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Our Activities & Events

We hold regular events and activities of a wide range of topics and scopes of influence. Below are our upcoming and past events:

We hold regular events and activities of a wide range of topics and scopes of influence. Below are our upcoming and past events:

Statement by the Universal Peace Federation on the First-Instance Verdict Concerning Dr. Hak Ja Han

Father Moon’s Legacy of Faith, Interfaith Cooperation and World Peace Remembered in London

International Media Association for Peace (IMAP) | UPF

International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace

Universal Peace Federation UK and Igbo World Union Strengthen Partnership

International Summit Council for Peace

International Association of Academicians for Peace

International Association for Peace and Economic Development | IAED

Interreligious Association for Peace and Development

Young Leaders Consider AI Ethics, Peacebuilding and Trust

Young Leaders Explore Peacebuilding and Nonviolence | UPF UK

UPF Statement on Court Proceedings Concerning Co-Founder Dr. Hak Ja Han

Restoring Trust for Peace Now: Universal Peace Federation - Summer Events 2026

UPF Summer Events 2026: Restoring Trust for Peace Now

An photo of a meeting in Birmingham to present the Principles of Peace to a diverse audience on 11 June 2026.

Principles of Peace Evening Highlights Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Lorna Marah speaks at a podium during UPF-UK’s Ambassador for Peace Engagement Evening, with a Universal Peace Federation banner beside her.

Ambassadors for Peace Re-Engage for Action | UPF - UK

People from diverse faith traditions stand together overlooking the Earth at sunrise, beneath symbols representing Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism.

When Sacred Calendars Speak Together: Interfaith Lessons for Peace

Poster for IAACP–UK’s Literary Voices of Change event featuring participating poets, authors and moderator at Universal Peace Federation–UK.

Literary Voices of Change: Poetry, Prose and Narrative Perspectives

Symbolic illustration of diverse people connected through dialogue, family, service, culture and global cooperation, with a glowing globe, peace dove, artists, volunteers, children planting a tree and golden pathways representing UPF’s Culture of Peace vision.

Building a Culture of Peace - Universal Peace Federation’s Vision and Contribution

When Words Become Seeds of Peace: Countering Hate Speech and Building a Culture of Peace - A UPF reflection for the United Nations International Day for Countering Hate Speech, June 18, 2026

When Words Become Seeds of Peace: Countering Hate Speech and Building a Culture of Peace

Beyond Institutions: Why Peace Begins in Families and the Human Heart | SDG 16 Conference 2026

A group photo at the end of the latest Universal Peace Federation South London programme

AI Ethics and Artificial Reality: UPF South London in Sutton

Diverse people sit in a circle of dialogue beneath a warm blue and gold sky, with subtle cultural architecture and lights symbolising civilizations listening to one another for peace.

When Civilizations Listen: Dialogue for Peace

World Environment Day 2026 graphic showing hands holding the Earth with a tree growing from it, mountains and greenery in the background, and UPF’s message of one shared home.

World Environment Day 2026: A Shared Home, Shared Heart

Event poster for UPF-UK and IAACP’s “Literary Voices of Change: Poetry, Prose, and Narrative Perspectives,” taking place on Thursday 18 June 2026, 5:30–8:30 pm at 43 Lancaster Gate, London. The green poster features five speaker portraits: Dr Rupak Shrestha, Shan Uday Shankar Durjay, Shahd Kareen, Nabin K Chetttri, and Dr Sangita Swechcha, with the theme of literary reflection, cultural dialogue, and creative expression.

Literary Voices of Change: Poetry, Prose, and Narrative Perspectives - IAACP - UK

A warm, dignified family scene showing parents and children gathered in nature during a sunset.

Global Day of Parents 2026

UPF honours Africa Day 2026, celebrating African unity, spiritual strength, Agenda 2063 and the values that guide peace

Africa Day 2026: Water, Dignity and the Spirit of Peace

Join UPF UK for a mental health awareness evening on burnout, pressure, rest, boundaries and self-care with Dr Saima Niaz.

From Burnout to Balance: Finding Your Way Back

Birmingham Universal Peace Federation Principles of Peace gathering in the kitchen after the meeting.

Principles of Peace Study Evening Explores Conflict and Peacebuilding

Many Homes, Many Traditions, One Shared Hope for Peace 400 - an image that points to faith and family links to the hope for peace at the end of May

When the End of May Speaks in Many Religious Voices | UPF Month of Family

The image depicts a diverse group of people from various cultural backgrounds sitting in a circle indoors, engaging in conversation and artistic activities. They are dressed in traditional clothing representing different cultures, some holding musical instruments like a drum and a violin, while others are painting or writing. In the background, there is a large globe, symbolizing global unity and cultural diversity. The text overlay reads: “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development”

World Day for Cultural Diversity 2026: How Culture Can Build Peace and Dialogue

Participants and speakers at UPF–UK’s Youth Leadership and Development Programme launch in London.

