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- Thursday, March 8, 2012
Women's Day 2012 Observed in 14 Nations
"Empower Women, End Hunger and Poverty" was the theme of observances in 14 nations of International Women's Day, March 8, 2012.
- Friday, March 23, 2012
Envoy to Darfur Receives UPF Leadership and Good Governance Award
Seoul, Korea - The prestigious UPF Leadership and Good Governance Award was presented in Seoul on March 24 to Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, the Nigerian-born scholar and diplomat who currently serves as the Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur.
- Saturday, March 24, 2012
Eurasian Delegation Gains Medals at Wongu Games in Korea
Seoul, Korea - Eurasian athletes took medals at the recent World Festival of Culture and Sports (including the Wongu Peace Cup) in South Korea March 21 to 24. Professionals and amateurs from 40 nations competed as continental teams for medals in football, basketball, 100 m and 400 m races, table tennis, badminton, martial arts, and traditional Asian games of harmony and unity.
- Wednesday, February 15, 2012
NGO Conference on Healing the Wounds of History
New York, USA - The Spiritual Council for Global Concerns Working Group of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns (CSVGC-NY) at the UN held a conference on “The Price of Violence and Dividends in Healing the Wounds of History” at the Nigeria House, on Feb. 15, 2012.
- Thursday, March 15, 2012
Forum in Brazil on the Quest for Interfaith and Social Harmony
Sao Jose, Santa Catarina, Brazil - As part of the city's 262nd anniversary celebrations, a March 15 forum on the “Quest for Interfaith and Social Harmony” took place in the City Hall of Sao Jose.
- Saturday, March 24, 2012
UPF Presents at Education Conference in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Russia - UPF representatives reported on the Baltic Dialogue Project at the third theoretical and practical conference on the theme of “The Baltic Region Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” in St. Petersburg March 23–24.
- Sunday, March 11, 2012
UPF-Nepal Organizes Free Health Clinic
Chitwan, Nepal - More than 750 people without access to cardiac care benefited from a free health check-up program in Chitwan on March 11, 2012.
- Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Washington DC Forum: Transnational Crime in the Americas
Washington, DC, USA - UPF Washington’s Office of Peace and Security Affairs held a roundtable on March 14, 2012, on “Transnational Crime in the Americas,” an issue with serious political, economic, and moral ramifications.
- Saturday, February 25, 2012
Training in Yekaterinburg on Developing a Personal Mission Statement
Yekaterinburg, Russia - In a small UPF-Urals office, a hands-on training on “My life mission” took place on February 25. It was conducted by the author of the project “SoStudent.ru,” Evgeny Skvortsov, a UPF activist and professional psychologist.
- Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Washington DC Forum: The Arab Spring One Year Later
Washington, DC, USA - A roundtable hosted by the UPF Office of Peace and Security Affairs on Feb. 29, 2012, featured an appraisal of the Arab Spring upon the first anniversary of the events in Egypt that overthrew the Mubarak regime.
- Monday, March 5, 2012
Iraq Mission Hosts Event for UN Secretary-General
UN Headquarters, New York - The Permanent Mission of Iraq hosted a luncheon on March 5, 2012 with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as keynote speaker on the theme of “The Role of the Secretary-General and the UN in the Empowerment of Women.”
- Saturday, March 10, 2012
Teachers Training on Character Building in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia - After the recent celebration of the World Interfaith Harmony Week at Wijayakusuma School, the school authorities requested UPF to conduct a training program on character education for their teachers. On March 10, 40 teachers attended a UPF training.