upf areas of focus
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Universal Peace Federation's areas of focus include interfaith peacebuilding, marriage & family, peace & security, a culture of peace & service, and UN relations.TRANSCRIPT
Universal Peace Federation
Areas of focus: Interfaith, family, service, peace and security, UN relations
Our core principles:• We are one human family created by God.• The highest qualities of the human being are spiritual and moral.• The family is the "school of love and peace."• Living for the sake of others.• Peace comes through cooperation beyond the boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and nationality.
Interfaith peacebuilding
• Conferences• Learning from each other• Interfaith councils
Religious leaders welcome participants to a World Interfaith Assembly in Korea.
Sharing insights and building understanding
among people of various faiths
Interfaith
encounters
India
Sri Lanka
Moldova
Germany
Marriage & family
• Cultivating good character• Strengthening marriage & family• Holding World Peace Marriage Blessings
Malaysian families enjoy an outing at a park on the International Day of Families.
Relationship skills, character building,
commitment to fidelity
Strengthening
Marriage & family
Argentina: honoring parents
Kazakhstan: parenting advice
Zimbabwe: character education
Korea: mass wedding
Service
• Offering humanitarian aid• Organizing Religious Youth Service projects• Sports and cultural programs
Donations of clothing and bedding in Pakistan
Working together to improve communities and promote goodwill
Service
Thailand: flood cleanup
Nepal: free dental clinic
Japan:Hauling away debris after the tsunami
St. Lucia: painting homes for elderly people
Bringing people together through
music and the arts
Promoting a
culture of
peace
Ukraine: ballet
Malaysia:school mural
Georgia:Learning African dances
New York:Africa Day celebration
Making new friends and practicing good
sportsmanship
Sports for Peace:
Estonia: teams from nearby nations
Chad:civilian and military teamsIn friendly matches
Jordan:refugees compete
with Jordanian youth
Italy: Peace Cup
Peace & security
• International Leadership Conferences• Forums• Consultations
Heads of state and government addressed UPF’s World Summit 2013 on “Peace, Security, and Human Development.”
Addressing issues of broad concern
Peace &
security
Austria: dealing with pluralism
UK: preventing genocide
Azerbaijan: Caucasus issues
Russia: youth concerns
Addressing issues of broad concern
Peace &
security
Albania:European integration
Israel:Israel and its neighbors
Indonesia: ecological safety
Turkey: Arab Spring
UN Relations• Holding meetings at the UN• Supporting UN initiatives:• Partnering with the UN and NGOs
World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration in the UN General Assembly Hall
UPF is an NGO in special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.
Offering insights at the UN and helping to promote UN goals
UN relations
UN Offices in Geneva: Model UN Interreligious Council
Venezuela: Day of Peace
Marshall Islands: Prayers for peace
Brazil: Rio+20 People’s Summit
For more information visit
www.upf.org