The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) was launched in 2005 to promote peacebuilding initiatives around the world. UPF focuses on interfaith peacebuilding, strengthening relationships with the United Nations, addressing issues of peace and security, and empowering youth and families. Some of UPF's key activities include hosting interfaith dialogues and conferences, organizing events at the UN, commemorating days like the International Day of Peace, and supporting peace walks, service projects, and sports tournaments that engage youth. UPF's founders have also undertaken peace tours across multiple countries in North America, South America, and other regions to promote their message of peace.

1. Universal Peace Federation
Peacebuilding in the Americas

2. UPF Launched with a Peace Tour in 2005
US: Following the inauguration of the
Universal Peace Federation in New York
on September 12, 2005, Rev. Dr. Sun
Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon
took the Peace Message to 120 cities in
120 days.

3. World Assembly
Flags from 192 nations flank the auditorium for the UPF World Assembly in New York
City following the UPF Founders’ Peace Tours of 2005 and 2006.

4. Core Principles
• We are one human family created by God.
• The highest qualities of the human being are
spiritual and moral.
• The family is the "school of love and peace."
• Living for the sake of others.
• Peace comes through cooperation beyond the
boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and nationality.

5. UPF’s Core Areas of Work
• Interfaith Peacebuilding
• UN Relations
• Peace & Security
• Strengthening Marriage & Family
• Youth & Service

6. Interfaith
Peacebuilding

7. Interfaith Peacebuilding
• Conferences
• Learning from each other
• Interfaith councils
Religious leaders
welcome participants to
a World Interfaith
Assembly.

8. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Argentina: World Interfaith Harmony Week program

9. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Brazil: Interfaith rally on the International Day of Peace

10. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Brazil: Interfaith Harmony Week celebrations at the Sao Paulo City Hall and Sao Paulo
State Congress

11. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Chile: World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration

12. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Colombia: Various places of worship host World Interfaith Harmony Week forums.

13. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Ecuador: World Interfaith Harmony Week programs

14. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Ecuador: Religious leaders participate in an International Day of Peace observance at
the former Senate Hall

15. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Honduras: World Interfaith Harmony Week program

16. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Peru: Inauguration of the interfaith Bethlehem Park

17. Interfaith Peacebuilding
Peru: Forum in a mosque on the oneness of God

18. UN
Relations

19. Rev. Sun Myung Moon
speaking at the United Nations
USA: Address at the United Nations in New York, August 2000

20. UN Relations
Promoting an interreligious council at the UN
2004
Promote Interreligious Dialogue, G.A. resolution 59/23
(Sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of
the Philippines to the United Nations)
2006
Tripartite Interfaith Forums begin at the UN:
Partnership of Member States, UN bodies, & NGOs
2007
Establishment of a Focal Unit in the Department of
Economic and Social Affairs at the UN,
G.A. Resolution 61/221
2007 &
2008
High-Level Dialogues in the General Assembly on
Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and
Cooperation for Peace
2011
World Interfaith Harmony Week, G.A. resolution:
first week of February every year

21. UN Relations
USA: First World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration in the UN General Assembly Hall

22. UN Relations
USA: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed a gala Anniversary Celebration of
the establishment of the African Union / Organization for African Unity.

23. UN Relations
BRAZIL: UPF Secretary General Taj Hamad addresses a session of the
UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

24. UN Relations
USA: UPF joined diplomats and other NGOs in launching a campaign opposing human
trafficking as a side event to the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York

25. UN Relations
USA: UPF organized a forum on “The Family as the Social Driver for Development”
at the ECOSOC chamber, sponsored by the ambassadors of El Salvador and Nigeria to the UN

26. UN Relations
USA: UPF’s Leadership and Good Governance Award presented to H.E. Dr. John Ashe,
President of the UN General Assembly 2013-14, former Ambassador of Antigua & Barbuda

27. UN Relations
Argentina: International Women’s Day programs

28. UN Relations
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Argentina: Recognizing people for outstanding service to their community and the nation on
the UN International Day of Volunteers

29. UN Relations
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Ecuador: A representative of UN Women addresses an International Day of Peace program
in the former Senate Hall

30. UN Relations
Peru: International Women’s Day programs in the National Congress

31. UN Relations
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Peru: UN Human Rights Day forum in the National Congress

32. UN Relations
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Uruguay: An International Women’s Day forum on empowering rural women

33. UN Relations
Paraguay and Argentina: Programs
on the UN International Day of
Friendship (established in 2011 at
the initiative of Paraguay)

34. UN Relations
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
US: International Women’s Day forum at the Rayburn House of Representatives Office
Building in Washington, DC

35. Peace
&
Security
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana

36. Peace & Security
Office of Peace and Security Affairs, Washington DC forums:
• China as a Partner for Economic and Political Stability in Asia
and the World
India as a Facilitator for Stability and Confidence Builder
• Transnational Crime in the Americas
• Human Trafficking and Poverty: A Critical Connection
• Peace Zones as Avenues for Stability in South Sudan, Syria,
Colombia and Korea
• Faith, Religion and International Security
• Rescue of the Global Democratic Ideal
• Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia
• The Arab Spring
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana

37. Peace & Security
US: Forum on peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula with Amb. Christopher Hill,
former head of the US delegation to the 6-party talks, as keynote speaker

38. Peace & Security
US: Peace and Security forum in Washington DC on “The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: Return
of the Caliphate?”

