- Written by: UPF Europe and Middle East
This session provided an introduction to the UPF Founders’ vision and the peacebuilding principles, featuring the two projects recently launched by the Universal Peace Federation: the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) and the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD).

- Written by: Dr. Katsumi Otsuka, President, UPF Europe & Middle East
Welcoming remarks of Dr Katsumi Otsuka in support of UPF, the ILC, and the Inauguration of the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development in Europe and the Middle East.

- Written by: Dr. Jan Figel, the European Union special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU
Intervention of Dr. Jan Figel, the European Union special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, at the international leadership conference in Vienna, Austria.