- Written by: Maria Gabriella Mieli, vice president, WFWP-Italy
Carini, Italy—UPF was one of several organizations that held an event at a Sicilian high school to celebrate the International Day for Tolerance.
- Written by: Chantal Chételat Komagata, secretary general, UPF-Switzerland
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland—Twenty couples, representing different faiths and cultural backgrounds, took part in an International Peace Blessing ceremony.
- Written by: Peter Haider, president, UPF-Austria Chapter: Austria
Vienna, Austria—About 100 guests attended a panel discussion on human rights in the Horn of Africa in relation to the recent phenomenon of migration.
- Written by: Giuseppe Calì, regional president, FFWPU-Southern Europe
Rome, Italy—The International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace had its Italian inauguration at a conference in the Parliament.
- Written by: Dejan Perhat, secretary general, UPF-Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia—Croatia has become part of the international Peace Road initiative with the occurrence of the first Peace March.
- Written by: Wim Koetsier, secretary general, UPF-Netherlands
Utrecht, the Netherlands—With the Netherlands joining the UN Security Council in 2018, UPF organized a discussion of the nation’s greater role in international affairs and worldwide security issues.
- Written by: UPF-Upper Austria
Linz, Austria—The fourth Interreligious Breakfast of 2017 focused on the theme “You Shall Be a Blessing.”
- Written by: Milo Klas, secretary general, UPF-Slovakia Chapter: Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia—The 400-year period from the Protestant Reformation (1517) to the Russian Revolution (1917) was the topic of a UPF event.