Youth Development and Leadership Programme

Illustration of a family walking together through a peaceful outdoor setting, symbolising family unity, care and shared responsibility for International Day of Families.

Families as the First School of Peace | International Day of Families 2026

A family embracing in a war-torn landscape, with the message that the true legacy of war is carried in human lives, especially families, and a call to remember, reconcile and build peace.

May 8–9: Memory, Reconciliation and Family Responsibility | UPF-UK

Multi-generational family walking hand in hand through a sunlit field, symbolising family unity, intergenerational care and hope for the next generation.

May - UPF Month of Family: Child Wellbeing, Values Education and Peacebuilding

Universal Peace Federation UK and FFWPU - UK Celebration of Marriage, Family and Faith event collage showing interfaith blessing, group photos, family recognition, speakers, music and cake cutting.

Celebration of Marriage, Family and Faith | UPF UK Interfaith Marriage Blessing Event

Diverse volunteers of different generations plant a young tree together in a sunny public green space, symbolising community service, environmental stewardship, and shared responsibility for the Earth.

International Mother Earth Day: Service, Stewardship and Peace

Poster with the message “The measure of leadership is not symbolic representation, but moral adequacy for the moment,” alongside smaller text about choosing a UN Secretary-General with inner freedom, moral seriousness, and independence. The design shows a speaker at a podium, the UN emblem, and hashtags on ethical leadership, peace, and human dignity.

The Measure of the Office - What the United Nations Should Seek in Its Next Secretary-General

Young adults promoting the Youth Leadership and Peacebuilding Programme by UPF UK in London

Youth Leadership & Peacebuilding Programme UK | Build Skills, Confidence and Impact

upcoming

Young people gathered outdoors at a UN-style community gardening activity with the headline “Youth, Service, and Sustainable Communities,” welcoming the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 and highlighting Universal Peace Federation’s April Month of Service.

Youth, Service and Sustainable Communities: SDG 11 and the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

Poster for Holy Pascha 2026 showing a church dome topped with a cross against a glowing sunrise sky, with the words “Holy Pascha 2026” and the Universal Peace Federation emblem in the top right.

Holy Pascha 2026: A Paschal Greeting to Eastern Christians from UPF

UPF UK London mental health awareness event poster for Situationships, Breakups and Emotional Boundaries, featuring relationship wellbeing, healing after breakups, and healthy emotional boundaries.

Situationships, Breakups & Emotional Boundaries | UPF UK

upcoming

Pope Leo XIV Prayer Vigil for Peace: A Fragile Opening for Middle East Dialogue

Sport as a School of Peace: UPF, the UN and the Peacebuilding Power of Sport

Sport as a School of Peace: UPF, the UN and the Peacebuilding Power of Sport

Easter Morning and the Hope That Can Renew the Human Family | UPF UK

Easter Morning and the Hope That Can Renew the Human Family | UPF UK

Family Festival at UPF–UK in London celebrating family, friendship and community, 2 pm 18 April.

A Celebration of Marriage, Family and Faith

Image of Dr Hak Ja Han Moon on a blue background entitled Mother of Peace.

Dr. Hak Ja Han Nominated for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize - Press Release

International Day of Conscience 2026: Peace Begins in Conscience | UPF UK

IAACP Evening Highlights Nepal’s Culture, Resilience and the Power of Storytelling

IAACP Evening Highlights Nepal’s Culture, Resilience and the Power of Storytelling

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, co-founder of the Universal Peace Federation, pictured in a pink suit with floral corsage against a blue background.

Dr. Hak Ja Han Publicly Announced as 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee for Peacebuilding Work

UPF graphic for April as the Month of Service, showing volunteers collecting litter in a park to represent volunteerism, community renewal, environmental care, and practical peacebuilding.

International Day of Zero Waste 2026: From Partnership to Service

Universal Peace Federation graphic for April as the Month of Service, showing volunteers collecting rubbish in a park to promote volunteerism, community renewal, and peacebuilding in April 2026.

April as the Month of Service | UPF on Volunteerism and Community Renewal

Illustration for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination showing two outstretched hands of different skin tones reaching toward each other over a faint world map, with the words “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.”

