UPF Annual Report 2014
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Highlights of 2014
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Highlights of the Universal Peace Federation's activities around the world in 2014. On local, national, and global levels, interreligious councils provide a platform for people of diverse faiths to contribute their wisdom and work effectively for peace alongside representatives of government, business, and civil society. UPF acknowledges the need for careful and measurable use of enforcement such as political, military, and civil power to sustain lasting peace. At the same time we strongly emphasize the pursuit of internal solutions that are essential to peacebuilding. UPF has been a leading exponent of “track two” diplomacy, with particular emphasis on the role and responsibility of religious and spiritual leaders to transcend historical self-interest and pursue the ideal of “One family under God.” UPF is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. We support and promote the work of the United Nations and the achievement of sustainable development goals. Marriage, parenting, and the family are the foundations of sustainable human development and the building blocks of society. Educational programs present the personal and social benefits of marriage, promote a marriage-friendly culture, teach relationship skills, and encourage spiritual growth through relationships. UPF's leadership conferences and seminars focus on the urgent need for new vision and leadership based on core values and universal principles of peacebuilding. Service-learning programs bring together youth from different cultures and religions in order to promote mutual understanding and respect. Participants serve a community in need, visit religious and historic sites, and learn communication and team-building skills.
Transcript of UPF Annual Report 2014
Highlights of 2014
UPF HighlightsWorld Summit 2014: Seoul, Korea
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Hon. D.M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka,and his wife greeting Amb. Chung Tae Ik, Republic Korea
UPF HighlightsWorld Summit 2014: Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel
UPF HighlightsWorld Summit 2014: Welcome Remarks
UPF HighlightsWorld Summit 2014: World Assembly
UPF HighlightsWorld Summit 2014: Keynote Speakers
H.M. King Letsie IIIHead of State, Lesotho
H.E. Amb. Noel Gordon SinclairDeputy Chef de Cabinet, Office of the PresidentUN General Assembly
H.E. Zivko BudimirPresident, Federation ofBosnia and Herzegovina
H.H. Tue Atua TupuaTamasese Efi, Head of State, Samoa
UPF HighlightsWorld Summit 2014: Keynote Speakers
H.E. Kay Rala XananaGusmao, Prime MinisterTimore L’Este
H.E. D. M. JayaratnePrime MinisterSri Lanka
Adi Koila Mara NailatikauFirst Lady, Fiji
Mrs. Lieom Anono LoeakFirst Lady, Marshall Islands
UPF HighlightsWorld Summit 2014: Keynote Speakers
Amb. Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative, United Nations
Mrs. Tunu Rehani PindaWife of the PrimeMinister, Tanzania
H.H. Whatumoana Paki, Maori Prince, Kiingitanga, New Zealand
Hon. Orrin HatchSenator, USA (video message)
UPF HighlightsGuests at the Founder’s Memorial Luncheon
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Leadership and Good Governance Award Award presented to
H.M. King Letsie III, Head of State, Lesotho
UPF HighlightsNewly appointed Ambassadors for Peace
International Leadership Conference: KoreaUPF Highlights
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Japan-Europe Leadership Forum: JapanUPF Highlights
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Eurasia-Europe Leadership Conference: MoldovaUPF Highlights
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Asian Leadership Conference: Thailand UPF Highlights
International Leadership Conference: UruguayUPF Highlights
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Conference on Justice and Solidarity: ParaguayUPF Highlights
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Special Leadership Conference: Kenya UPF HighlightsUPF Highlights
Central African Regional Conference: Gabon UPF Highlights
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Peace Education Conference: NigeriaUPF Highlights
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Seminar on Principles of Peace: AlbaniaUPF Highlights
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Conference on Values and Governance: CanadaUPF Highlights
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American Leadership Conference: Washington DC, USAUPF Highlights
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Japanese Tea Ceremony for Diplomats: Washington DC, USAUPF Highlights
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Japanese Tea Ceremony for Diplomats: New York CityUPF Highlights
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Conference for Malaysian Parliamentarians: Hawaii, USAUPF Highlights
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Character Education Training: IndonesiaUPF Highlights
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Peace Education for School Principals: NepalUPF Highlights
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Conference: “The Role of Religion in Promoting a Culture of Peace”: UN in Vienna
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Conference on “The Role of Religion in Promoting a Culture of
Peace”: UN in Vienna
Interfaith Peacebuilding: Israel UPF Highlights
Interfaith Forums: JerusalemUPF Highlights
Interfaith Clergy Conference: PhilippinesUPF Highlights
Interfaith Forum: UN Information Centre, IndiaUPF Highlights
Students Rally for Interfaith Harmony: BangladeshUPF Highlights
Interfaith Forums: Canada UPF Highlights
UPF HighlightsReading from Sacred Texts: Washington DC, USA
Interfaith Prayer Vigil: Ireland UPF Highlights
Promoting Interfaith Understanding: GermanyUPF Highlights
UPF HighlightsInterfaith Program in the Central Mosque: Norway
UPF HighlightsYouth Interfaith Forum: UK House of Lords
UPF HighlightsInterfaith Campaign for Human Dignity: Brazil
Interfaith Ceremonies: Bolivia, Canada, Iceland, Lithuania, MalaysiaUPF Highlights
Interreligious Assemblies of Clergy and Youth: NigeriaUPF Highlights
ArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBrazilCanadaColombiaCzech Republic
EcuadorGermany IndiaIndonesiaIsraelJapanMalaysiaMoldova
New ZealandNigeriaNorwayPhilippinesRussiaUnited KingdomUnited States
UPF HighlightsConference Promoting Dialogue on the Korean Peninsula: Russia
UPF HighlightsConference on “Peace in DR Congo”: UN in Geneva
UPF HighlightsForum on De-escalation on the Korean Peninsula: UN in Geneva
Interfaith Forum on Syria: Vatican City UPF Highlights
Towards Peace and Reconciliation in Syria: UN in GenevaUPF Highlights
All-Sides Conference on Syria: Austria UPF Highlights
UPF HighlightsPeace and Security Forums: Washington DC, USA
Peace & Security Forums: Jerusalem UPF Highlights
Peace Forums: Japan UPF Highlights
Forum on Youth and Extremism: France UPF Highlights
UPF HighlightsPeace Council Established: Serbia
Seminar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: DR CongoUPF Highlights
Campaign for National Unity: Nigeria UPF Highlights
Parliamentarians Peace Council Inaugurated: NepalUPF Highlights
Peace Seminar: Malaysia UPF Highlights
Forum in the National Congress: Peru UPF Highlights
ARGENTINA: Awarding prizes in UPF-Argentina’s annual international poetry contest on the theme “Roads and Bridges for Peace”
Winners of International Poetry Contest: ArgentinaUPF Highlights
A Vision of One Family Under God: NicaraguaUPF Highlights
Promoting Peace: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Russia, Solomon Islands, ThailandUPF Highlights
Observances organized by UPF
AlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaAzerbaijanBoliviaCambodiaCanadaCentral African Rep.
