Peace and security
UPF acknowledges the need for careful and proportionate use of power, including political, economic, military and civil society power to sustain lasting peace. However, we strongly emphasize "soft power" solutions as essential to peacebuilding. A leading exponent of “track two” diplomacy, UPF emphasizes the role and responsibility of religious and spiritual leaders to transcend historical self-interest and pursue the ideal of “One family under God.” |
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UPF-Canada and UPF-EUME Hold 6th Webinar: “Viewing the DPRK from Within”
UPF-Canada—The sixth webinar in UPF-Canada’s “Viewing the DPRK from Within” series was held on September 7, 2023, in conjunction with UPF Europe and Middle East.
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ILC Cambodia 2023: Executive Report
Phnom Penh, Cambodia—The ILC Cambodia 2023 on the theme “Peace and Democracy” featured several participants from Europe and the Middle East.
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UPF-UK Invites ‘Global South’ Viewpoints
London, United Kingdom—The speakers were from nations whose viewpoints often are overlooked.
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UPF-EUME Seeks ‘New Vision’ for Unified Korea
Europe and the Middle East—A UPF webinar focused on finding a new vision for Korean peace and unification.
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Swiss Posit Neutrality as Path to Korea Peace
Geneva, Switzerland—Experts set out proposals for Korean reunification during a discussion co-sponsored by UPF.
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UPF-Italy Peace Forum Discusses the Suffering of Migrants
Rome, Italy—Migrants often are caught between “an uninhabitable origin and an inhospitable destination.”
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UPF-France Supports Afghan Association
Paris, France—UPF was represented at a conference at the National Assembly about the situation of Afghans.
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EUME IAAP Considers a Neutral Korea
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland—Two scholars and an activist were invited to give their views on a neutral Korean Peninsula.
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Peace Summit 2023: Session VI-A: Europe and the Middle East
Seoul, South Korea—“Prospects for Peace in Southeast Europe,” which took place on May 4, 2023, was one of the regional peacebuilding sessions of Peace Summit 2023, organized by UPF International.
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Peace Summit 2023: Session VII-C – IAPP
Seoul, South Korea—Legislators and parliamentarians representing their countries all over the world are given the ability to address their countries’ problems.
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Peace Summit 2023: Opening Ceremony & Special Plenary
UPFI—The Peace Summit 2023 on the theme of “Contemporary Challenges to Global Order: Toward a World Culture of Peace” convened on May 2-6 in Seoul, Korea.
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Peace Summit 2023: Session IIB: Elders Roundtable
Seoul, South Korea—A new UPF initiative seeks to apply the wisdom and experience of society’s elders.
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IAAP-Russia Explores Relations with Two Koreas
Moscow, Russia—Two speakers pondered Russia’s future with its neighbors on the Korean Peninsula.
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EUME IAAP Asks: Can Korea Be Neutral?
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland—A UPF webinar asked if the two Koreas could end their decades-long separation by embracing political neutrality.
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UPF-Slovakia Observes International Women’s Day
Bratislava, Slovakia—A noted journalist spoke on “Women and Violence in the Middle East.”
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UPF-Slovakia Discusses Two Nations with Keys to Peace and War
Bratislava, Slovakia—UPF invited a Slovak columnist and former intelligence officer to give his insights into Russia and China.
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UPF-Canada Holds 5th Webinar: “Viewing the DPRK from Within”
UPF-Canada—The fifth of UPF’s signature series of webinars under the title “Viewing the DPRK from Within” was held on February 23, 2023.
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Diplomats Provide Euro-View of Middle East
Geneva, Switzerland—The webinar “A European Angle on Peace in the Middle East" featured the perspectives of two diplomats.
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Al-Liqa’ Conference: Day 2, Sessions 3 and 4
Bethlehem, Palestine—The final sessions of the Al-Liqa’ conference focused on the reality of Christians in the Middle East.
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For New Year, UPF-Spain Holds Peace Celebration
Madrid, Spain—The interfaith event was dedicated to the current situations in Ukraine and Iran.
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