Against Racial Hatred, For Human Dignity | UPF UK

Universal Peace Federation Principles of Peace programme closing group photo with speakers, guests, and attendees

UPF Principles of Peace Seminar: Foundations, Conflict Resolution and Practical Peacebuilding

Eid Mubarak from Universal Peace Federation - UK | Eid al-Fitr 2026

Quote graphic reading “Technology Needs Ethics” with the message “AI and media must be guided by human dignity, accountability, and moral responsibility,” featuring Rev. Sun Myung Moon in discussion with media figures at a Moscow airport reception room.

MEDCOM 2026 Beyond the Noise: Media, Human Dignity and Peace | UPF

Timeline graphic showing 60 years of cultural peacebuilding from The Little Angels in 1962 to IAACP’s announcement in 2020, with milestones including New Hope Singers, Sunburst, Go World Brass Band, and Artists Association.

The Cultural Journey That Led to IAACP | Arts for Peace

Universal Peace Federation UK Principles of Peace Seminar, 21 March 2026, 11:00–17:00, 43 Lancaster Gate London W2 3NA, in-person or online.

Universal Peace Federation UK: Principles of Peace (London, 21 March 2026)

Faith leaders and community representatives in interfaith dialogue promoting respect, human dignity, and solidarity against Islamophobia.

Toward a Culture of Respect and Interfaith Solidarity

UPF-UK IAACP banner for “Leading Through Stories: Culture, Resilience, and Voices of Change in Nepal” featuring special screening “KRISHNA: A Story of Self Dependence” (Sanjok Basyal), Tue 31 March 2026, 5:30–8:30 pm, 43 Lancaster Gate, London.

Leading Through Stories - Nepal - Culture, Resilience & Change

Universal Peace Federation UK International Women’s Day event image showing women united across cultures in support of rights, justice, and action.

International Women’s Day 2026 | Rights, Justice, Action | UPF UK Event London

Promotional peace graphic titled “Protecting Civilians and Restoring Dialogue in the Middle East,” featuring a dove, stars, and a quote calling families, communities, and nations to choose responsibility and dialogue.

Protecting Civilians and Restoring Dialogue in the Middle East

Illustration of diverse women standing together beneath the International Women’s Day symbol, representing unity, dignity, and women’s leadership in building peaceful families, communities, and nations.

International Women’s Day 2026: Women, Justice, and Peacebuilding

Diverse hands surrounding the Earth symbolising the Universal Peace Federation vision of “One Family Under God” and global unity through interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values.

One Family Under God: The Vision Behind the Universal Peace Federation

World Wildlife Day graphic showing global biodiversity protection through community service, with icons for river restoration, tree planting, education and shoreline stewardship.

World Wildlife Day: Protect Biodiversity Through Service | UPF

Keith Best, Chair of UPF-UK, speaking at a lectern in front of a Universal Peace Federation banner during a peace and governance event.

Should we mourn the demise of the international rule of law or find another way - Keith Best

Universal Peace Federation invites municipalities, civil society, faith groups, educators, youth and business to deliver measurable community benefit through partnerships in March.

Partnerships That Deliver for Communities

From Service to Social Cohesion: UPF’s 100 Days of Serving Community Campaign

Participants at a UPF Birmingham World Interfaith Harmony Week meeting, listening attentively during a programme on strengthening bonds of friendship.

Strengthening Our Bonds of Friendship | UPF Birmingham

Women Supporting Women (UPF UK) event graphic themed “Self-Love” / “Embrace Your Worth,” showing three women in a supportive embrace with floral hearts; 19 February, 6pm at 43 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NA.

Women Supporting Women - Self-Love and Self-Worth

World Interfaith Harmony Week 2026: February Reflections on Human Fraternity

Own the room. Strengthen your voice and influence with practical tools you can use immediately. 7 Feb 2026, London. Limited seats—book today.

Speak to Lead: Confidence, Presence & Influence

Dealing with Depression: UPF’s 2nd Mental Health Awareness Event (30 Jan)

From UN Resolutions to Local Action: World Interfaith Harmony Week and Faith-Based Peacebuilding

World Interfaith Harmony Week: A Platform for Principled Global Dialogue among Faith Communities

UPF's statement Living Together with Mutual Respect and a Shared Destiny for the International Day of Peaceful Coexistence 2026

Living Together with Mutual Respect and a Shared Destiny

Remembering the Past, Safeguarding Our Shared Humanity

Remembering the Past, Safeguarding Our Shared Humanity

Educating the Heart: Unification Thought and Global Education

Interfaith leaders and Ambassadors for Peace gathered for a UPF UK dialogue in the UK Parliament Moses Room

From Conscience to Coexistence: Education, Memory, and Clean Energy for Peace

UPF World Interfaith Harmony Week panel at the United Nations Vienna, interfaith leaders standing behind ‘World Interfaith Harmony Week’ banner.

