paix en Lyon
September 21, 2008
Lyon, France UN: IDP '08 - L'équipe lyonnaise des Ambassadeurs de Paix a célébrée la Journée Internationale de la Paix.
Day of Peace in France
September 21, 2008
Lyon & Vannes, France - Interreligious harmony, family values, and cultural traditions were celebrated.
Briefing in Paris on Human Security and Africa
September 5, 2008
“Insecurity has three synonyms," said Mr. Laurent Ladouce in an overview on human security. "The first is a danger threatening one’s existence, the other is uncertainty about one’s identity, and the third is precariousness, limitations to what one can have or do. Most African countries exemplfy the three forms of insecurity. The UPF agrees with the general agenda of human security, i.e., freedom from want and freedom from fear.
Neighborhood Craft Day in Les Ulis, France
August 26, 2008
Les Ulis, France - As the summer holidays were coming to an end, girls in Les Ulis were invited for an afternoon of crafts on Aug. 26, 2008.
Following the Footsteps of Gandhi and King
June 14, 2008
“We hear about Martin Luther King, Jr., at school, but here it is more real and closer to me," says a high-school girl from Vannes, France, looking at the posters about the life of the non-violent pastor.
Ambassadors for Peace at Work
January 26, 2008
Around 25 Ambassadors for Peace attended a brainstorming session organized by UPF-France on January 26, 2008 in Paris. The main purpose was to launch working committees to prepare for the Global Peace Festival to be held in Paris in September.
Promoting Universal Values in Paris
September 6, 2007
To honor the Millennium Development Goals, UPF-France organized a dinner at the restaurant of UNESCO, hosted by one delegation. To celebrate the universal values common to our religions, it organized an interreligious colloquium at the Great Mosque of Paris. To celebrate family values and "One Family under God" it organized an event in a major hotel in Paris.
Ambassadors for Peace Assemble in Paris
March 31, 2007
Paris, France - The FIAP Auditorium in Paris hosted around 200 participants in the French Assembly of Ambassadors for Peace on March 31, 2007. The topic was "Forming Alliances at the time of Global Crises." The purpose of the meeting was to inform guests about UPF activities
