Annual Report 2013

Mission

The Universal Peace Federation is a global network of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace centered on universal spiritual and moral values.

Contents

• WORLD SUMMIT 2013• PEACE EDUCATION• FIVE AREAS OF WORK• PUBLICATIONS

World Summit 2013

Heads of state and government addressed UPF’s World Summit 2013 in Seoul, Korea, February 22-25 on “Peace, Security, and Human Development.”

World Summit

Eight hundred people from 91 nations attended the summit’s plenary sessions.

World Summit

Religious leaders offered prayers and lit candles for peace.

World Summit

Leadership and Good Governance Awardees

World Summit

Peace Education

Participants from 80 nations assembled in Seoul, Korea, for an International Leadership Conference August 20-24 on the life, teachings, and legacy of Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

PEACE EDUCATION

American Leadership Conferences• Chicago: Building a Nation and World of Peace• Los Angeles: Building a Nation and World of Peace• Miami: USA and the Caribbean at a Turning Point• Washington DC: One Global Family Under God

Miami, Florida

PEACE EDUCATION

Asian Leadership Conferences• India: India’s Perspective on the Nepal Peace Conference• Nepal: Democracy, Peace and Development• Philippines: Universal Principles of Peace and Leadership• Thailand: Peace, Development and Transformational Leadership• Thailand: Asian Media Conference• Thailand: New Paradigms for Education and Good Governance• Thailand: Towards Unity, Peace and Prosperity

Thailand

PEACE EDUCATION

European Leadership Conferences• Austria: Leadership Challenges of the 21st Century• France: Eurasia and Europe: Cooperating for a Culture of Peace and Human Development• UK: Human Rights: Are Democratic Nations Upholding a Better Standard?

France

PEACE EDUCATION

• Interfaith Peacebuilding• UN Relations• Peace and Security• Marriage and Family• Youth and Service

UPF Five Areas of Work

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

• Conferences and Forums• World Interfaith Harmony Week Observances• Religious Youth Service Projects

Brazil: Sao Paulo City Hall

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

Conference in Jerusalem: 10th Anniversary of the“Jerusalem Declaration” of Interfaith Cooperation

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

Conference in Jerusalem: Interfaith Cooperation and Peace

Interfaith consultation in Jordan:Prospects for Dialogue and Reconciliation in Syria

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

Jerusalem Office for Interfaith and Cooperation among Religions: Forums

• Models of Interfaith Respect• The Principle of Living for the sake of Others• A House of Prayer for All People• Good and Evil: The External and Internal Struggle• The Role of Interfaith Activity in Educating for Peace• Why Does the Human Heart Long for the Messiah?• The Role of Interfaith Activity in Educating People for Peace• Hosting Ishmael in the Rabbi’s Sukkah• The Crisis in Syria and Its Regional Impact• Parity and Equality in the Family and Society• The World to Come and the Spirit World in Different Faiths

Forums organized by UPF’s Jerusalem Office for Interfaith and Cooperation among Religions.

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

Other Interreligious Forums

• Canada: Bridging the Secular State and Religiously Inclusive Society• Canada: Should Canada See Itself as a Welcoming Family?• Jordan: The Prospects for Dialogue and Reconciliation in Syria• Nepal: Unity in Diversity• Norway: God’s Role in Developing a Peaceful World• Norway: Thoughts about God in Different Religions• Peru: The Uniqueness of God• Slovakia: 17 Centuries of Religious Freedom• South Africa: Africa’s Contribution to Global Consciousness• USA: Faith, Religion and International Security• USA: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Peace

After a conference introducing UPF at FON University in Macedonia, UPF leaders met

with President Gjorge Ivanov.

Interfaith forum at a Buddhist temple in Oslo, Norway

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING UN WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY WEEK

First Week of February

UPF Observances

• Argentina• Austria• Brazil• Canada• Denmark• Ecuador• Germany

• India• Indonesia• Japan• Malaysia• Moldova• Nepal• New Zealand

• Pakistan• Russia• Slovakia• Thailand• Ukraine• US

Muslims, Hindus and Christians at an interfaith breakfast meeting in Multan, Pakistan

INTERFAITH PEACEBUILDING

UN RELATIONS

• Meetings at UN Headquarters: New York and Vienna• Supporting UN Initiatives• Partnerships

Nigeria: Remembering Holocaust and Genocide Victims

UN RELATIONS

First UN Global Day of Parents Observed at the UN Headquarters in New York

Speakers at right (top to bottom): • H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations;• H.E. Mrs. U. Joy Ogwu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN • Mrs. Lynn Walsh, Director, UPF’s Office of Marriage and Family Education

UN RELATIONS

Africa Day and the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the African Union / Organization of African Unity

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the celebration in New York.

