Switzerland
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Swiss and Italian Children Vie for Peace Cup
Novazzano, Switzerland—Twelve teams of children from Switzerland and Italy competed in the football tournament known as the Peace Cup.
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UPF attended the UN Women’s Guild annual International Charity Bazaar in Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland, 21 Nov. 2017 - UPF Representatives attended and supported the 2017 International Charity Bazaar organized every year in Geneva by the United Nations Women's Guild.
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World Peace Blessing Held in Switzerland
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland—Twenty couples, representing different faiths and cultural backgrounds, took part in an International Peace Blessing ceremony.
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Swiss ‘Peace Road’ Seeks UPF Founder’s Path
Geneva, Switzerland—The 2017 Peace Road recalled the visits to Switzerland between 2005 and 2011 of the late UPF founder.
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Swiss Children Vie for Soccer’s Peace Cup
Novazzano, Switzerland—Ten teams of schoolchildren took part in the 2017 Peace Cup soccer tournament, which “entertains and socializes [and is] not just a competition.”
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UPF Conference Addresses Crisis in Syria
Larnaca, Cyprus—UPF convened the conference, “Syria: Opening Lines of Communication and Soft Power Approaches to Peace,” in Cyprus from December 17 to 19, 2016.
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Conference in Geneva on De-escalation in the Korean Peninsula and East Asia
Geneva, Switzerland -UPF organized a forum on "The Role of Dialogue and Understanding Towards a De-Escalation on the Korean Peninsula and in East Asia" at the Palais des Nations (UN headquarters) in Geneva on Oct. 31, 2014.
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Walter Baar - the return of the family - 10 points
Mr. Walter Baar, Director of the Institute for Trends Research in Austria presented his statistical research in response to the question: Where is our world heading and why does the family need to be protected?
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Carolyn Handschin - Family, a place where human rights' values meet peace and human development
Director of the WFWPI UN Offices, Mrs. Carolyn Handschin’s presentation was “Family: The Place where Human Rights Values meet Peace and Human Development”.
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Josef Gundacker - European family policy analysed
The European Union views families as a source of economic prosperity, in which member states focus on child well-being, gender equality.
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Margriet Heijdemann - The emotional needs of children
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Maria Hildingsson, FACFE - Alliances and strategy for a way forward
Other than the UN commemoration of international family day, there so many treaties, organizations and institutions, so we have so many opportunities:
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Dražen Vukotić - Family values in croatia
The very striking testimony of Mr. Dražen Vukotić, Vice-President, In the Name of the Family-Croatia, showed the power of civil society that brought about the Referendum in Croatia to protect marriage and family in the National Constitution through a constitutional amendment.
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Tim Miller, Ffwpu - Strengthening marriage and family in the 21st century
Mr. Timothy Miller representing the Unificationist perspective as a Vice- President of FFWPU Europe, explained about his personal experience as part of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Moon’s Cross Cultural Marriage Wedding /Blessing and the vision of “World Peace through Ideal Families”.
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Harry Benson - Family breakdown-can government policy influence couples to stay together
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Lynn Walsh - Lack of family in policy at the UN
The first presentation was given by Ms. Lynn Walsh, Office for Marriage & Family of UPF and co-chair of UN NGO Committee on the Family in New York. She mentioned the consistent failure to include the family in policy at the UN.
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Harry Benson - Family breakdown-can government policy influence couples to split up
The first presenter, Mr. Harry Benson, Research Director of the Marriage Foundation-UK asked, “Has government made the problem worse”?
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Maria Hildingsson - FACFE, family policies
Mrs. Maria Hildingsson, SG of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE) based in Brussels, spoke about the value of marriage to society.
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Stephen Stacey - The value of marriage to society
Mr. Stephen Stacey, Educator and Marital-family Policy Specialist from Finland asked the question, “Is a parent’s right to happiness more important than a child's right to get a good start in life?”
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Executive Report of Geneva Track II Consultation: Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria
Executive Report of the UPF Geneva Track 2 Consultation on «Toward Peace and Reconciliation in Syria: The Significance of Religion, Faith-Based Organizations and Civil Society »,Geneva, Switzerland, January 23-24, 2014
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