Latvia

On July 19, 2025, during the Baltic Family Festival, Marina Targakova was awarded the honorary title of Ambassador for Peace.

Riga, 24 February 2024 - UPF Latvia conferred the title of Ambassador for Peace on the founder and leader of the Humanist Pedagogy movement.

Riga, Latvia—A group of 25, including an Ambassador for Peace, carried the Peace Road 2016 banner on a march through the center of Riga.

Riga, Latvia—UPF-Latvia held a program on “Successful Marriage Preparation” to celebrate both International Day of Families and Global Day of Parents.

As part of UPF-Eurasia's Baltic Dialogue project, a group of long-distance runners set out from St. Petersburg Sept. 20, 2014 in a super-marathon relay run for peace, commemorating the UN International Day of Peace 2014. They arrived in Vilnius, Latvia, on Sept. 28.

Riga, Latvia - UPF held a Peace and Security Forum in Riga, Latvia, on Sept. 28, 2013 on the theme “The Baltics and Russia: Toward a Common European Future” as part of UPF's Baltic Dialogue Initiative.

Riga, Latvia - UPF-Latvia observed the International Day of Peace with presentations on September 20 to secondary school students on the theme "Education for Peace."

Riga, Latvia- UPF-Latvia marked the International Day of Peace on Sept. 22, 2012, by inviting a professor from the military academy, Gen. Karlis Kreslins, to speak on “Prospects for Peace and Security for a Sustainable Future.”

Riga, Latvia - At an orphanage outside Riga damaged by a fire, volunteers cleaned up, repaired furniture, and restored the environment April 14, 2012 in the hopes that it could reopened in the summer.

Riga, Latvia- Mr. Eiji Tokuno, Regional Chair of UPF-Eurasia, visited Riga on Dec. 19, 2011 and met with UPF leaders and Ambassadors for Peace at the Latvia Peace Embassy. Delegations from the neighboring nations of Lithuania and Estonia traveled several hours in order to participate in the regional meeting.

Riga, Latvia - UPF-Latvia held a seminar in Riga on Nov. 6, 2011, on the theme “Marriage and Family – School of Love” for Ambassadors for Peace and educators.

Riga, Latvia -The International Day of Peace was celebrated in Riga on Sunday, September 25 with presentations about the International Day of Peace, education as an instrument to uphold peace, and sports as a tool for spiritual growth.

Riga, Latvia - The Universal Peace Federation-Latvia, convened the first official conference on “The Baltic Dialogue” on June 28. Among the participants were Ambassadors for Peace of Latvia, school teachers, university professors, and leaders of youth grassroots organizations.  Altogether, there were about 30 guests.

Riga, Latvia- Thirty people participated in an event dedicated to the celebration of Africa Day on May 29 in the Latvian Peace Embassy.

Riga, Latvia- UPF-Latvia organized a commemoration of the International Day of Families in Riga on May 15.

Riga, Latvia - At the Peace Embassy in Riga, a March 26, 2011 program was dedicated to UN World Poetry Day, with poems read in Latvian, Russian, Lithuanian, Polish, French and Spanish.

Riga, Latvia- “The Peacemaking Spirit in the 21^st Century” was the topic of the January 30 meeting of Ambassadors for Peace at the UPF Peace Embassy in Riga.

Riga, Latvia - ThePeace Embassy in Latvia was the venue for a friendly meeting on September 25 dedicated to the Day of Peace. People talked about their dreams of peace, played cooperative games, and expressed their musical and artistic talents.

Riga, Latvia - On May 13, a conference was held at the Institute of Transport and Communication in Riga, on the theme of “Future of Family, Future of the Nation.” Altogether 70 people participated, including students, professors and Ambassadors for Peace.

Riga, Latvia - On October 23 at the Latvian Peace Embassy Ambassadors for Peace held a meeting of the Latvia Peace Council. The main topic was the report about the International Leadership Conference and marriage blessing that took place in Korea earlier that month.