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- Saturday, December 31, 2011
December Programs of UPF-Peru
Lima, Peru - Ambassadors for Peace in Peru concluded the year with a meeting in the Congress, regional activities in Puno and Trujillo, and sharing Christmas gifts and treats with inmates in a women's prison and children in a poor district of Lima.
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- Saturday, December 10, 2011
UPF-West African Leader Knighted in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - The conference hall of the National Archives of Ouagadougou was the venue for a ceremony on December 10 honoring Mr. Paterne Sosie Lin Zinsou, Sub-Regional Director of UPF-West Africa Zone 1, as Knight of the National Order of Burkina Faso.
- Monday, December 19, 2011
Jakarta Conference on National Character Building
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Universal Peace Federation of Indonesia, in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics of the Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ), organized a seminar on the theme “National Character Building: Opportunities and Challenges” at the university on December 19.
- Thursday, December 29, 2011
The “Light of the Christmas Star” Festival Brings Together Young Musicians
Young Russian musicians and artists traveled to Finland and Sweden for the third annual "Light of the Christmas Star" International Festival and Contest December 9 to 14.
- Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Seminar for Marshall Islands Ambassadors for Peace
Majuro, Marshall Islands - A one-day seminar on the Unification Principle was offered to Ambassadors for Peace in Majuro on December 28.
- Saturday, December 17, 2011
Human Solidarity Day Observed in Moscow
Moscow, Russia - A UPF-Eurasia conference on “Solidarity as a Fundamental Value of Humankind in the 21st Century” was related to International Human Solidarity Day, Dec. 17, 2011
- Thursday, December 29, 2011
Azerbaijan Scholars Discuss Unification Thought
Baku, Azerbaijan - On December 28-29 the Azerbaijan branch of UPF held a seminar on the peace philosophy of Dr. Sun Myung Moon the founder of UPF. The program took place at the Irshad Conference Center in Baku city.
- Thursday, December 8, 2011
Religious Youth Service Builds Roof at School in Lumbini, Nepal
Lumbini, Nepal - The Universal Peace Federation opened its service project at a primary school in Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, on December 1, the same day the government of Nepal launched a campaign to promote tourism and development of its key Buddhist shrines.
- Saturday, December 24, 2011
A Visit to North Korea Seeks to Defuse Tensions
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the historic meeting between his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon, and Kim Il-sung, UPF Chairman Rev. Hyung Jin Moon visited North Korea December 9-16, 2011, following up on a donation of flour to alleviate starvation.
- Saturday, November 12, 2011
Living for Others Awards Given in Sydney
Sydney, Australia - UPF-Australia hosted the seventh annual Living for Others Award event on November 12. There was a full house of 120 attendees in the main hall of the Oceania Peace Embassy in Sydney.
- Friday, December 16, 2011
Sierra Leone Workshop on Marriage and Family
Freetown, Sierra Leone - UPF-Sierra Leone held a National Leadership Workshop on the theme of "The Significance of Marriage and Family in the 21st Century" on December 16 at the GGEM Conference Hall in Freetown.
- Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Meetings with Kazakh Ambassadors for Peace
Almaty, Kazakhstan - Ambassadors for Peace gathered in the Kazakhstan Peace Embassy on December 19 to review developments during the year. The presentation on “From dependence through independence towards interdependence” by Konstantin Krylov, Secretary General of UPF-Russia, stimulated much discussion.