UN RELATIONS

AustraliaRussia

UKUS

First Ladies High-Level Forum in New York: Building Bridges for Peace and Health Disability

UN RELATIONS

Events at the UN Headquarters in Vienna

• International Day of Peace forum with Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú• Forum on Culture and Creative Economy as Basic Elements for Sustainability• Conference on Leadership Challenges of the 21st century: The Prevention of

Violence against Women and Femicide

UN RELATIONS

Rigoberta Menchú

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, March 8

USA

UN RELATIONS

AfghanistanAustriaBurkina FasoCanadaEstonia

GermanyNepalNigeriaPeruRussia

SurinameUKUS

Other UN Observances• Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust: Nigeria, UK, Zambia• World Water Day: Russia• International Day of Friendship: Argentina, Netherlands, Russia• Day for the Remembrance of Victims of Slavery: Nigeria• World Day of Cultural Diversity: Russia• International Youth Day: Nepal, Russia• International Day of Older Persons: Argentina• United Nations Day: Georgia, Russia• International Day for Tolerance: Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Russia• Universal Children’s Day: Russia• World AIDS Day: Kenya• International Volunteer Day: Argentina• Human Rights Day: Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Peru, Russia• International Human Solidarity Day: Ukraine

UN RELATIONS

UN and NGO Partnerships• ECOSOC• African Union• United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)• International Conference of Asian Political Parties• International Ecological Safety Collaborative Organization

UN RELATIONS

China: Forum on Ecological Safety, Human Development and Health

PEACE AND SECURITY

• Forums and Consultations• Regional Peace Initiatives• International Day of Peace

Peace and Security Forum in Washington, DC

PEACE AND SECURITY

Washington DC Office of Peace and Security: Forums

• Bringing Long-Term Peace and Security to the Balkan Region• Faith, Religion and International Security• Security Cooperation in the East and South China Seas• Two States, One Country: Israel-Palestine: A Path Toward a Shared

Future• Transnational Crime in the Americas• Peace, Stability and Economic Development in Micronesia• Peace Zones as Avenues for Stability in South Sudan, Syria, Colombia

and Korea• Human Trafficking and Poverty, A Critical Connection• Transnational Crime and Gang Violence

PEACE AND SECURITY

Jerusalem Office of Peace and Security: Forums• The Impact of Syria and Egypt on Israel’s Security Measures• Trends in the Relationship between Israel, Turkey and the US• Iran after the 2013 Elections• The Crisis in Syria and Its Regional Impact• Realistic Strategies for Solving the Israel-Palestinian Conflict• The Countries of the Persian Gulf and their Influence on the Middle

East

PEACE AND SECURITY

Northeast Asia Peace Initiative: Forums • Czech Republic: Life in North Korea• Russia: The Korean War—Results, Lessons, Further Steps Toward Peace on the Korean Peninsula• Slovakia: Insights into the North Korean People• USA: Creating a Roadmap for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

PEACE AND SECURITY

USA

South Asia Peace Initiative Forums• India: India’s Perspective on the Nepal Peace Process• Nepal: Eighth Anniversary of Nepal’s Peace Process• Nepal: Democracy, Peace and Development• Nepal: Achieving Meaningful Democracy: Challenges and Prospects

PEACE AND SECURITY

Nepal

Baltic Dialogue Forums• Estonia: Steps Toward Eurasian-European Cooperation• Latvia: The Baltics and Russia: Toward a Common European Future• Poland: The Difficult History of Polish-Russian Relations• Russia: The Baltic Region Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

PEACE AND SECURITY

Building bridges of friendship between Russia and Poland

South Caucasus Peace Initiative Forums• Armenia: Peace Principles• Azerbaijan: Strengthening World Peace• Azerbaijan: Women’s Role in Peacebuilding• Georgia: Religious Dimensions of Conflict

PEACE AND SECURITY

Georgia Azerbaijan

Balkans Peace Initiative• Albania: Annual Assembly of the Albania Peace Council • Kosovo: Conference on a Comprehensive Vision of Peace, Security and Development • Macedonia: Forum on Principles of Peacebuilding