World Interfaith Harmony Week at the UN in Vienna: UPF Austria’s 2013–2025 Impact

World Religion Day & UN World Interfaith Harmony Week | UPF UK

World Religion Day & UN World Interfaith Harmony Week | UPF UK

Collage of interfaith dialogue events including a diverse group on stage, a shared ceremonial water ritual, a parliamentary interfaith meeting in the UK Parliament Moses Room, and a roundtable discussion with participants from different backgrounds in conversation over tea.

Week 13 of the 100-Day Campaign: Bridging Dialogue and Development

Building Bridges: Faith Communities Advancing Peace and Inclusion

Dr Hak Ja Han Moon, “Mother of Peace,” speaking at a podium with microphones, wearing a pink jacket and floral corsage —regarding Universal Peace Federation (UPF) peacebuilding.

Dr. Hak Ja Han: Co-Founder of the Universal Peace Federation

Reordering Global Priorities in 2026 | UPF Response

UPF-UK Week 12 graphic over an aerial sunrise landscape reading ‘Peace does not begin in institutions alone,’ for the 100 Days of Harmony and Hope campaign on community and universal values, local dialogue, and peacebuilding

Community and Universal Values

Epiphany and Orthodox Christmas peace message graphic: ‘When Light Is Recognized, Hope Is Born’ over nativity scene at night (Universal Peace Federation).

When Light Is Recognized and Hope Is Born

UPF-UK 100 Days of Harmony and Hope (Week 11) graphic: a group of friends sitting on a beach at sunset with the quote “Peace begins when everyone can be heard, seen, and included

Accessible communication, dignity, and belonging

New Year’s Message of Peace and Service: A UPF Reflection

A multigenerational family gathered around a decorated Christmas tree, sharing gifts and joyful conversation in a warm home setting, symbolising unity, compassion, and shared responsibility. The image reflects Week 10 of the 100 Days of Harmony and Hope (26 December 2025 – 1 January 2026), highlighting how families contribute to peace, renewal, and reconciliation at the turn of the New Year.

The New Year Through the Lens of Family and Service: Peace Begins at Home

Merry Christmas greeting with festive decorations and a Universal Peace Federation ornament on a Christmas tree, symbolising peace, unity, and global harmony.

Christmas Message of Peace and Unity: Faith, Family and Service

Universal Peace Federation Christmas message card with festive decorations, expressing peace, love in action, and respect for every human life, shared with Ambassadors for Peace and global partners.

A Christmas Message of Peace and Respect

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals chart showing all 17 SDGs, highlighting global priorities for peace, human dignity, equality, climate action, and partnerships for sustainable development, aligned with Universal Peace Federation values.

A Decade of Action for the SDG's: What Peacebuilding Requires Now

Two older women jogging together across Westminster Bridge in London, with the Houses of Parliament in the background, symbolising healthy ageing, intergenerational dignity, and age-friendly communities supported by Universal Peace Federation UK and the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030).

Embracing All Ages: Healthy Ageing, Dignity and Intergenerational Solidarity

International Human Solidarity Day illustration showing people of different cultures standing together in solidarity, reflecting Universal Peace Federation UK values of human dignity, inclusion, and peacebuilding.

International Human Solidarity Day

A Season of Reflection, Service, and Shared Responsibility – Universal Peace Federation UK 100 Days of Harmony and Hope campaign, Week 9 (19–25 December), promoting human solidarity, shared humanity, and a Culture of Peace.

A Season of Reflection and Service: Shared Responsibility for Peace

International Migrants Day reflection by Universal Peace Federation highlighting migration, human dignity, social cohesion, peacebuilding and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

International Migrants Day: Dignity, Belonging and Community Cohesion

A Hanukkah menorah with nine brightly lit candles, alongside the Universal Peace Federation emblem and a Star of David, conveying a message of light, peace, and celebration.

Lights That Bind Us: Dignity, Solidarity, and Peacebuilding

A mother holds the hand of a young child through a Mozambican landscape and a flag, symbolising resilience, displacement and UPF UK’s call to protect children, support families and advance peacebuilding in northern Mozambique.

