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10 Years UPF Worldwide and
in Austria
In order
to honor 10 years of UPF work
internationally and in
Austria, a meeting of Austrian
members oft he Universal Peace
Federation (UPF) and Peace Ambassadors was organized in Villa Riehl in Seebenstein, a beautiful
location in the south of Vienna. UPF was founded on
September 12, 2005 in New York. Rev. Dr. Sun Myung
Moon held the Inaugurational Speeech at the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln
Center in New York with 376 Delegates
of 157 nations being present. His topic was:“God’s Ideal Family- the Model for World Peace“.
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Mr. Peter Haider reported about the activities of UPF in Austria over the last 10 years: Interreligious encounters, cultural performances and political discussions
relating to countries and peoples around
the globe. More than
300 events have been held, small
and big – up to 200 people
attending conferences organized at the Vienna
International Centre (United Nations).
Mr. Jaques Marion, General Secretary of UPF-Europe gave an extensive report about the World Summit 2015 in Korea, and the then introduced the founder’s vision
for UPF and finally spoke about
future projects and the continuation
of the Europe-Eurasia dialogue which had started
in 2012.
Mag. Maria Pammer reported about an impressive project with young Palestinians,
which she has organized with
the help of her son, Bogdan Pammer and in cooperation
with local friends around the town of
Steyr, a twin town of Bethlehem.
Mrs. Elisabeth Cook spoke about her experience in organizing yearly conferences on the „International
Day of Families“ and about attending
„European and International Leadership“ seminars with Peace
Ambassadors in Austria and abroad.
Ms. Joana Peirera brought the young spirit of
Youth-UPF, which gave us a lot of
hope for the future.
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Dr. Leo Gabriel spoke about the initiative „Peace in Syria“ and his recent
visit of the Kurdish area
there. Peace Ambassador Abdul Kadir Bekri Hamdan from the Horn of Africa News Agency, also working as a diplomat from Eritrea, spoke with high appreciation of the magic of
UPF and its peace building capacity, hoping that the states
belonging to the „Horn of Africa“
can utilize UPF for their peace
building process.
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Finally „Ambassadors for Peace“
awards were handed over to
Mr. Triloki N. Ahuja and Prince Augustin Pallikunnel, who
are coming from a Hindu respectively a
Christian background. Both were born in India
and contibuted to the development
of the work
of Civil society NGOs in Austria.
The meeting which
had started in the afternoon finished
with dinner, which turned into
a garden barbecue party, as the
weather was still beautiful
and warm.
All together 80 people attended.
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10 Years – a Picture per Year:
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Europe
and Russia - Partners in a globalized World (Oktober
2012) |
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Reconciliation and
the Role of Global Peace Festivals (April 2009) |
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Building
Bridges to Bethlehem (Juli 2007) |
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Die Universal Peace Federation
feierte in Österreich den 10. Geburtstag am 12. September 2015 in der Villa Riehl in Seebenstein. Bericht von
mehr als 10 Jahren
aufregender Arbeit für den Frieden von Peter Haider und Mag.
Elisabeth Cook. Friedensbotschafter/innen berichteten von Projekten in
Österreich und auch von internationalen Initiativen wie jene für Eritrea.
Jacques Marion, Generalsekretär der UPF in Europa berichtete vom World Summit
2015 in Korea, stellte kurz die Vision des Gründers vor und sprach über
geplante Projekte wie die Weiterführung des seit 2012 laufenden Dialogs Europe-Eurasia. Herr Triloki N. Ahuja und Prince Augustin Pallikunnel
wurden zu „Ambassadors
for Peace“ ernannt. Die Feier endete mit einer Grillparty.
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Dr.
Moon's Ansprache war der Auftakt zu einer weltweiten
Tour, die den 85-jährigen in den nächsten drei Monaten in 100 Städte auf
allen Erdteilen führen wird, um diese Botschaft zu verbreiten. |
