The document provides information from the 2012 annual report of the Universal Peace Federation. It summarizes their activities honoring the legacy of their founder Dr. Sun Myung Moon after his passing, including memorial services and world leader tributes. It also outlines UPF's leadership conferences, initiatives for peace and security, interfaith cooperation, strengthening families, and support for United Nations commemorative days around the world.
2. A memorial service for the UPF Founder, who passed away September 3, 2012 at
age 92
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sun Myung Moon
3. A September 15 memorial service at the Cheongshim Peace Center in Korea
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sun Myung Moon
4. A UPF delegation was among the 30,000 mourners.
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sun Myung Moon
5. In Pyongyang, North Koreans offer condolences to his son Rev. Hyung Jin Moon.
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sun Myung Moon
6. Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sun Myung Moon
“His immense work for peace, the spiritual values which he
embodied, and his exemplary life entirely dedicated to God and
humanity draw admiration.”
– Pascal I. Koupaki, Prime Minister of Benin
“I pray to the Almighty God to have mercy on the departed soul
and grant him eternal blessings in heaven.”
– Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia
“I strongly believe that Father Moon's message of peace and love
will spread all over the world.”
– Baburam Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal
7. Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sun Myung Moon
“Reverend Moon will long be remembered as a consummate
advocate of world peace.”
– Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of Nigeria
“May we find the courage and wisdom to lead and to continue the
vision and work he dedicated his life, to realize world peace in our
lifetime.”
– Johnson Toribiong, President of Palau
“The contributions and efforts of Rev. Moon to create
understanding and peace amongst the peoples of the world are
internationally acknowledged and appreciated.”
– Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa
8. Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Sun Myung Moon
“He will be remembered as a man of peace and love.”
– Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands
“Dr. Sun Myung Moon touched the lives of thousands of youth
and families throughout Sri Lanka.”
– Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka
“His often-repeated motto „One family under God‟ is a constant
reminder that we are all children of God.”
– Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines
“Please accept my sincere condolences and sympathies.”
– Ma Ying-jeou, President of Taiwan
10. Leadership Conferences
UPF encourages leaders to apply spiritual
principles to the tasks of resolving conflict and
reconciling the divided human family.
29. Leadership and Good Governance Award:
H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
President of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly
and High Representative Designate for the UN Alliance of Civilizations
30. Leadership and Good Governance Award:
Prof. Ibrahim Gambari
Former African Union-United Nations
Special Representative for Darfur
31. Peace and Security
People-to-people diplomacy
Consultations among scholars, diplomats, government
officials, civil society representatives, and religious leaders
32. Washington DC, USA:
Peace and Security Forums
“The Arab Spring: One Year Later”
“Transnational Crime in the Americas”
“Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia and Oceania”
“North Korea in Its Third Generation of Leadership”
“Russia‟s Role in Stability in Eurasia and the Far East”
“Rebirth of the International Market System”
“The Tragedy and Hope for Syria”
“The Face of Human Trafficking in America”
“The Sahel Region of West Africa: Permanent Crisis?”
“Tensions between China and Japan”
33. Israel: Peace and Security Forums
“Contemporary Aspects of National Resilience”
“The Input that the International Powers have on the
Development and Sustainability of Israel‟s National
Resilience”
34. Japan: Peace Diplomats Forums
“A Dilemma of the Post-Dictatorial Era”
“Lessons of Fukushima”
“Universal Values and the Responsibility to Protect”
53. Interfaith Understanding & Cooperation
UPF calls on people of faith to honor the Divine indwelling in
a way that encourages understanding, respect, and
cooperation among people of all faiths for the well-being of
our communities and peace in the world.
61. United Nations
Religious leaders and faith-based NGO heads join
diplomats and the President of the General Assembly in
a celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
62. Consultations
Abuna Paulos I, Patriarch of the
Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Coptic Pope Theodoros II
of Alexandria, Egypt
64. UN Relations
UPF is an NGO in Special Consultative Status
with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
It supports and promotes the work of the United Nations
and the achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals.
