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- Sunday, October 14, 2012
International Family Ties Promoted in Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan - Right after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, well over a hundred nations offered their support to the devastated areas and their people, but Taiwan’s was outstanding with its immediate dispatch of rescue teams and donation of about 20 billion yen. As an expression of gratitude, 20 Japanese Ambassadors for Peace traveled to Taiwan on October 11 to build personal connections with their counterparts.
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Religious Youth Service Project Planned in Northwest Sri Lanka
Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka - In the Puttlam district of northwest Sri Lanka are living many Muslims who were displaced during the country's decade-long civil war, and RYS-Sri Lanka is inviting local and international youth to help build a community center in the district's coastal town of Kalpitiya December 15 to 21.
- Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Funds Sought to Care for HIV Patients and Orphans in Lesotho
Maseru, Lesotho - Seeking to make a difference in the nation with the third-highest HIV-infection rate in the world, UPF-Lesotho is seeking funds to provide community-based care for orphans and sick adults in 20 villages that will enable them to have adequate food, gain an education, and generate income.
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Appeal for Flood Relief in Punjab, Pakistan
Multan, Pakistan - Funds are being sought to provide food, shelter and medical care to people displaced by floods resulting from monsoon rains in the Southern Punjab in 2012.
- Monday, November 5, 2012
National Conference on Interreligious Harmony Held in India
Panaji, Goa, India - A message from the President of India's office was read at UPF-India's National Conference on Interreligious Peace and Harmony on Nov. 5, 2012, in Goa.
- Wednesday, October 24, 2012
United Nations Day Observed in Georgia and Russia
UPF organized observances of UN Day, Oct. 24, 2012, in Georgia and Russia to publicize the aims and achievements of the United Nations.
- Saturday, October 13, 2012
Conference at the UN Headquarters in Vienna on Europe-Russia Partnership
Vienna, Austria - The Vienna International Center was the setting for the first day of an International Leadership Conference on the theme of "Europe and Russia - Partners in a Globalized World" Oct. 12-13, 2012.
- Monday, October 22, 2012
Distributing 'As a Peace-loving Global Citizen' in Moldova
Chisinau, Moldova - UPF Moldova held a conference with Ambassadors for Peace celebrating the publication of the autobiography of UPF Founder Dr. Sun Myung Moon, As Peace Loving Global Citizen, in the Romanian language. The theme of the October 22 program was “Celebrating the life and accomplishments of Dr. Sun Myung Moon.”
- Thursday, October 18, 2012
Conference in Kiev Promotes a 'Great National Idea'
Kiev, Ukraine - An international conference on “Toward a Great Country through a Great National Idea,” attended by 110 participants, took place in Kiev, Ukraine, on October 18. At the beginning of the event the Trio of Bandura Players of the National Radio Company performed for the participants, creating by their music a special atmosphere for the conference because a very urgent theme was to be discussed.
- Thursday, October 18, 2012
Day of Peace Commemorated at a Forum in Washington, DC
Washington, DC, USA - Eighty-five guests from the diplomatic, NGO, and business communities filled The Washington Times' Beech Room to overflowing for an October 18 observance of the UN International Day of Peace. While words of peace offered by historical figures were shown on the screen, people engaged in conversation over lunch.
- Saturday, October 27, 2012
Peace Embassy Inaugurated in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - UPF-Malaysia inaugurated its Peace Embassy in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, on October 27 with a gala program beginning with the National Anthem and invocations by leaders of several faiths.
- Friday, October 12, 2012
Intercollegiate Football Tournament Commemorates Day of Peace in India
New Delhi, India - To mark the UN International Day of Peace 2012 and the UN Sport for Development and Peace program, UPF-India joined hands with the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan and St. Stephens College to organize an Intercollegiate Peace Football Tournament under the theme “Play Soccer, Make Peace” from October 10-12 at the football field of St. Stephens College, North Campus, University of Delhi. Eight teams from eight different colleges under Delhi University took part in the tournament.