Marriage and family

A survey conducted by UPF found that Muscovites’ awareness of the UN-designated day is growing.

International Day of Families Observed in Switzerland: Declaration of the Interfaith Youth Council Assembly of May 14, 2019

Session II: “War and Crisis Zones: Maintaining Familial Resilience” of the conference on interfaith cooperation and the family, held at the World Council of Churches, co-sponsored by UPF.

Session III: “Thriving Families and Social Wellbeing” of the conference on interfaith cooperation and the family, held at the World Council of Churches, co-sponsored by UPF.

Session I: 13th Youth Interfaith Council Session: “What Can Families Contribute to Faith, Social Stability and Human Development?”

Opening panel of the conference on interfaith cooperation and the family, held at the World Council of Churches, co-sponsored by UPF.

UPF co-sponsored a conference on interfaith cooperation and the family, held at the World Council of Churches.

Excerpt of Intervention of H.E. Archbishop Ivan Jurkowich, head of the mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, at the commemoration of the International Day of Families in Geneva, Switzerland, on 14 May 2019.

Excerpt of Intervention of Rev. Dr. Peniel Rajkumar, executive director, Interfaith Program, World Council of Churches, at the commemoration of the International Day of Families in Geneva, Switzerland, on 14 May 2019.

Budapest, Hungary—Hungarian-Filipino couples took part in a UPF event that focused on intercultural marriages.

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

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

Steyr, Austria—UPF of Upper Austria hosted an interfaith breakfast in a local mosque with the theme “Motherliness – Unifying Force in Family and Society.”

Munich, Germany—To mark the 2018 International Day of Peace, UPF-Munich organized an interreligious peace meeting, as it has done every year for the past ten years.

Frankfurt, Germany—The guest speaker at a UPF program showed how to have constructive communication in the family and elsewhere.

Bergen aan See, Netherlands—Participants from seven nations of Europe, the Middle East and Eurasia attended a seminar on the UPF Vision and Peace Principles.

Birmingham, United Kingdom—Sixty couples from many different backgrounds took part in a World Peace Blessing held by UPF and an affiliated organization.

Stuttgart, Germany—About 110 members of the MIHR Foundation, a Muslim group, attended a UPF event that included a World Peace Blessing.

Stockholm, Sweden—Members of the Swedish-Thai community took part in a UPF Family Celebration and a World Peace Awards ceremony.

Bonn, Germany—Attachment, the deep emotional bond that underlies the parent-child relationship, was the topic of a talk organized by UPF.