65. UN World Interfaith Harmony Week:
First Week of February
Motto: “Love of God and Love of the Neighbor”/”Love of the Good and Love of the
Neighbor”
Celebration
at the UN
General
Assembly
Hall
67. UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
Zambia
Israel
Programs in Africa and the Middle East
68. UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
ALSO:
Canada
Colombia
Ecuador
St. Lucia
Honduras Brazil
ChileUS
Programs in the Americas:
69. UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
ALSO: India, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan
Thailand Japan
Australia
Philippines
Indonesia
Programs in Asia and Oceania
70. UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
Programs in Eurasia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
MoldovaRussia
Kazakhstan
71. UN World Interfaith Harmony Week
ALSO:
Albania
Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
UK
Poland
Netherlands
Italy
Programs in Europe
Slovakia
Hungary
Poland
72. UN International Women‟s Day: March 8
Theme for 2012: “Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty”
Washington DC, USA
73. UN International Women‟s Day:
Argentina
Burkina Faso
Central African
Republic
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Ghana
India
Nepal
Peru
Russia
UK
US
Uruguay
Observed in 14 nations
77. UN International Women‟s Day
Programs in Europe and Eurasia
United Kingdom
Russia
Czech Republic Georgia
Estonia
78. UN International Day of Families: May 15
Theme for 2012: “Ensuring Work Family Balance”
Malaysia
79. Observed in 71 nations
Afghanistan
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Brazil
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Colombia
Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Czech
Republic
DR Congo
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Finland
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Guyana
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mali
Marshall Is.
Mauritius
Moldova
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Russia
Rwanda
San Marino
Senegal
South Korea
Sierra Leone
Solomon Is.
Somalia
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
Suriname
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
U.K.
U.S.
Ukraine
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
80. UN International Day of Families
ALSO:
Angola
Benin
Cameroon
Congo
Cote
d‟Ivoire
Ethiopia
Ghana
Israel
Mauritius
Niger
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra
Leone
Somalia
Turkey
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Rwanda
Kenya
Turkey
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Programs in Africa and the Middle East
81. UN International Day of Families
ALSO:
Brazil
Canada
Ecuador
Guyana
Jamaica
Peru
St. Lucia
Suriname
US
Uruguay
Programs in the Americas
Nicaragua VenezuelaColombia
ArgentinaParaguay
82. UN International Day of Families
ALSO:
Afghanistan
India
Japan
Malaysia
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Bangladesh
Programs in Asia
Indonesia
Nepal
Cambodia
83. UN International Day of Families
ALSO:
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Programs in Eurasia
ArmeniaBelarus
LithuaniaUkraine
Russia
84. UN International Day of Families
ALSO: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain
Programs in Europe
FinlandIceland
Ireland
San Marino
UK
85. UN International Day of Families
Programs in Oceania
Solomon Islands
New Zealand
Marshall Islands
86. UN International Day of Peace: September 21
Theme for 2012: “Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable
Future”
Japan
88. UN International Day of Peace
Programs in Africa and the Middle East
Zambia
Israel Ethiopia
Nigeria
89. UN International Day of Peace
ALSO:
Brazil
United States
Dominican Republic
Argentina Ecuador
Peru
Programs in the Americas
90. UN International Day of Peace
ALSO:
India
Sri Lanka
Afghanistan
CambodiaMalaysiaTaiwan
Nepal
Programs in Asia
91. UN International Day of Peace
ALSO: Russia EstoniaGeorgia
Moldova UkraineLatvia
Programs in Eurasia
92. UN International Day of Peace
ALSO:
Macedonia
Norway
Spain
Czech Republic
International Day of P
Weltfriedenstag 20
Wildeshausen: Auch der dreijährige Mekke Karac
des Friedenstages eine Papiertaube gestaltet. Bil
Germany
Ital
y
Scotland
Programs in Europe:
94. Other UN Days
Holocaust Memorial Day (January 27)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21)
World Water Day (March 22)
World Environment Day (June 5)
Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (June 4)
Nelson Mandela International Day (July 18)
International Day of Friendship (July30)
International Youth Day (August 12)
United Nations Day (October 24)
International Day for Tolerance (November 16)
Universal Children‟s Day (November 20)
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (December 5)
Human Rights Day (December 10)
International Human Solidarity Day (December 20)
UN commemorative days offer opportunities to develop partnerships
and draw attention to shared concerns.
