Peace and security

Seoul, South Korea—World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) was held February 11-14, 2022, with global leaders calling for an end to the Cold War’s last remaining vestige—the divided Korean peninsula.

Gapyeong, Korea—The second “Prayer Rally for Peace on the Korean Peninsula,” held on January 9, 2022, was attended by more than 1 million people.  

Seoul, Korea—American investor and financial commentator Jim Rogers was the keynote speaker for the third Think Tank 2022 Forum.

UPF-International—An end of the year global “Prayer Rally for Peace on the Korean Peninsula” was held December 5, 2021.

Tirana, Albania—Six former heads of state and government attended a Balkans Leadership Conference.

Washington, D.C., United States—The former U.S. vice president was the keynote speaker for the second Think Tank 2022 Forum.

Washington, DC, USA—The first Think Tank 2022 forum series focused on the theme, “Religious Freedom and the Reunification of Korea,” and was held October 16, 2021.

Rome, Italy—Finding new perspectives for peace in Asia was the focus of a roundtable co-sponsored by UPF.

Bratislava, Slovakia—An international audience attended the inauguration of the new UPF Peace Embassy.

Europe and Middle East—The August 2021 ILC’s sixth session was on the theme “The Korean People’s Common History and Culture: Resources for Peace on the Korean Peninsula”

Europe and Middle East—The August 2021 ILC’s seventh session was on the theme “The Role of the Media in contributing to Peace on the Korean Peninsula”

Europe and the Middle East—The International Leadership Conference focused on Korean reunification through economic development and ideologies.

Europe and Middle East—The August 2021 ILC’s third session was on the theme “Prospects for a Northeast Asian Economic Union”

Europe and Middle East—The August 2021 ILC’s fourth session was on the theme “The Potential and Benefits of Trade and Business Activities with North Korea”

Europe and Middle East—The August 2021 ILC’s fifth session was on the theme “Competing Worldviews concerning Korean Reunification: How much will they be a factor in the outcome?”

Europe and Middle East—The August 2021 ILC’s first session was on the theme “The Japan-Korea Tunnel: Toward Northeast Asian Prosperity and a Connected World of Peace”

Europe and Middle East—The August 2021 ILC’s second session was on the theme “The Bering Strait Undersea Tunnel Project”

Moscow, Russia—UPF co-sponsored a Russia-Africa friendship conference that focused on Somalia.

Europe and Middle East—UPF’s Europe-Middle East branch completed an International Leadership Conference from July 27 to 29, 2021 on the theme "theme was “Toward the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula: Best Practices in Track II Diplomacy.”

Europe and Middle East—The July 2021 ILC’s eighth session was on the theme “Beyond Borders: The Peace Road Initiative" & Closing.