Quarterly newsletter Number 3

Paris, France—More than 100 participants gathered to inaugurate the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD).

Tirana, Albania—UPF-Albania is proud to announce that UPF Local Peace Councils have been established in 58 of the nation’s 61 municipalities.

Prague, Czech Republic—In recognition of Human Rights Day, UPF held a conference titled “Europe and the Future of Human Rights.”

Strasbourg, France—A UPF conference in the European Parliament on “Europe and the Future of Human Rights” brought together eminent scholars and human rights activists.

Intervention of Dr. Adrian Holderegger, Professor Emeritus of theological ethics, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, at the European Leadership Conference in Strasbourg, France.

Intervention of Dr. Aaron Rhodes, former executive director of the International Helsinki Federation, Germany, at the European Leadership Conference in Strasbourg, France.

Bratislava, Slovakia—Honoring the 70^th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UPF organized a program titled “Are Human Rights in Europe in Peril?”

Monza, Italy—The local chapter of UPF held its annual commemoration of the day when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights came into existence.

London, United Kingdom—The UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was marked by a conference held in the House of Lords.

UPF-Denmark’s Peace Road 2018 event included a peace march and a symposium with the theme “How to Promote Dialogue.”

Intervention of Hon. Hennicot-Schoepges at the inauguration of IAPP in Rabat, Morocco, on 7 November, 2018.

Intervention of Hon. Habib El Malki, president of the House of Representatives, at the inauguration of IAPP in Rabat, Morocco, on 7 November, 2018.

The consequences of a law making medically assisted procreation easier were discussed at a Paris forum.

Kviv, Ukraine—The Ukrainian chapter of Interreligious Association for Peace and Development was inaugurated during a UPF conference.

Vienna, Austria—The Interreligious Association for Peace and Development opened its European office in the premises of Peace Museum Vienna.