95. The Americas
Argentina:
World Water
Day, World
Environment Day,
Day of
Friendship, Volunt
eer Day
Canada:
Human Rights Day
Colombia:
World Water Day
Paraguay:
Day of Friendship
Peru:
Human Rights Day
Argentina: World Environment Day
Paraguay:
Day of Friendship
Colombia: World Water Day
97. Eurasia
Estonia: Day of
Tolerance
Georgia: Day of the
Elimination of Racial
Discrimination,
UN Day
Russia: Day of the
Elimination of Racial
Discrimination,
Day of Children‟s
Protection,
Day of Friendship,
Nelson Mandela Day,
UN Day,
Day of Tolerance,
Volunteer Day,
Human Rights Day
Tajikistan: Children‟s
Day
Georgia: UN Day
Russia: Nelson Mandela Day Tajikistan: Children‟s Day
98. Europe
ALSO:
United Kingdom:
Holocaust Memorial Day
at the British Parliament
Belgium:
Human Rights Day
at the European Parliament
in Brussels
Czech Republic:
Human Rights Day
at the European House
in Prague
99. Africa Day, May 25
ALSO:
Australia
Germany
Israel
Kazakhstan
UK
Ecuador Japan
Russia
Ghana
100. Office of UN Relations
New York, USA
Consultation with Hon. Hisham Badr (right), Deputy Foreign Minister of
Egypt, at the opening of the 67th session of the U.N. General Assembly
101. Rio+20
UPF Secretary General Taj Hamad addresses a session of the
UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
102. Participation with UNITAR
UPF staff participated in forums preparing for Rio+20 and the Arms Trade
Treaty organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research
(UNITAR).
104. World Ecological Safety Assembly
UPF Secretary General Taj Hamad addressed the assembly in
Bali, Indonesia. UPF signed a Memorandum of Understanding
with the International Ecological Safety Cooperative Organization.
105. Consultations at the Opening of the
67th Session, UN General Assembly
H.E. Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi
(center), Prime Minister, Samoa
106. Consultations at the Opening of the
67th Session, UN General Assembly
Hon. Nhial Deng Nhial (left), Foreign Minister, South Sudan
107. Consultations at the Opening of the
67th Session, UN General Assembly
Mme. Mintou Doucoure Traore (center), First Lady, Mali
108. Release of DOHA Institute Book
The Doha Institute on the Family sponsored a book linking the UN Millennium
Development Goals to the family. UPF‟s Lynn Walsh was among eight authors who
contributed to this book.
.
109. Program with NGO Committee on
Spirituality, Values & Global Concerns
A Week of Spirituality, Values & Global Concerns, October 22-25
110. Program with NGO Committee on
Spirituality, Values & Global Concerns
Mrs. Genie Kagawa, Deputy Director of UPF‟s Office of UN Relations,
addressing an NGO conference on Healing the Wounds of History
145. In Memoriam
Hon. Aloysia
Inyumba, Minister of
Gender and Family
Promotion, Rwanda
H.E. Fouad El-Turk,
Former Ambassador of
Lebanon to the UN
Abuna Paulos I,
Patriarch, Ethiopian
Orthodox Church
Chief Segun
Olusola, Founder, African
Refugees
Foundation, Nigeria
Sir Peter Tapsell,
Former Speaker, New
Zealand House of
Representatives
Honoring the legacy of Ambassadors for Peace who passed away in 2012
148. Social Media
Facebook:
Universal Peace Federation
International
International Day of Families
Religious Youth Service
Women for Peace
UPF Global Peace Council
Videos: youtube.com/upftv
PowerPoint reports and educational content:
Slideshare.net/UPFInternational
Character education lessons:
Discoveringtherealme.wikispaces.com
descubriendomiverdaderoyo.wikispaces.com
Photo albums:
Picasaweb.google.com/upfinternationalsecretariat
Bookstore: lulu.com/spotlight/upf
LinkedIn: Universal Peace Federation
149. Thank you to the 102 UPF chapters
who sent reports of activities in 2012!
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Brazil
Burkina
Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central
African Rep
Chile
Colombia
Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Czech
Republic
Dominican
Republic
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
Ecuador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Latvia
Lesotho
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Mali
Marshall
Islands
Mauritius
Moldova
Nepal
Netherlands
New
Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Rwanda
San Marino
Scotland
Senegal
Sierra
Leone
Slovakia
Solomon
Islands
Somalia
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United
Kingdom
United
States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
150. In Appreciation to Dr. and Mrs. Sun Myung
Moon, UPF Founders, for Their Guidance and
Support
A birthday gift presented in January 2012 by Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, UPF
President, and Mr. Taj Hamad, Secretary General