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Interfaith Programs
UPF organizes programs that help build understanding, respect and cooperation among people of different faiths.
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Interreligious Cooperation Promoted in Mindanao
- Thursday, November 12, 2009
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines - The Mindanao Peace Symposium was the first time that Pentecostal pastors dealt directly with Muslim leaders on issues of peace, cooperation, and mutual understanding. A coalition of eight sponsors, including government, NGOs, and religious organizations, brought together participants under the banner of “Peace Development through Inter-Religious Cooperation in Mindanao."
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Special Offer: Peace Cantata "Halelu - Songs of David"
- Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A recording of the Peace Cantata, Halelu—Songs of David, written by Israeli vocalist David D'Or and American conductor David Eaton, is available for purchase. The collaboration grew out of a 2004 Middle East Peace Initiative concert in Jerusalem the featured music from various cultures and religions.
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First Interreligious Conference Held in Dhaka
- Friday, October 9, 2009
Dhaka, Bangladesh - “The present world is torn by interreligious and intercultural conflicts,” noted the President of Bangladesh, M. Zillur Rahman, as he inaugurated the first International Conference on Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue at the University of Dhaka.
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Interfaith Forum in New York on Climate Change
- Monday, September 21, 2009
New York, USA - Religious leaders from around the world convened at the Church Center of the UN on Sept. 21, 2009 to discuss “the call of our religions [that] we must all learn to live together within the shared limits of our planet.”
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UPF-Canada Expands Its Interreligious Focus
- Saturday, July 11, 2009
Toronto, Canada - The ongoing civil strife in Sri Lanka has spilled over into the Sri Lankan community in Canada. In the Toronto area, UPF is reaching out to the Sinhalese and Tamil Sri Lankans of various faiths to narrow the communications gap and help establish common understandings among them, in the hopes that this can have a positive influence on developments in their home country.
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Symposium on Crown of Creation? Revolutionary Aspects of Human Existence
- Saturday, June 27, 2009
Frankfurt, Germany - Creationists and evolutionists worldwide are engaged in heated debates concerning the correct understanding of human development. Did God create humans? Or are we a product of random mutation and selection, not sure what leaps of development we will we taking next?
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The Mindanao Model: A Response to Religious and Ethnic Conflict
- Monday, June 22, 2009
Mindanao, Philippines - The thirty-year-old conflict in Mindanao province in the Philippines has never commanded the world’s attention, despite the massive scale of violence and loss of life. Since 1969, when the fighting between Muslim separatists and the armed forces began under the Marcos regime, the Mindanao conflict has left 160,000 dead and displaced some two million people.
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Religious Voices in Support of an Interfaith Council at the UN
- Thursday, June 18, 2009
Excerpts of statements made by religious leaders and scholars in support of a proposed interreligious council at the United Nations.
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References to Religion and Spirituality by UN Secretaries-General
- Thursday, June 18, 2009
"Different religions, belief systems and cultural backgrounds are essential to the richness of the human experience."
- Ban Ki-moon
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References to Religion in Early UN Documents
- Thursday, June 18, 2009
References to religion and spirituality are found in documents that led to the formation of the United Nations, in the UN Charter, in the constitutions of some UN bodies, and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Proposed Interreligious Council at the UN: Options to Explore
- Monday, June 15, 2009
UPF has held consultations with statesmen, diplomats, political scientists, lawyers, and NGO representatives about the establishment of an interreligious council connected in some way with the UN. We welcome further reflection and consultations on the following points.
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Diplomats Voice Support for an Interreligious Council
- Monday, June 15, 2009
Excerpts of statements made by diplomats in support of a proposed interreligious council at the United Nations.
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