International Media Association for Peace (IMAP)

Tirana, June 26, 2026, UPF Europe and Middle East holds Balkan Leadership Conference in the Albanian Parliament.

The Universal Peace Federation issues a statement for the11th World Conference on Media and Mass Communication (MEDCOM 2026).

UPF supports Global Media and Information Literacy Week, which is observed each year from October 24 to 31.

 UPF–UK and IMAP held a hybrid event on 30 September 2025 on the topic: ‘Media Bias and Democratic Freedoms: Protecting Religious Minorities’.

“The Gift of Life: Birth” was the theme of the webinar held on Monday, 16 June, 2025, organised by IAPD Italy. 

For the International Day of Families and World Press Freedom Day, UPF Italy joined IMAP Italy, to organise a webinar on 15 May, 2025. 

26 November 2024 - UPF North America and UPF EUME held a webinar on the theme "Peace in the Middle East: Can Non-governmental Organizations Make an Impact?"

On May 4, 2024, the UPF Austria, together with the UN Correspondents Association Vienna (UNCAV) discussed “Traditional and Social Media in times of Digitalization, Fake News and Artificial Intelligence”.

From January 30-31, 2024, the IRF Summit 2024 featured a total of 90 organizations as partners, including The Washington Times Foundation and UPF as sponsors.

London, United Kingdom—The rules-based order that the Global West promoted after World War II—is it dead?

Bratislava, Slovakia—The complicated relationship between politics and the media was the topic of an IMAP lecture.

Rome, Italy—Media’s responsibility was the theme of the inaugural webinar.

“Religious freedom for everyone, everywhere, all the time” was the theme of IRF2023.

Bratislava, Slovakia—“Religious Freedom: The Human Right under Attack” brought together human rights advocates from throughout Europe.

Budapest, Hungary—The discussion probed the moral challenges that the media face in the 21^st century.

Seoul, South Korea—The Summit’s ninth session focused on science, the media, the economy and education.

Pristina, Kosovo—Kosovo’s prime minister was the keynote speaker at a Balkans Leadership Conference held under the auspices of the Government of Kosovo.

Tirana, Albania—Prominent journalists were among the participants of a UPF event on the role of the media.

UPF-IMAP—A webinar, “Expectations for a United Nations Regional Office on the Korean Peninsula,” was held on April 26, 2022.

Europe and the Middle East—Korea experts discussed the next five years under Suk-yeol Yoon’s presidency.