Safeguarding Mozambique’s Children and Communities

Poster for the ‘Unsilenced’ UN Women film screening and public dialogue hosted on 9 December 2025 at UPF UK, co-organised with NAWO, the London Institute of Peace and Leadership, and the Justina Mutale Foundation, featuring Nicole Kidman and marking the UN 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

“Unsilenced” Film Screening and Discussion: Ending Violence Against Women

Human Dignity at the Heart of Our Common Future: Values for Peace

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Statement by the Universal Peace Federation on the First-Instance Verdict Concerning Dr. Hak Ja Han

Father Moon’s Legacy of Faith, Interfaith Cooperation and World Peace Remembered in London

International Media Association for Peace (IMAP) | UPF

International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace

Universal Peace Federation UK and Igbo World Union Strengthen Partnership

International Summit Council for Peace

International Association of Academicians for Peace

International Association for Peace and Economic Development | IAED

Interreligious Association for Peace and Development

Young Leaders Consider AI Ethics, Peacebuilding and Trust

Young Leaders Explore Peacebuilding and Nonviolence | UPF UK

UPF Statement on Court Proceedings Concerning Co-Founder Dr. Hak Ja Han

Restoring Trust for Peace Now: Universal Peace Federation - Summer Events 2026

UPF Summer Events 2026: Restoring Trust for Peace Now

An photo of a meeting in Birmingham to present the Principles of Peace to a diverse audience on 11 June 2026.

Principles of Peace Evening Highlights Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Lorna Marah speaks at a podium during UPF-UK’s Ambassador for Peace Engagement Evening, with a Universal Peace Federation banner beside her.

Ambassadors for Peace Re-Engage for Action | UPF - UK

People from diverse faith traditions stand together overlooking the Earth at sunrise, beneath symbols representing Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism.

When Sacred Calendars Speak Together: Interfaith Lessons for Peace

Poster for IAACP–UK’s Literary Voices of Change event featuring participating poets, authors and moderator at Universal Peace Federation–UK.

Literary Voices of Change: Poetry, Prose and Narrative Perspectives

Symbolic illustration of diverse people connected through dialogue, family, service, culture and global cooperation, with a glowing globe, peace dove, artists, volunteers, children planting a tree and golden pathways representing UPF’s Culture of Peace vision.

Building a Culture of Peace - Universal Peace Federation’s Vision and Contribution

When Words Become Seeds of Peace: Countering Hate Speech and Building a Culture of Peace - A UPF reflection for the United Nations International Day for Countering Hate Speech, June 18, 2026

When Words Become Seeds of Peace: Countering Hate Speech and Building a Culture of Peace

Beyond Institutions: Why Peace Begins in Families and the Human Heart | SDG 16 Conference 2026

A group photo at the end of the latest Universal Peace Federation South London programme

AI Ethics and Artificial Reality: UPF South London in Sutton

Diverse people sit in a circle of dialogue beneath a warm blue and gold sky, with subtle cultural architecture and lights symbolising civilizations listening to one another for peace.

When Civilizations Listen: Dialogue for Peace

World Environment Day 2026 graphic showing hands holding the Earth with a tree growing from it, mountains and greenery in the background, and UPF’s message of one shared home.

World Environment Day 2026: A Shared Home, Shared Heart

Event poster for UPF-UK and IAACP’s “Literary Voices of Change: Poetry, Prose, and Narrative Perspectives,” taking place on Thursday 18 June 2026, 5:30–8:30 pm at 43 Lancaster Gate, London. The green poster features five speaker portraits: Dr Rupak Shrestha, Shan Uday Shankar Durjay, Shahd Kareen, Nabin K Chetttri, and Dr Sangita Swechcha, with the theme of literary reflection, cultural dialogue, and creative expression.

Literary Voices of Change: Poetry, Prose, and Narrative Perspectives - IAACP - UK

A warm, dignified family scene showing parents and children gathered in nature during a sunset.

Global Day of Parents 2026

UPF honours Africa Day 2026, celebrating African unity, spiritual strength, Agenda 2063 and the values that guide peace

Africa Day 2026: Water, Dignity and the Spirit of Peace

Join UPF UK for a mental health awareness evening on burnout, pressure, rest, boundaries and self-care with Dr Saima Niaz.

From Burnout to Balance: Finding Your Way Back

Birmingham Universal Peace Federation Principles of Peace gathering in the kitchen after the meeting.

Principles of Peace Study Evening Explores Conflict and Peacebuilding

Many Homes, Many Traditions, One Shared Hope for Peace 400 - an image that points to faith and family links to the hope for peace at the end of May

When the End of May Speaks in Many Religious Voices | UPF Month of Family

The image depicts a diverse group of people from various cultural backgrounds sitting in a circle indoors, engaging in conversation and artistic activities. They are dressed in traditional clothing representing different cultures, some holding musical instruments like a drum and a violin, while others are painting or writing. In the background, there is a large globe, symbolizing global unity and cultural diversity. The text overlay reads: “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development”

World Day for Cultural Diversity 2026: How Culture Can Build Peace and Dialogue

Participants and speakers at UPF–UK’s Youth Leadership and Development Programme launch in London.

