UPF Europe Newsletter June 2019
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UPF Europe NEWSLETTER
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 Johannesburg, South Africa—Former heads of state and government were among the more than 450 participants of the Africa Summit and Leadership Conference 2019.
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 Prague, Czech Republic—UPF held a conference examining “Family and the Media” and “Why We Need the Family.”
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 Speakers emphasized that because the family is sacred, the day that commemorates families should be honored.
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 Vienna, Austria—UPF organized a side-meeting to the 28th Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
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 Vienna, Austria—Fifty guests attended a conference titled “Family as the Basis of a Sustainable Future,” held to commemorate International Day of Families.
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 Almè, Italy—"Family - Education - Wellness” was the theme of the International Day of Families commemoration held in a small town outside Bergamo.
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 A survey conducted by UPF found that Muscovites’ awareness of the UN-designated day is growing.
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 Tirana, Albania—About 120 persons attended a UPF celebration of International Day of Families held in the National History Museum.
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 Bergen aan Zee, Netherlands—Thirty participants gathered at a beautiful North Sea resort town for a seminar on the “UPF Vision and Peace Principles.”
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 Moscow, Russia—Experts on Northeast Asia analyzed the prospects for peace, security and development in the region.
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 Kyiv, Ukraine—Students were given the chance to be diplomats as they participated in the first youth model of the G20 Summit in Ukraine.
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 In March 2019, Mr. Peter Haider, President of UPF Austria, accompanied a delegation to Pakistan.
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 London, United Kingdom—International Women’s Day 2019 was marked by UPF with a program in the House of Lords.
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 Vienna, Austria—Two hundred guests attended a conference at United Nations headquarters in Vienna titled “Perspectives for Sustainable Peace and Development in the Horn of Africa.”
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 Excerpt of Intervention of Professor Dr. Isabel Apawo Phiri, deputy general secretary, World Council of Churches, at the commemoration of the International Day of Families in Geneva, Switzerland, on 14 May 2019.
 Excerpt of Intervention of H.E. Archbishop Ivan Jurkowich, head of the mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, at the commemoration of the International Day of Families in Geneva, Switzerland, on 14 May 2019.
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 Excerpt of Intervention of Rev. Dr. Peniel Rajkumar, executive director, Interfaith Program, World Council of Churches, at the commemoration of the International Day of Families in Geneva, Switzerland, on 14 May 2019.
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