- Saturday, October 29, 2011
Promoting Family Values in Russia
As part of UPF's Marriage and Family Initiative, UPF chapters in Novosibirsk, Ryazan, and St. Petersburg, Russia, organized programs in October related to marriage and family.
- Saturday, October 29, 2011
Family Bonds Are Key to Japan's National Renewal
Osaka, Japan - A UPF Peace Vision Seminar was held on Oct. 29, 2011, in Osaka on the theme “Family Bonds Are the Key to National Renewal."
- Thursday, October 27, 2011
Workshop on Marriage and Family in Accra
Accra, Ghana - UPF-Ghana held a three-day workshop for Ambassadors for Peace and religious leaders in the Accra metropolitan area from Oct. 25-27, 2011, on "The Significance of Marriage and Family for Peace and Human Development."
- Saturday, December 17, 2011
Programs in Moldova on Marriage and Family
Chisinau, Moldova - A three-month series of presentations, public lectures, seminars, trainings, and conferences in Chisinau and Ialoveni was launched in Oct 2012 to raise public awareness about the significance of marriage and family for peace and development.
- Monday, October 24, 2011
Happy Birthday, United Nations!
New York, USA - On the 66th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Oct. 24, 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need for unity as the world seeks solutions for the key challenges facing humanity.
- Thursday, October 13, 2011
St. Petersburg Peace Council Discusses Plans
St. Petersburg, Russia - The first meeting of the St. Petersburg Peace Council after the summer holidays took place on October 13, and Ambassadors for Peace discussed the results of the summer programs and made plans for the coming year.
- Monday, October 17, 2011
Montreal Interfaith Forum: Jewish Perspectives on Interfaith
Montreal, Canada - Rabbi Jacob Levy of Congregation Beth Rambam addressed the monthly meeting of UPF-Montreal on the topic of the "Age of Shabbat" on Oct. 17, 2011.
- Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Chief Shonekan Addresses Habitat Conference in Abjua
Abuja, Nigeria -UPF Global Peace Council member Ernest Shonekan addressed an October 4 conference in Abuja on "Shelter and Urban Renewal," in commemoration of World Habitat Day. World Habitat Day is a day set aside for commemoration by the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), to ensure that everyone in the world lives in decent houses and environment.
- Sunday, October 16, 2011
Jakarta Seminar on Marriage and Family
Jakarta, Indonesia - UPF-Indonesia organized a Seminar on Marriage and Family in Jakarta on Oct. 16, 2011 as part of the UPF Marriage and Family Peace Initiative.
- Saturday, October 1, 2011
Funds Donated for Sikkim Earthquake Relief
Gangtok, Sikkim, India - A team from the Universal Peace Federation of Sikkim led by its President Shri G. M. Gurung donated US$ 2620.00 to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to aid victims of the September 18 earthquake.
- Friday, October 14, 2011
Concern in London for the Street Children of Ulaan Baatar
London, UK - An October 14 event in the House of Lords called attention to the plight of the street children in Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia, during the winter.
- Sunday, September 25, 2011
Seminars for Ministers in Southern Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa - Four Christian ministers from Malawi and Zimbabwe took part in seminars organized by UPF-Southern Africa on September 15-19 and 22-25 at Wendywood, Johannesburg on the theme: “God Is the Parent of All Humankind.”