Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD)

The new interreligious association, known provisionally as the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development, was launched on November 13, 2017, at an International Leadership Conference in Seoul, South Korea, with the vision that not only should religions cooperate with one another—Christian, Muslim, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain, and others—they should also work together with the leaders of governments and civil society and the private sector, as partners, for the sake of building the world envisioned by our founders, our ancestors, and, indeed, all people.

Read the mission statement by Dr Thomas Walsh, President of UPF International

Summit August 2022: Session 7c

Seoul, Republic of Korea—The third day of the Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference featured a gathering of the Interreligious Assembly for Peace and Development (IAPD).
UPF-Spain Holds Interfaith Congress

Madrid, Spain—How religions face the global ecological crisis was the main question.
Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference: Executive Summary

Seoul, Korea—International leaders at the Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference affirmed their support for global peacebuilding.
Summit August 2022: Session I

Seoul, South Korea—UPF’s Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference opened with visions of a global culture of peace.
EUME ILC July-August 2022: London Session IV

London, United Kingdom—The creation of an interreligious council at the UN was the focus of the ILC’s fourth session.
UPF-Slovakia Shows Various Paths to Faith

Bratislava, Slovakia—An interfaith lecture series is meant to foster a deeper understanding of faiths other than one’s own.
UPF-France Scriptural Reasoning Seeks Reconciliation

Paris, France—The monthly interfaith meeting had the theme "Reconciliation in Daily Life."
UPF-France Scriptural Reasoning Honors Family Day

Paris, France—Dialogue & Alliance organized its monthly interfaith meeting in recognition of International Day of Families.
As War Broke Out, Believers Prayed for Peace

Europe and the Middle East—IAPD responded to the start of war in Europe by calling for six weeks of interfaith prayers.
EUME ILC2022 Focuses on UN Reforms

Europe and the Middle East— An interreligious council was one of the proposals discussed during ILC2022 Session II.
UPF-France Holds 14th Scriptural Reasoning

Paris, France—The monthly interfaith meeting was held on the topic "What Do Spiritual Disciplines Bring Us?”
UPF-France Holds 13th Scriptural Reasoning

Paris, France—"Encountering God in Art" was the theme of the monthly interfaith meeting.
UPF Co-Sponsors Webinar on Freedom of Belief

The Middle East—Academics and experts from diverse fields discussed freedom of thought and belief.
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Italy

Rome, Italy—An audience of over 100 participated in an online commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
UPF-Austria Marks Interfaith Harmony Week

Vienna, Austria—UPF and affiliated organizations celebrated World Interfaith Harmony Week with an interfaith conference.
Russia’s Religious and Cultural Heritage Celebrated

Moscow, Russia—Spiritual principles that promote unity among nationalities and faiths were emphasized.
UPF-France Holds 12th Scriptural Reasoning

Paris, France—The monthly interfaith meeting had the theme “Living with God in Diversity.”
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Moscow

Moscow, Russia—UPF-Russia invited old and new friends to a meeting titled "Harmony-Prayer-Dialogue of Traditions."
World Interfaith Harmony Week Observed in Prague

Prague, Czech Republic—UPF co-sponsored an interfaith commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
Think Tank 2022 Forum EUME: Executive Summary

Europe and the Middle East—The Think Tank 2022 Global Forum focused on opening the path to reconciliation, peace and development.