Youth Development and Leadership Programme

Illustration of a family walking together through a peaceful outdoor setting, symbolising family unity, care and shared responsibility for International Day of Families.

Families as the First School of Peace | International Day of Families 2026

A family embracing in a war-torn landscape, with the message that the true legacy of war is carried in human lives, especially families, and a call to remember, reconcile and build peace.

May 8–9: Memory, Reconciliation and Family Responsibility | UPF-UK

Multi-generational family walking hand in hand through a sunlit field, symbolising family unity, intergenerational care and hope for the next generation.

May - UPF Month of Family: Child Wellbeing, Values Education and Peacebuilding

Universal Peace Federation UK and FFWPU - UK Celebration of Marriage, Family and Faith event collage showing interfaith blessing, group photos, family recognition, speakers, music and cake cutting.

Celebration of Marriage, Family and Faith | UPF UK Interfaith Marriage Blessing Event

Diverse volunteers of different generations plant a young tree together in a sunny public green space, symbolising community service, environmental stewardship, and shared responsibility for the Earth.

International Mother Earth Day: Service, Stewardship and Peace

Poster with the message “The measure of leadership is not symbolic representation, but moral adequacy for the moment,” alongside smaller text about choosing a UN Secretary-General with inner freedom, moral seriousness, and independence. The design shows a speaker at a podium, the UN emblem, and hashtags on ethical leadership, peace, and human dignity.

The Measure of the Office - What the United Nations Should Seek in Its Next Secretary-General

Young adults promoting the Youth Leadership and Peacebuilding Programme by UPF UK in London

Youth Leadership & Peacebuilding Programme UK | Build Skills, Confidence and Impact

upcoming

Young people gathered outdoors at a UN-style community gardening activity with the headline “Youth, Service, and Sustainable Communities,” welcoming the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026 and highlighting Universal Peace Federation’s April Month of Service.

Youth, Service and Sustainable Communities: SDG 11 and the ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

Poster for Holy Pascha 2026 showing a church dome topped with a cross against a glowing sunrise sky, with the words “Holy Pascha 2026” and the Universal Peace Federation emblem in the top right.

Holy Pascha 2026: A Paschal Greeting to Eastern Christians from UPF

UPF UK London mental health awareness event poster for Situationships, Breakups and Emotional Boundaries, featuring relationship wellbeing, healing after breakups, and healthy emotional boundaries.

Situationships, Breakups & Emotional Boundaries | UPF UK

upcoming

Pope Leo XIV Prayer Vigil for Peace: A Fragile Opening for Middle East Dialogue

Sport as a School of Peace: UPF, the UN and the Peacebuilding Power of Sport

Sport as a School of Peace: UPF, the UN and the Peacebuilding Power of Sport

Easter Morning and the Hope That Can Renew the Human Family | UPF UK

Easter Morning and the Hope That Can Renew the Human Family | UPF UK

Family Festival at UPF–UK in London celebrating family, friendship and community, 2 pm 18 April.

A Celebration of Marriage, Family and Faith

Image of Dr Hak Ja Han Moon on a blue background entitled Mother of Peace.

Dr. Hak Ja Han Nominated for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize - Press Release

International Day of Conscience 2026: Peace Begins in Conscience | UPF UK

IAACP Evening Highlights Nepal’s Culture, Resilience and the Power of Storytelling

IAACP Evening Highlights Nepal’s Culture, Resilience and the Power of Storytelling

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, co-founder of the Universal Peace Federation, pictured in a pink suit with floral corsage against a blue background.

Dr. Hak Ja Han Publicly Announced as 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee for Peacebuilding Work

UPF graphic for April as the Month of Service, showing volunteers collecting litter in a park to represent volunteerism, community renewal, environmental care, and practical peacebuilding.

International Day of Zero Waste 2026: From Partnership to Service

Universal Peace Federation graphic for April as the Month of Service, showing volunteers collecting rubbish in a park to promote volunteerism, community renewal, and peacebuilding in April 2026.

April as the Month of Service | UPF on Volunteerism and Community Renewal

Illustration for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination showing two outstretched hands of different skin tones reaching toward each other over a faint world map, with the words “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.”

