2011 UPF Overview
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Highlights of Universal Peace Federation's work around the world in 2011, including seminars, forums, service projects, and observances of UN days such as the International Day of Peace, International Day of Families, Women's Day, and World Interfaith Harmony Week. 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.
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2011 UPF Overview
- 2. FOUNDERS’ PROGRAMS UNITED NATIONS OUTREACH AREAS OF FOCUS INTERFAITH MARRIAGE AND FAMILY PEACEBUILDING EDUCATION SERVICE & RELIEF REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
- 3. BIRTHDAY OF REV. & MRS. SUN MYUNG MOON INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE PEACE TOUR 2011
- 8. 9/11 COMMEMORATION UN COMMEMORATIVE DAYS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE AFRICA DAY
- 9. Sponsored by the US Mission Assisted by UPF Interfaith Ceremony New York City Symphony performed. Little Angels visited the UN and Ground Zero. The Office of the President of the General Assembly turned to UPF to help organize the 9/11 memorial service at the United Nations.
- 10. Principal Speakers Susan Rice Joseph Deiss Asha-Rose Migiro US Ambassador General Assembly Deputy UN President Secretary-General The keynote speakers reviewed the progress … and the challenges … ten years after the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
- 11. UPF Chapter Programs on UN Days Program 2008 2009 2010 2011 World Interfaith Harmony Week (February) -- -- -- 23 International Day of Women (March) -- 5 10 10 International Day of Families (May) -- 31 41 47 International Day of Peace (September) 58 50 50 68 Other Commemorative Days (Various) 3 6 20 19 TOTAL 61 92 121 167
- 12. Celebrations in 68 Nations Afghanistan Ecuador Latvia Senegal Albania Estonia Liberia Seychelles Argentina Finland Marshall Islands Sierra Leone Australia France Mauritius Slovakia Austria Gabon Mexico Slovenia Barbados Georgia Moldova Solomon Islands Belarus Germany Nepal Spain Benin Ghana Netherlands Sri Lanka Brazil Guyana New Zealand Switzerland Burkina Faso Honduras Nicaragua Taiwan Cambodia India Nigeria Thailand Cameroon Indonesia Norway Togo Canada Ireland Paraguay United Kingdom C.A.R. Israel Peru United States Colombia Italy Russia Uruguay Congo Japan Rwanda Venezuela Dominican Rep. Kenya Scotland
- 13. International Day of Peace Playing traditional music in Afghanistan (left), a forum at a mosque in Norway (top right), planting trees in Barbados (bottom right)
- 14. International Day of Peace Prime Minister Samuel Hinds gives the keynote address in Guyana (left), the President of the Congress of Peru, Dr. Daniel Abugattas Majluf (above), addresses members of all political parties.
- 15. International Day of Peace Dominican Republic (top left), Finland (top right), Marshall Islands (bottom left), Ecuador (bottom center), Kenya (bottom right)
- 16. World Water Day World Environment Day International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking International Youth Day UN Day of Non-violence International Day of Tolerance World AIDS Day World Food Day Human Rights Day World Humanitarian Day International Human Solidarity Day World Day for Cultural Diversity International Friendship Day Universal Children’s Day International Volunteer Day United Nations Day
- 17. Music, dancing, food, and speeches in New York City
- 18. Celebrations in 12 Nations Congo Kazakhstan Ecuador Latvia Georgia Nepal Ghana Russia Israel Switzerland Italy US African Film Festival in Nepal (above), Africa Day program in Ghana (right)
- 20. INTERFAITH PEACE COUNCILS WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK
- 21. Interfaith Peace Councils Inauguration of the Thailand Interreligious Peace Council (below), consultation with the Ethiopia Interreligious Council (right)
- 22. World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebrations in 23 Nations Barbados Moldova Canada Nepal Cote d’Ivoire Russia Germany Slovakia India Solomon Islands Indonesia St. Lucia Canada (top), Israel Switzerland Taiwan (middle), Italy Thailand Israel (bottom) Japan Taiwan Kazakhstan Ukraine Korea US Malaysia Motto: "Love of God and Love of the Neighbor" / "Love of the Good and Love of the Neighbor"
- 24. UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MARRIAGE & FAMILY PROGRAMS
- 25. Celebrations in 47 Nations Argentina India Rwanda Armenia Indonesia San Marino Austria Ireland Senegal Bangladesh Israel Slovakia Benin Japan Solomon Is. Cameroon Kazakhstan Spain Canada Latvia Switzerland Colombia Malaysia Taiwan Congo Moldova Thailand Croatia Nepal United States Ecuador New Zealand Uruguay Estonia Nigeria Venezuela Gabon Peru Zambia Georgia Philippines Ghana Russia Moldova (top), Benin (bottom) Theme for 2011: “Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion”
- 26. In Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (above left), Honiara, Solomon Islands (above right), Yekaterinburg, Russia (below left), and Dublin, Ireland (below right)
- 27. In Yerevan, Armenia (above left), Montevideo, Uruguay (above right), Lusaka, Zambia (below left), and Almaty, Kazakhstan (below right)
- 28. A Parallel Event of the 55th Commission on the Status of Women The Permanent Missions of Nigeria and the Slovak Republic to the United Nations, in partnership with UPF, sponsored a forum at the Nigeria House on March 2.
