upf areas of focus

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