ColombiaCosta RicaDR CongoEcuadorEstonia
France Germany IcelandIndonesiaIsraelItalyJapanLithuania Malaysia Marshall Isl.MoldovaNepal Netherlands New Zealand
NicaraguaNigeriaNorwayPeruRussiaSan Marino Solomon Isl.Sri LankaSwitzerlandTaiwanThailandTrinidad &Tobago
USA
UPF HighlightsAfrica Day Celebration: New York City
UPF HighlightsSpeaker: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
UPF HighlightsAfrican cuisine and entertainment
UPF HighlightsAlliance of Civilizations Forum: Indonesia
UPF HighlightsAlliance of Civilizations Forum: UN in New York
UPF HighlightsForum on “The Family as the Driver of Social Development,” UN in New York
UPF Highlights20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family: UN in New York
UPF HighlightsForum on “Say No to Exploitation”: UN in New York
UPF HighlightsUN Women for Peace: UN in New York
UPF HighlightsLeadership & Good Governance Award
Dr. John Ashe, President of the UN General Assembly, 2013-14
UPF HighlightsWorld Food Day: Nigeria
UPF HighlightsUN International Day of Friendship: Argentina
UPF HighlightsUN International Day for Tolerance: Estonia, Russia
UPF HighlightsHuman Rights Day: Czech Republic, France, Peru
Conference on Family Values: UN in GenevaUPF Highlights
Conference on Family Values: Czech ParliamentUPF Highlights
Interfaith Marriage & Family Blessing Festivals: PhilippinesUPF Highlights
Interfaith Marriage & Family Blessing Festivals: ThailandUPF Highlights
Interfaith Marriage & Family Blessing Festival: IndonesiaUPF Highlights
Interfaith Marriage & Family Blessing Festival: NigeriaUPF Highlights
UPF HighlightsHonoring Couples for Faithfulness in Marriage: DR Congo
UPF HighlightsForum on the Family: Zambia
UPF HighlightsForum on Faith in the Family: Italy
UPF HighlightsForum on the Family: Germany
UPF HighlightsParents’ Day Forum in the National Congress: Peru
UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION
Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Cambodia, Czech Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, Fiji,
Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy,
Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Nigeria, Norway, Peru, UK, US, Zambia
Programs organized in
AustriaBurkina FasoIndiaJapanPeru
Religious Youth Service: Georgia UPF Highlights
Religious Youth Service: Honduras UPF Highlights
Religious Youth Service: Moldova UPF Highlights
Religious Youth Service: Philippines UPF Highlights
Religious Youth Service: Sri Lanka UPF Highlights
Religious Youth Service: Washington DC, US UPF Highlights
Youth Symposiums: Austria, Russia UPF Highlights
Youth Achievement Awards: UK House of LordsUPF Highlights
Youth Leadership Training: Sweden UPF Highlights
Making Paper Cranes for Peace: Ukraine, MoldovaUPF Highlights
Free Medical Clinics: Cambodia and NepalUPF Highlights
International Youth Convention: Indonesia UPF Highlights
Building a House for an Impoverished Family: Sri LankaUPF Highlights
Aid to Earthquake Victims: Thailand UPF Highlights
Aid to Syrian Refugees: Lebanon UPF Highlights
Offering Food to Displaced People: Nepal, NigeriaUPF Highlights
HIV / AIDS Education and Food for Orphans: LesothoUPF Highlights
Student Peace Clubs: India, Nigeria UPF Highlights
Books Shipped from France to a University Library in CongoUPF Highlights
Peace Education for Youth: Ethiopia UPF Highlights
Cleaning Campaigns: Japan, Zambia UPF Highlights
Planting Trees for Peace: DR Congo, Trinidad & TobagoUPF Highlights
Planting Trees for Peace: Argentina, Russia, UkraineUPF Highlights
Sports for Peace Tournament: Italy UPF Highlights
Children’s Peace Cup: Switzerland UPF Highlights
Play Football for Peace: Australia, Russia UPF Highlights
Peace Soccer Tournament: Nigeria UPF Highlights
Super-marathon: Promoting Dialogue in Baltic NationsUPF Highlights
Sochi Olympics: Young Russians Promote GoodwillUPF Highlights
Light of the Christmas Star Festival and Concert in Finland and SwedenUPF Highlights
Bike Ride for Peace: Azerbaijan UPF Highlights
Africa-Australia Friendship Cup: Australia UPF Highlights
