Peace and Security

Ongoing Initiatives

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Jan 20: UPF-UK-Honouring Activists for Peace in the Middle East

Jan 27: NGO Committee on the Family: How Countries Can Empower the Critical Role of the Family

Feb 1: UN: World Interfaith Harmony Week

Feb 10: UPF Int'l - World Summit 2022

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Consultations take place among scholars, diplomats, government officials, civil society representatives and religious leaders.

: Peace and Security; Conference in Geneva Seeks Sustainable Peace and Reconciliation in DR Congo; Monday, May 26, 2014

Geneva, Switzerland - A conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on May 26, 2014, sought to contribute to a peaceful settlement of the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

: Peace and Security; Conference in Benin Focuses on Building a Continent of Peace; Sunday, May 25, 2014

Cotonou, Benin - A regional conference and Africa Day celebration in Cotonou May 24-25, 2014 focused on “Building a Continent of Peace through True Family Values, Good Citizenship, Good Governance and Good Interfaith Cooperation.”

: Peace and Security; Australians Support Iraq's Democratic Elections; Sunday, May 11, 2014

Sydney, Australia - UPF-Australia representatives served as observers for the Iraqi parliamentary elections on April 30, 2014 at polling stations set up in Sydney so Iraqi residents in Australia could cast their ballots.

: Peace and Security; 100th Anniversary of the Amalgamation of Nigeria; Monday, April 14, 2014

Abuja, Nigeria - A commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the amalgamation of Nigeria at the National Merit Award House in Abuja on April 14, 2014, was attended by Ambassadors for Peace and other distinguished Nigerians.

: Peace and Security; UPF Inaugurated in Goma and Bukavu DR Congo; Sunday, April 6, 2014

Goma and Bukavu, DR Congo - A conference inaugurated the Universal Peace Federation in Goma on April 4 and Bukavu on April 6, 2014.

: Peace and Security; UPF Chair Promotes Peace Education in Nigeria; Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Abuja, Nigeria - UPF International Chairman Dr. Charles S. Yang was in Nigeria from March 31 to April 2, 2014 as part of a recent tour of several African nations to meet to meet with government officials to brief them on the work of UPF and encourage national peace education initiatives.

: Peace and Security; Promoting Justice and Solidarity in Paraguay; Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Asuncion, Paraguay - UPF-Paraguay held an introductory seminar on the theme of "New Ideas for a Society of Greater Justice and Solidarity" at the Hotel Granados Park in Asuncion on April 1, 2014.

: Peace and Security; Insight on Critical Issues: The Crisis in Syria; Thursday, March 27, 2014

The Universal Peace Federation has convened or contributed to a number of civil-society forums on the crisis in Syria: in Jordan, Israel, Austria, Switzerland, the Vatican and Washington DC.

: Peace and Security; Insight on Critical Issues: Europe-Eurasia Relations; Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Universal Peace Federation has organized conferences and forums that addressed issues of Europe-Eurasia relations. Click on the titles for links to executive summaries of the proceedings and some texts of presentations:

Conference in Paris - Europe and Eurasia: Cooperating for a Culture of Peace and Human Development, Dec. 3-4, 2013
Conference at the UN Headquarters in Vienna - Europe and Russia: Partners in a Globalized World, Oct. 12-13, 2012
Forum at UPF's Washington DC Office of Peace and Security Affairs - Russia's Role in Stability in Eurasia and the Far East, June 28, 2012
Conference in Moscow - Russia-Europe Dialogue: Peace and Security in Multicultural Societies, April 6-7, 2012

In partnership with the Permanent Delegation to UNESCO of Tajikistan and the NGOs Académie de Géopolitique de Paris, UPF, and the Women’s Federation for World Peace, a conference on the theme “Eurasia and Europe: Cooperating for a Culture of Peace and Human Development” took place in Paris Dec. 3-4, 2013. Participants included political leaders, academics, NGO representatives, and youth from Europe, Russia, and other Eurasian nations.

This conference was part of a wider series of European Leadership Conferences on topics of pressing concern for Europe and the world, held at such venues as the UN in Geneva and in Vienna, UNESCO in Paris, National Parliaments in the United Kingdom and Norway, and in the Presidential Palace in Malta, over the past few years.

In support of the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures launched in August 2013 in Kazakhstan, the conference explored ways to develop and strengthen a culture of peace as the source of cohesion between individuals, communities, ethnicities, races and nations. It is hoped that the conference will help foster and secure peace and development for all on the foundation of shared values and good practice and generate proposals and commitments for the promotion of the rapprochement of cultures and a society of lasting peace.

This conference was the latest stage in a process begun in 2012, when UPF’s Ambassadors for Peace in Europe and Eurasia began to cooperate closely to raise awareness of the potential for partnership and cooperation between their two regions in place of the friction and, at times, open antagonism of the past.

Two highly successful conferences were held in 2012 with a similar purpose. In April 2012 an initial joint conference entitled Russia-Europe Dialogue: Peace and Security in Multicultural Societies at a Time of Global Crisis was held in Moscow with the participation of high level representatives from both regions. In October 2012, a further conference entitled Europe and Russia - Partners in a Globalized World was held at the UN offices in Vienna and brought together former heads of state and government from a number of nations as well as other leading figures from the areas of politics, religion, business, academe and diplomacy to deliberate on that theme.

See also reports of programs initiated by UPF-Eurasia to build grass-roots connections among neighboring peoples: super-marathons, football tournaments and international music festivals.

: Peace and Security; Call for Peace in Syria; Sunday, March 9, 2014

An All Sides Consultation on Syria in Austria on March 8-9, 2014 called for an end to the war, the violation of human rights causing a huge number of victims, and the destruction of infrastructure and culture.

: Peace and Security; All-Sides Consultation in Austria on the Syrian Conflict; Sunday, March 9, 2014

Burgschlaining, Austria - An All Sides Consultation for a Political Solution to the Syrian Conflict March 8-9, 2014 addressed concerns of the Syrian people for security, to bridge the rifts, people on the move, political rights and political transitions.

: Peace and Security; Akwa Ibom Ambassadors for Peace Launch Campaign for Peace and Unity; Friday, February 28, 2014

Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria - Ambassadors for Peace launched a campaign in Akwa Ibom State Feb. 28, 2014, proclaiming 2014 as a year for national unity and emphasizing the significance of marriage and family in building a peaceful nation and world.

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