39. Peace & Security
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Brazil: Inaugurating the Peace Bell during the International Day of Peace program

40. Peace & Security
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Bolivia: Lighting candles for peace on the International Day of Peace

41. Peace & Security
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Costa Rica: International Day of Peace program

42. Peace & Security
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Ecuador: International Day of Peace program in the former Senate Hall

43. Peace & Security
Guyana: Prime Minister Samuel Hinds leads a peace march through the capital,
Georgetown, on the International Day of Peace

44. Peace & Security
Nicaragua: International Day of Peace program

45. Strengthening Marriage
&
Family
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana

46. Strengthening Marriage & Family
Argentina: International Day of Families program honoring couples married more than 25 years

47. Strengthening Marriage & Family
Brazil: International Day of Families programs

48. Strengthening Marriage & Family
Colombia: International Day of Families program

49. Strengthening Marriage & Family
Ecuador: On the International Day of Families, Dr. Juan Vasconez of UNICEF
addresses a capacity crowd at the Quito City Hall.

50. Strengthening Marriage & Family
Peru: International Day of Families programs in Lima at the National Congress

51. Strengthening Marriage & Family
Uruguay: Ten couples married for 40
years or more were honored with
certificates, and balloons with
children’s drawings were released.

52. Strengthening Marriage & Family
Uruguay: An international Day of Families Symposium
in the Annex of the Legislative Palace

53. Strengthening Marriage & Family
US: Popular speaker and author Deepak Chopra (inset) addresses an International Day of
Families program at the United Nations headquarters in New York

54. Strengthening Marriage & Family
US: National Day of Parents awards in California (top) and New Jersey (bottom)

55. Strengthening Marriage & Family
Venezuela: International Day of Families program honors exemplary families.

56. Youth
&
Service
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Sports for Peace Tournament: Italy

57. Youth & Service
Argentina: Martial Arts World Cup in Buenos Aires

58. Youth & Service
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Sports for Peace Tournament: Italy
Guatemala: Intergenerational community improvement project

59. Youth & Service
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Honduras: Young and old work together to create a community mural as part of a
Religious Youth Service Project.

60. Youth & Service
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Sports for Peace Tournament: Italy
Peru: Youth bring gifts to less-fortunate children.

61. Youth & Service
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Sports for Peace Tournament: Italy
Venezuela: Painting at an orphanage in La Rinconada

62. Youth & Service
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Religious Youth Service projects

63. Toward Peace
& Development
in the Americas
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Sports for Peace Tournament: Italy

64. UPF Founders’ Peace Tour 2005
Uruguay
Argentina
Brazil
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Guyana
Barbados
Dominican Republic
Costa Rica
Mexico
Uruguay: Meeting with President
Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas

65. Americas Summit 2008
US: America’s Summit speakers, Washington DC and College Station, Texas: Felipe Gonzalez
(Spain), George H.W. Bush (U.S.), Julio Sanguinetti (Uruguay), Jorge Quiroga (Bolivia)

66. World Summit 2013
Speakers from Canada, Nicaragua, Panama, and the US addressed issues of peace and
development at UPF’s World Summit 2013.

67. World Summit 2014
Dr. Luis Federico Franco Gomez (former president of Paraguay) and
Dr. Julio Maria Sanguinetti (former president of Uruguay)
addressed UPF’s World Summit 2014.
US Senator Orrin
Hatch sent a
congratulatory
message.

68. Argentina: International
Leadership Conference at
the Chamber of Deputies

69. Argentina: Prizes for the International Poetry Contest for the International Day of Peace and art
contest for the International Day of Friendship

70. Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Brazil: Festival of Nations celebrates the diversity of Brazil’s people.

71. Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Paraguay: Program on New Ideas for a Society of Greater Justice and Solidarity

72. Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Peru: Numerous UPF programs take place in the national Congress.

73. Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Peru: Meeting of the Christian Leaders Alliance

74. World Peace Tour
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
US: American Leadership Conference in Miami brings together North American and
Caribbean leaders.

75. World Peace Tour
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
US: American Leadership Conference in Washington DC.

76. World Peace Tour
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
US: Ambassador for Peace appointments at an American Leadership Conference in
Los Angeles, California

77. World Peace Tour
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
US: American Leadership Conference in Chicago, Illinois

78. World Peace Tour
Prime Minister Leading a Peace Walk: Guyana
Canada: Conference on the Quest for True Canadian Values

79. www.UPF.org
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