Against Racial Hatred, For Human Dignity | UPF UK

Universal Peace Federation Principles of Peace programme closing group photo with speakers, guests, and attendees

UPF Principles of Peace Seminar: Foundations, Conflict Resolution and Practical Peacebuilding

Eid Mubarak from Universal Peace Federation - UK | Eid al-Fitr 2026

Quote graphic reading “Technology Needs Ethics” with the message “AI and media must be guided by human dignity, accountability, and moral responsibility,” featuring Rev. Sun Myung Moon in discussion with media figures at a Moscow airport reception room.

MEDCOM 2026 Beyond the Noise: Media, Human Dignity and Peace | UPF

Timeline graphic showing 60 years of cultural peacebuilding from The Little Angels in 1962 to IAACP’s announcement in 2020, with milestones including New Hope Singers, Sunburst, Go World Brass Band, and Artists Association.

The Cultural Journey That Led to IAACP | Arts for Peace

Universal Peace Federation UK Principles of Peace Seminar, 21 March 2026, 11:00–17:00, 43 Lancaster Gate London W2 3NA, in-person or online.

Universal Peace Federation UK: Principles of Peace (London, 21 March 2026)

Faith leaders and community representatives in interfaith dialogue promoting respect, human dignity, and solidarity against Islamophobia.

Toward a Culture of Respect and Interfaith Solidarity

UPF-UK IAACP banner for “Leading Through Stories: Culture, Resilience, and Voices of Change in Nepal” featuring special screening “KRISHNA: A Story of Self Dependence” (Sanjok Basyal), Tue 31 March 2026, 5:30–8:30 pm, 43 Lancaster Gate, London.

Leading Through Stories - Nepal - Culture, Resilience & Change

Universal Peace Federation UK International Women’s Day event image showing women united across cultures in support of rights, justice, and action.

International Women’s Day 2026 | Rights, Justice, Action | UPF UK Event London

Promotional peace graphic titled “Protecting Civilians and Restoring Dialogue in the Middle East,” featuring a dove, stars, and a quote calling families, communities, and nations to choose responsibility and dialogue.

Protecting Civilians and Restoring Dialogue in the Middle East

Illustration of diverse women standing together beneath the International Women’s Day symbol, representing unity, dignity, and women’s leadership in building peaceful families, communities, and nations.

International Women’s Day 2026: Women, Justice, and Peacebuilding

Diverse hands surrounding the Earth symbolising the Universal Peace Federation vision of “One Family Under God” and global unity through interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values.

One Family Under God: The Vision Behind the Universal Peace Federation

World Wildlife Day graphic showing global biodiversity protection through community service, with icons for river restoration, tree planting, education and shoreline stewardship.

World Wildlife Day: Protect Biodiversity Through Service | UPF

Keith Best, Chair of UPF-UK, speaking at a lectern in front of a Universal Peace Federation banner during a peace and governance event.

Should we mourn the demise of the international rule of law or find another way - Keith Best

Universal Peace Federation invites municipalities, civil society, faith groups, educators, youth and business to deliver measurable community benefit through partnerships in March.

Partnerships That Deliver for Communities

From Service to Social Cohesion: UPF’s 100 Days of Serving Community Campaign

Participants at a UPF Birmingham World Interfaith Harmony Week meeting, listening attentively during a programme on strengthening bonds of friendship.

Strengthening Our Bonds of Friendship | UPF Birmingham

Women Supporting Women (UPF UK) event graphic themed “Self-Love” / “Embrace Your Worth,” showing three women in a supportive embrace with floral hearts; 19 February, 6pm at 43 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NA.

Women Supporting Women - Self-Love and Self-Worth

World Interfaith Harmony Week 2026: February Reflections on Human Fraternity

Own the room. Strengthen your voice and influence with practical tools you can use immediately. 7 Feb 2026, London. Limited seats—book today.

Speak to Lead: Confidence, Presence & Influence

Dealing with Depression: UPF’s 2nd Mental Health Awareness Event (30 Jan)

From UN Resolutions to Local Action: World Interfaith Harmony Week and Faith-Based Peacebuilding

World Interfaith Harmony Week: A Platform for Principled Global Dialogue among Faith Communities

UPF's statement Living Together with Mutual Respect and a Shared Destiny for the International Day of Peaceful Coexistence 2026

Living Together with Mutual Respect and a Shared Destiny

Remembering the Past, Safeguarding Our Shared Humanity

Remembering the Past, Safeguarding Our Shared Humanity

Educating the Heart: Unification Thought and Global Education

Interfaith leaders and Ambassadors for Peace gathered for a UPF UK dialogue in the UK Parliament Moses Room

From Conscience to Coexistence: Education, Memory, and Clean Energy for Peace

UPF World Interfaith Harmony Week panel at the United Nations Vienna, interfaith leaders standing behind ‘World Interfaith Harmony Week’ banner.

