Interreligious Association for Peace and Development

On October 17^th 2018, the European IAPD Office was opened in Vienna by Dr. Michael Balcomb, the chairman of UPF in Europe and Mr. Peter Haider, president of UPF Austria. The office is located in the premises of Peace Museum Vienna in the city centre. UPF Ambassadors for Peace and core staff members attended the opening event. After the participants introduced themselves, Dr. Balcomb gave an inspiring report about the Balkan Peace Road experience that had just finished. Dr. Ali Dr. Ali AhmadAhmad, the director of Peace Museum Vienna spoke about the establishment of the Museum in June 2014 and expressed his hope for future cooperation of the two organizations. Afterwards several Peace Ambassadors reported on their activities and discussed plans for the future.

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Peace Day Launch for IAPD Geneva/Swiss Chapter Geneva, Switzerland - The Geneva/Swiss chapter of the Interreligious Association for Peace and Development was inaugurated in the Ecumenical Center of Geneva. The launch took place during a conference held on September 21, 2018, by UPF in partnership with WFWP, as well as the Geneva Interfaith Intercultural Alliance and the Fribourg Peace Forum. On this 37th International Day of Peace, one could equally celebrate the 70 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 70 years of the World Council of Churches.

Interreligious Association for Peace and Development for Europe and the Middle East UPF-Europe, Vienna - The Inauguration of IAPD for Europe and the Middle East was an integral part of the ILC. It is time for humanity to embrace universally shared values, going beyond differences of ideology, race, nationality and religion, and pursue a path of mutual cooperation and mutual prosperity.