Interreligious Association for Peace and Development
The “Interreligious Association for Peace and Development” has been launched as a worldwide association of religious leaders which provides a forum to bring their experience and wisdom to bear in the search for solutions to our world’s problems.

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UPF-Japan Commemorates First Anniversary of WCLC
- Thursday, December 17, 2020
Tokyo, Japan—A webinar commemorating the first anniversary of the World Christian Leadership Conference (WCLC), organized by UPF-Japan, was attended by 260 participants.

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IAPD-Philippines Launches Interfaith Online Fellowship
- Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Manila, Philippines—The IAPD-Philippines’s launch of the Interfaith Online Fellowship and the second and third fellowship meetings were attended by a total of 145 participants.

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UPF-USA Convenes Series of Interfaith Prayer and Dialogue Programs
- Thursday, January 7, 2021
United States—On January 7, 2021, the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development-USA completed 40 consecutive weekly programs in its ongoing “Interfaith Prayer for the Nation and the World” series.

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Faith Leaders Discuss Universal Values
- Monday, December 14, 2020
Istanbul, Turkey—A diverse panel addressed a webinar on the need for commonly shared values.

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Faith Leaders Launch IAPD in Lebanon
- Thursday, December 10, 2020
Bhamdoun, Lebanon—The Interreligious Association for Peace and Development inauguration attracted nearly 30 participants.

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UPF Central America and the Caribbean Hosts Webinar Featuring IAPD and WCLC
- Saturday, December 19, 2020
Central America and the Caribbean—The Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD) and the World Christian Leadership Conference (WCLC) conducted a webinar on the theme “The Responsibility of Religious Leaders for the Construction of a Heavenly Unified World of Peace.”

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IAPD Webinar Discusses Role of Faith-based Organizations
- Saturday, December 12, 2020
Bangkok, Thailand—The IAPD-Asia Pacific hosted a webinar on the role of faith-based organizations in which more than 12,000 internet viewers from 35 nations participated.

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IAPD Inaugurated in Italy
- Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Rome, Italy—UPF held an online meeting to launch the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development.

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Jewish Leader Speaks of His Path as a Peacemaker
- Thursday, July 2, 2020
St. Petersburg, Russia—The spiritual leader, who is also a sports coach and mentor, recalled his interethnic and interreligious activities.

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Russian Mufti Presents Islam as Peacekeeper
- Thursday, June 4, 2020
St. Petersburg, Russia—The mufti said Islam helps those in need and protects those who are treated unfairly.

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Russian Orthodox Cleric Promotes Pedagogy of Peace
- Wednesday, May 20, 2020
St. Petersburg, Russia—A prominent Russian Orthodox cleric was the first guest in a series of online meetings on interreligious cooperation.

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IAPD Inaugurated in New Zealand
- Saturday, April 13, 2019
Auckland, New Zealand—Seventy guests representing major religious traditions welcomed IAPD in a moving ceremony.