About
The Peace & Development Network
A Project of the Universal Peace Federation – UK
Mission
The Universal Peace Federation is a global alliance of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace, a world in which everyone can live in freedom, harmony, cooperation, and co-prosperity for all.
Objectives
- Renewal of the United Nations
- Partnerships among governments, religions, and civil society fostering development grounded in universal values
- A culture of peace through education, sports, arts, media, and service
- A framework for interreligious cooperation
- Conflict prevention and resolution
- Strong, loving family life as a personal contribution to peace
- Character education over the course of life
- One Family Under God™
The Universal Peace Federation’s (UPF) conceives of humanity as ‘One Family Under God’ meaning that humankind is one family beyond faith, race and nationality without prejudice, superiority or inferiority and formed by ‘living for the sake of others’.
The UPF promotes the accomplishment of the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals.
UPF seeks to promote dialogue and understanding, as a means of resolving conflict and establishing lasting peace.
Universal Peace Federation Founders: Dr. Sun Myung Moon and Mrs Hak Ja Han Moon
Universal Peace Federation – UK
Patron: Lord King of West Bromwich
UPF – UK Trustees:
- Dr David Earle
- Mr Ronald German
- Dr David Hanna
- Ms. Saleha Begum Jaffer
- Dr Raheem Khan
- Mrs Joyce Suda
- Mr Robert Williamson
UPF – UK Secretariat:
Robin Marsh: Secretary General
Cllr. Margaret Ali: Director
Areas of Activities:
- Community Cohesion Working Group Members
- Interfaith Committee Members
- Environment Chapter Members
- Marriage and Family Committee Members
- Peace and Development Committee and Partners
- British Academy for World Peace Advisers and Secretariat
- Artists for Peace Committee
Websites:
Main UPF – UK Website www.uk.upf.org
Videos are also uploaded on Youtube. http://uk.youtube.com/PeaceDevelopmntNetwk
International UPF Website: www.upf.org
Events:
Together with our partners we held a Global Peace Festival with our partners on November 22nd 2008 at Excel Centre, London. http://www.globalpeacefestival-uk.org/
The Global Peace Festival and UPF promote the fulfillment of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
- Eradicating extreme poverty
- Achieve universal primary education
- Promote gender equality and empower women
- Reduce child mortality
- Improve maternal health
- Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
- Environmental sustainability
- Global Partnership for development
neena said
In order to succeed, the Federation needs to involve more people by making it ‘the organisation to be in’. Get the youth, so the next generation will already imbibe the qualities and values and ideas that they pass on to their children, of the brotherhood of man.
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