PEACE AND SECURITY

Albania

Other Forums• Burkina Faso: A Nation of Peace and a Unified and Prosperous Continent • DR Congo: The Conflicts in DR Congo and the MDGs • Japan: Peacebuilding through Cultural Activities• Nigeria: Launch of Campaign for Year of National Unity

PEACE AND SECURITY

Japan

UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE September 21

UPF ObservancesAfghanistanAlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBoliviaBrazilBurkina FasoCambodiaCanadaCentral African RepublicColombiaCosta Rica

Cote d’IvoireCzech RepublicDominican RepublicEcuadorEstoniaFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGuyanaIndia

IsraelItalyJapanLatviaLiberiaMalaysiaMarshall Is.MoldovaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeria

NorwayPeruPhilippinesRussiaSri LankaSt. LuciaTaiwanUKUkraineZambia

PEACE AND SECURITY

Programs took place in 50 nations, including Afghanistan (left) and Zambia (right).

UN International Day of Peace, September 21

PEACE AND SECURITY

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

• Strengthening Marriage and Family• International Day of Families• Global Day of Parents

Philippines: Interfaith Marriage Blessing Festival

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

Marriage and Family Education• Philippines: Interfaith Marriage and Family Blessing Festival• Indonesia: Ideal Families and Transformational Leadership• Suriname: Prevention of Domestic Violence• Thailand: Interfaith Conference on Strengthening Families• Nepal: The Role of the Family in Nation-Building

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

Suriname

Participation in the World Congress of Families in Sydney, Australia

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES, May 15

UPF Observances

AlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaBrazilBurkina FasoColombiaCongoCote d’IvoireCzech Rep.DR CongoEcuadorEstoniaGeorgiaGermanyIndia

IndonesiaJamaicaJapanKazakhstanLithuaniaMalaysiaMarshall IslandsMoldovaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPeruRussia

RwandaSri LankaSt. LuciaSurinameTaiwanThailandTogoUKUkraine

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

UN International Day of Families

Programs took place in 38 nations, including Argentina (left) and Japan (right).

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

UN GLOBAL DAY OF PARENTS, June 1

UPF Observances

ArgentinaAzerbaijanBarbadosBelarusChinaCongoGeorgia

GermanyJapanMalaysiaMoldovaNepalNetherlandsNicaragua

NigeriaPeruRussiaTogoUkraineUSA

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

UN Global Day of Parents

Programs took place in 20 nations, including Georgia (left) and Belarus (right).

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

YOUTH AND SERVICE

• Youth Leadership Development Programs• Religious Youth Service• Building Character and Friendship through Sports

YOUTH AND SERVICE

Switzerland

Youth Leadership Development Programs• Austria: Beyond Fears and Stereotypes• Malta: Creating Real Social Change• Nepal: Raising Public-Minded Leaders for Building a Nation of Peace• Nepal: Leadership Training in the Business World• Russia: International Model UN• Russia: Baikal Forum• Russia: Simulation of a World Trade Organization Session• Russia: Mr. and Miss University Pageant• Russia: Spring Week of Goodness Campaign• UK: Annual Youth Achievement Awards

YOUTH AND SERVICE

Zugdidi, GeorgiaJohvi, Estonia

YOUTH AND SERVICE

New Delhi, India Jerusalem, Israel

Religious Youth Service Projects

Ufa, Russia

Nuwakot, Nepal

YOUTH AND SERVICE

Multan, Pakistan

Pokhara, Nepal

Religious Youth Service Projects

Nuwara-Eliya, Sri Lanka

YOUTH AND SERVICE

Songkhla, Thailand

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Washington DC, USA

Religious Youth Service Projects

Building Character and Friendship through Sports• Armenia: Family Sports Competition• Australia: Africa Day Friendship Cup• Benin: Peace Cup Football Tournament• Georgia: Interracial Football Tournament• India: Intercollegiate Football Tournament• Italy: Eighth Annual Peace Cup Football Tournament• Nepal: National Martial Arts Tournament• Russia to France: Peace and Friendship Supermarathon• Russia: Marathon on the Theme of Youth against Drugs• Russia: Winter Play Football for Peace Tournament• Switzerland: Peace Cup Children’s Football Tournament

YOUTH AND SERVICE

PUBLICATIONS

Interfaith Journal: Dialogue & Alliance

Magazine: UPF Today

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATIONS

Character Education Curriculum, Grades 1-12Discovering the Real Me

Download lessons and teacher’s resources at discoveringtherealme.wikispaces.com.

PUBLICATIONS

World Scripture and the Teachings of Sun Myung Moon

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