- 29. International Women’s Day International Women’s Day Programs Australia Nepal Georgia Russia India UK Italy US Japan In New York, UPF organized a Parallel Event to the UN Commission on the Speakers at a forum Status of Women, at the in India (above), Mission of the African making posters in Union to the UN. Georgia (right)
- 30. Marriage and Family Initiative Programs in 25 nations Argentina Nepal Azerbaijan Norway Bangladesh Panama Cambodia Peru Czech Rep. Russia Georgia Rwanda Ghana Scotland Indonesia Sierra Leone Japan Solomon Is. Kazakhstan Sri Lanka Latvia Taiwan Lithuania Uruguay Moldova Argentina (top), Cambodia (bottom)
- 32. INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES MARRIAGE & FAMILY CHARACTER EDUCATION Conference in Malta: “Europe, Africa and the Culture of Peace: A New Vision for Cooperation”
- 34. “The Benefits of Marriage” “Promoting a Marriage-Friendly Culture” “The Family as the School of Love and Peace” “Solving Moral Confusion” “Really Listening” “Parenting Teens” “World Peace Blessing” “Marriage, My Spiritual Path” Download at http://www.upf.org/idf-resources.
- 35. Discovering the Real Me offers a comprehensive character education focusing on universal values and core ethical principles common to all cultures. For more information see http://upf.org/education/character-education.
- 37. RELIGIOUS YOUTH SERVICE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF SPORTS, ARTS, MUSIC, AND CULTURE Cleaning hospital grounds in Sierra Leone
- 38. Service Programs Religious Youth Service Projects in 6 Nations Georgia India Nepal Russia Sri Lanka St. Lucia Sri Lanka (top), St. Lucia (bottom)
- 39. Service Programs Building a “Peace Park in Russia with plantings designed like a world map (top left), planting a garden in India (top right), building a classroom in Nepal (bottom)
- 40. Disaster Relief Disaster Relief in 3 Nations India Japan Thailand Tsunami relief in Japan (above) Flood relief in Thailand (below)
- 41. Humanitarian Care Health education for displaced people in Haiti (top left), school supplies for Roma orphans in Albania (bottom left), serving meals to children in Nepal (bottom right)
- 42. Promoting a Culture of Peace Through Sports, Music, Art, and Cultural Programs Brazil (top), Austria (bottom left), Estonia (bottom right)
- 43. Africa – Post-Conflict Reconciliation Americas – Promoting a Culture of Peace Asia – Peacebuilding Forums Eurasia – Regional Initiatives Europe – Advocating Multiculturalism Oceania – Advancing a Pacific Rim Era
- 44. Planting a Peace Pole in Rwanda (top left), meeting with traditional leaders in Burkina Faso (bottom left), peace campaign in Cote d’Ivoire (right)
- 45. Japanese Tea Ceremony in Washington, DC (top left), Day of Peace in Mexico (top right), traditional dance in Nicaragua (bottom left), Canada’s Colors of Peace festival (bottom right)
- 46. Day of Peace at the Afghan Embassy in Japan (top left), leaders of 7 political parties meet in Nepal (bottom left) inaugural assembly of the Asia Peace Conference in Malaysia (right)
- 47. Celebrating the ethnic groups in Georgia (top left), Azerbaijan Ambassadors for Peace (top right), forum in Vladivostok, Russia (bottom left), dialogue in Latvia (bottom right)
- 48. Forum in Paris (top left), “Water of Peace” ceremony in London (top right), Model UN Interreligious Council session in Geneva (bottom)
- 49. Forum in Australia (top left), condolence gift from the Solomon Islands to the Japanese ambassador after the tsunami (top right), building friendships in New Zealand (bottom)
- 50. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT UPF.ORG To read reports from a particular nation, type the name of the nation in lower case letters with no spaces after the slash in the following url: www.upf.org/