Universal Peace Federation Europe & Middle East

The Europe and Middle East branch of Universal Peace Federation (UPF) is dedicated to achieving world peace through an international network of organisations and peace-builders (Ambassadors for peace), and supports the work of the UN, particularly in the areas of interfaith peacebuilding, peace education and family. UPF is an NGO in general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, and is an international and interreligious network of individuals and organizations, including representatives from religion, government, civil society and the private sector, dedicated to building a world of peace in which everyone can live in freedom, harmony, cooperation and prosperity. Peace is not simply the absence of war or a term that applies only to the relationships among nations. Peace is an essential quality that should characterize all relationships. UPF advocates renewal of the United Nations, including a proposal that the UN create an interreligious council within its structures. UPF implements its programs through a global network of Ambassadors for Peace. UPF encourages all religions to dialogue and cooperation for peace based upon the recognition that human dignity derives from a universal divine source that is the basis of harmony and unification. UPF offers relief and humanitarian programs, service-learning projects, character education and sports programs with a special focus on personal leadership and peacemaking skills.