Middle East

Sidon, Lebanon—Local leaders of Christian and Muslim faiths gathered to share their favorite Scriptures.

Bethlehem, Palestine—The final sessions of the Al-Liqa’ conference focused on the reality of Christians in the Middle East.

Bethlehem, Palestine—The Al-Liqa’ Center's 29^th Annual International Conference on November 25 and 26, 2022, was co-sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation.

Bethlehem, Palestine—The conference ended with a summary and recommendations.

Bethlehem, Palestine—In this session, religious leaders discussed the reality of the Church and Christians in the Middle East.

Bethlehem, Palestine—Day Two began with a session on the family and on women in the Church.

Bethlehem, Palestine—The chairman of UPF-International addressed the Al-Liqa’ 29^th Annual International Conference.

Sidon, Lebanon—Religious leaders studied the words of the UPF founder expressed in Arabic calligraphy.

Istanbul, Turkey—Peace-loving Turkish citizens were encouraged to work together with UPF.

Kirklareli, Turkey—More than 100 people from different countries joined the Peace Road event.

Menjez, Lebanon—A small, ancient village in the north of Lebanon was the site of a Peace Road event.

Pristina, Kosovo—Kosovo’s prime minister was the keynote speaker at a Balkans Leadership Conference held under the auspices of the Government of Kosovo.

The Middle East—Academics and experts from diverse fields discussed freedom of thought and belief.

Intervention of Ms. Lejla Hasandedic-Dapo, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, URI Europe CC Liaison Officer, Turkey, in the IAPD Session of the Think Tank 2022 Forum on 1 February, 2022.

Message of Bishop Munib Younan, Former President of the Lutheran World Federation and Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate (2020), in the Prayer Rally for Peace on the Korean Peninsula” on December 5, 2021.

Europe and the Middle East—A UPF association co-sponsored an intergenerational conference on peace.

Jerusalem, Israel—The president of the Jerusalem Interfaith Forum opened his home to forum members for the celebration.

Europe and the Middle East—Building Middle East peace through arts and culture was the focus of a UPF webinar.

Sidon, Lebanon—UPF held a “Peace Road” event to promote national unity among young people.

The Middle East—The "Playing the Business Card” webinar focused on the potential of economic cooperation.