World Interfaith Harmony Week at the UN in Vienna: UPF Austria’s 2013–2025 Impact

World Religion Day & UN World Interfaith Harmony Week | UPF UK

World Religion Day & UN World Interfaith Harmony Week | UPF UK

Collage of interfaith dialogue events including a diverse group on stage, a shared ceremonial water ritual, a parliamentary interfaith meeting in the UK Parliament Moses Room, and a roundtable discussion with participants from different backgrounds in conversation over tea.

Week 13 of the 100-Day Campaign: Bridging Dialogue and Development

Building Bridges: Faith Communities Advancing Peace and Inclusion

Dr Hak Ja Han Moon, “Mother of Peace,” speaking at a podium with microphones, wearing a pink jacket and floral corsage —regarding Universal Peace Federation (UPF) peacebuilding.

Dr. Hak Ja Han: Co-Founder of the Universal Peace Federation

Reordering Global Priorities in 2026 | UPF Response

UPF-UK Week 12 graphic over an aerial sunrise landscape reading ‘Peace does not begin in institutions alone,’ for the 100 Days of Harmony and Hope campaign on community and universal values, local dialogue, and peacebuilding

Community and Universal Values

Epiphany and Orthodox Christmas peace message graphic: ‘When Light Is Recognized, Hope Is Born’ over nativity scene at night (Universal Peace Federation).

When Light Is Recognized and Hope Is Born

UPF-UK 100 Days of Harmony and Hope (Week 11) graphic: a group of friends sitting on a beach at sunset with the quote “Peace begins when everyone can be heard, seen, and included

Accessible communication, dignity, and belonging

New Year’s Message of Peace and Service: A UPF Reflection

A multigenerational family gathered around a decorated Christmas tree, sharing gifts and joyful conversation in a warm home setting, symbolising unity, compassion, and shared responsibility. The image reflects Week 10 of the 100 Days of Harmony and Hope (26 December 2025 – 1 January 2026), highlighting how families contribute to peace, renewal, and reconciliation at the turn of the New Year.

The New Year Through the Lens of Family and Service: Peace Begins at Home

Merry Christmas greeting with festive decorations and a Universal Peace Federation ornament on a Christmas tree, symbolising peace, unity, and global harmony.

Christmas Message of Peace and Unity: Faith, Family and Service

Universal Peace Federation Christmas message card with festive decorations, expressing peace, love in action, and respect for every human life, shared with Ambassadors for Peace and global partners.

A Christmas Message of Peace and Respect

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals chart showing all 17 SDGs, highlighting global priorities for peace, human dignity, equality, climate action, and partnerships for sustainable development, aligned with Universal Peace Federation values.

A Decade of Action for the SDG's: What Peacebuilding Requires Now

Two older women jogging together across Westminster Bridge in London, with the Houses of Parliament in the background, symbolising healthy ageing, intergenerational dignity, and age-friendly communities supported by Universal Peace Federation UK and the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030).

Embracing All Ages: Healthy Ageing, Dignity and Intergenerational Solidarity

International Human Solidarity Day illustration showing people of different cultures standing together in solidarity, reflecting Universal Peace Federation UK values of human dignity, inclusion, and peacebuilding.

International Human Solidarity Day

A Season of Reflection, Service, and Shared Responsibility – Universal Peace Federation UK 100 Days of Harmony and Hope campaign, Week 9 (19–25 December), promoting human solidarity, shared humanity, and a Culture of Peace.

A Season of Reflection and Service: Shared Responsibility for Peace

International Migrants Day reflection by Universal Peace Federation highlighting migration, human dignity, social cohesion, peacebuilding and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

International Migrants Day: Dignity, Belonging and Community Cohesion

A Hanukkah menorah with nine brightly lit candles, alongside the Universal Peace Federation emblem and a Star of David, conveying a message of light, peace, and celebration.

Lights That Bind Us: Dignity, Solidarity, and Peacebuilding

A mother holds the hand of a young child through a Mozambican landscape and a flag, symbolising resilience, displacement and UPF UK’s call to protect children, support families and advance peacebuilding in northern Mozambique.

Safeguarding Mozambique’s Children and Communities

Poster for the ‘Unsilenced’ UN Women film screening and public dialogue hosted on 9 December 2025 at UPF UK, co-organised with NAWO, the London Institute of Peace and Leadership, and the Justina Mutale Foundation, featuring Nicole Kidman and marking the UN 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

“Unsilenced” Film Screening and Discussion: Ending Violence Against Women

Human Dignity at the Heart of Our Common Future: Values for Peace

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