Education and human development

Madrid, Spain—The latest interfaith program of UPF-Spain featured the national president of the Buddhist Interbeing Order.

Tirana, Albania—Leaders from the Presiding Council and Regional Peace Councils met to plan UPF activities for 2021.

Steyr, Austria—Participants bicycled more than 400 kilometers from the Hungarian border to the Mauthausen concentration camp.

Pristina, Kosovo—UPF and affiliated organizations staged a Peace Road event on World Walking Day.

St. Paul, Austria—Three town mayors joined a Peace Road event connecting neighboring regions in Austria and Slovenia.

The International Leadership Conference 2020 dedicated a session to celebrating the 15^th anniversary of UPF’s founding. (Includes session video.)

Intervention of Mr. Simon Bedelo, Lecturer, Keio University, Japan,in session 8 at ILC2020.

Intervention of H.E. Delfim Santiago das Neves, President, National Assembly, São Tomé and Príncipe, in session 3 at ILC2020.

Intervention of H.E Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President (2014-2019), Malta, in session 2 at ILC2020.

Intervention of Mrs. Kathy Rigney, Chair, UPF Africa, in the opening session at ILC2020.

Intervention of Hon. Hilik Bar, former Deputy Speaker, The Knesset, Israel, in session 3 at ILC2020.

Birmingham, United Kingdom—UPF concluded a summer program in which local teenagers earned the title of Youth Ambassadors for Peace.

Prague, Czech Republic—Almost 40 people attended the opening of an exhibition celebrating the centenary of Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon.

Bad Eisenkappel, Austria—Around 30 people from both sides of the border joined a peace festival in Austria’s southernmost state.

Prague, Czech Republic—African philosophy and values were the topic of a UPF presentation.

Rome, Italy—The fifth webinar of the UPF “Peace Talks” series was held on the topic “The Role of Communication and Media in the Time of the Pandemic.”

Prague, Czech Republic—Two distinguished panelists spoke at a UPF online conference to mark the International Day of Parliamentarism.

Prague, Czech Republic—The German sociologist and economist saw a close bond between religion and economics.

Rome, Italy—The fourth Italian "Peace Talks" was organized together with the UPF project International Association for Peace and Economic Development.

More than 2,600 viewers from 58 countries watched the discussion on the European Union and rules-based global order.