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- Tuesday, November 30, 2010
UPF-Japan Aids Pakistani Flood Victims
Islamabad, Pakistan - After the July 2010 flooding, UPF-Japan volunteers traveled to Islamabad in November to pack donations and deliver food and mattresses to displaced people at a camp in the Nowshera district.
- Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Consultation in Vienna on a Proposed Interreligious Council at the UN
Vienna, Austria - A conference on Interfaith, the United Nations and Peace in the 21st Century took place on Dec. 8, 2010, in Vienna with a selected group of 50 participants.
- Monday, December 6, 2010
St. Lucia Appeals for Help Rebuilding after Hurricane Tomas
New York, USA - The Embassy of St. Lucia in the US is appealing for funds to help rebuild after the Caribbean nation was devastated by Hurricane Tomas on October 30, described as the worst natural disaster in the island's recent history.
- Monday, November 22, 2010
Religious Youth Service Gives Jamaican Schools a Facelift
Kingston & Portland, Jamaica - Members of the Jamaican Religious Youth Service club joined youth from the US Nov. 1-22, 2010, in Kingston and Portland to give schools a facelift, take part in a campaign to prevent dengue, visit places of worship and participate in interfaith dialogue.
- Sunday, December 5, 2010
Assembly Considers the Need for Spiritual and Moral Values to Address Global Issues
Seoul, Korea - Amidst the high tension on Korean peninsula, UPF's “World Assembly 2010” Dec. 2-5, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea focused on the need consider spiritual and moral values in addressing global issues.
- Monday, November 22, 2010
Cleaning up a School after Hurricane Tomas in St. Lucia
Anse-la-Raye, St. Lucia -Three days after the passage of Hurricane Tomas on Oct. 29, 2010, 15 volunteers from the USA and Canada arrived in St. Lucia for three weeks of service projects, including cleaning up storm damage at the Anse-la-Raye primary school.
- Thursday, November 18, 2010
UPF-Mongolia Expands Educational Programs
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Administrators from the Mongolian University of Science and Technology asked UPF-Mongolia to arrange a visit to Seoul National University in Korea, which took place November 11-18. This request grew out of the participation of Mongolians in eight recent international leadership seminars with their counterparts in Asian nations.
- Thursday, November 18, 2010
UN Day of Tolerance Celebrated with Educational Programs in 4 Russian Cities
Yekaterinburg, Ryazan, and Kondopoga Russia - Representatives of UPF took part in discussions, debates, and an interreligious gathering in honor of the UN International Day of Tolerance, Nov. 16, 2010.
- Wednesday, November 24, 2010
UPF-Montreal Begins 10th Year of Monthly Meetings
Montreal, Canada - UPF-Montreal began year ten of monthly meetings with a November 24 gathering devoted to Women’s Perspectives on Peace. Three women of diverse backgrounds religiously, culturally, abd ethnicly were asked to offer insights.
- Thursday, November 18, 2010
Leadership Conference Convened in Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia - UPF-Indonesia has initiated a series of Ambassadors for Peace Leadership Conferences with a meeting on the theme of “The Role of Ambassadors for Peace at a Time of Global Crisis” at the UPF Peace Center on November 18.
- Tuesday, November 23, 2010
UPF Founder Says Peace Is Close Despite Renewed Tensions on Korean Peninsula
New York, USA - Despite the sudden outbreak of renewed hostilities between the two Koreas, UPF Founder Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon has reiterated his firm belief that a new era of lasting peace is close at hand. His confident prediction came at the conclusion of the UPF World Assembly 2010, which drew a crowd of over 3,000 at the Manhattan Center in New York on November 22.
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- Monday, November 22, 2010
'Abel UN' Peace Campaign Launched
New York, USA - UPF's World Assembly launched a peace campaign on November 22 focusing on interfaith, relief, conflict prevention, strengthening marriage and family, and environmentalism.