Universal Peace Federation New Zealand

Universal Peace Federation New Zealand Universal Peace Federation is an NGO in General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Coun

We are an international and interreligious network of individuals and organizations, including representatives from religion, government, civil society and the private sector dedicated to achieving world peace. UPF supports the work of the United Nations, particularly in the areas of interfaith peacebuilding, peace education, and the strengthening of marriage and family.

An Integral Society of the future (ie. a sustainable, peaceful world) will be realized when the cultural, political and ...
24/09/2026

An Integral Society of the future (ie. a sustainable, peaceful world) will be realized when the cultural, political and economic spheres are harmonized to enable individuals to attain personal autonomy and freedom. Since the Renaissance and Reformation, the political and cultural spheres have shifted from top-down rule by King and Pope to political democracy of the people and personal accountability in religion. The economic sphere has lagged behind,
and has not yet experienced a similar reformation. Today centralized economic control by banks, governments, and wealthy elites has limited the full participation in the economy by
the laboring masses. The economy is the last social sphere that needs reform for individuals to attain economic and personal autonomy, preserving social cohesion.
This IAED series on Building an Integral Economy expands upon our Headwing Economic Framework paper. The series will present specific policies and reforms to transform the present centralized economy into a decentralized system, in which everyone has an
opportunity to prosper from their labor and capital. We must learn how to overcome the political corruption, economic chaos and cultural division afflicting our society.
Use the coupon code โ€œIAEDโ€ at checkout to receive a 30% discount when purchasing Dr. Andersonโ€™s book, Integral Economy from the paragonhouse.com website. An e-book is available outside of the U.S
Date & NZ Time: 26 September 3:30-4:45 PM
Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/bElDNCltRI-fSgG4Dxoxaw #/registration

25/08/2026
https://mailchi.mp/fe6218887b73/upf-nz-quarterly-newsletter-insight-issue-3
21/08/2026

https://mailchi.mp/fe6218887b73/upf-nz-quarterly-newsletter-insight-issue-3

Warm greetings from Universal Peace Federation New Zealand. We are pleased to present the Winter 2026 edition of Insight (Issue 3), highlighting recent activities and important developments in our ongoing efforts to strengthen families, communities, and a culture of peace. In this issue, we share up...

As May 2026 begins, UPF enters the third and final full month of its 100 Days of Serving Community campaign, running fro...
01/05/2026

As May 2026 begins, UPF enters the third and final full month of its 100 Days of Serving Community campaign, running from February 20 to June 1, 2026.

โœ… March emphasised partnerships to strengthen local impact.

โœ… April emphasised volunteer service that communities could recognise and welcome.

โœ… May brings this public work to its centre: the family and values-based education.

โฉโฉ This leads directly to the Global Day of Parents, and raises a practical question: If communities are to become more peaceful, more stable, and more humane, what must be strengthened first?

The answer begins in the daily environment:
where children form conscience,
where burdens are shared,
where values are transmitted,
and where dignity is either protected or neglected.

May is an opportunity to place family life where it belongs:
at the centre of serious reflection on peace, education, and social development. ๐ŸŒŽ

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ...
09/04/2026

๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ
๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ,
๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜’๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด

Dr. Hak Ja Han, co-founder of the Universal Peace Federation, has been formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize by Dr. Jรกn Figeฤพ, former European Union Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief and president of FOREF Europe.

The nomination recognizes Dr. Hanโ€™s decades-long contributions to international peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, humanitarian cooperation, and reconciliation efforts, particularly in relation to the Korean Peninsula.

In his submission, Dr. Figeฤพ highlighted several key initiatives:
โœ… Interfaith cooperation: Appointment of thousands of Peace Ambassadors worldwide to bridge religious and cultural divides
โœ… Korean Peninsula peace initiatives: Organization of international โ€œRally of Hopeโ€ summits promoting peaceful reunification
โœ… Humanitarian recognition: Establishment of the Sunhak Peace Prize honoring global peace advocates
โœ… United Nations engagement: Collaboration of UPF and the Womenโ€™s Federation for World Peace through General Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
โœ… 38th Parallel Peace Initiative: Proposal to create an international peace park in the Korean Demilitarized Zone
โœ… Cultural diplomacy: Global outreach through the Little Angels Childrenโ€™s Folk Ballet of Korea

โ€œDr. Hak Ja Han has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to peacebuilding rooted in dialogue, cooperation, and respect for human dignity,โ€ said Dr. Figeฤพ. โ€œHer work has consistently brought together leaders and communities across ideological, religious, and political divides.โ€

๐ŸŒ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐๐ฌ: ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!In an era of global uncertainty, the principles of multilaterali...
09/04/2026

๐ŸŒ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐๐ฌ: ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!
In an era of global uncertainty, the principles of multilateralism and diplomacy have never been more vital. ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

We are honored to invite you to a special webinar commemorating the United Nations International Day of Multilateralism & Diplomacy for Peace.

Join a distinguished panel of global leaders and scholars as we explore how to renew our commitment to the UN Charter and navigate the challenges of our interconnected world.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Event Details
Date: Saturday, 18 April 2026
Time: 11:00 AM (Bangkok) / 2:00 PM (Sydney)
Hosted by: International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP) Asia Pacific

๐Ÿ”— How to Join
โœ…Scan the QR code in the image to register.
โœ…Save the date in your calendar!
โœ…Share this post with friends and colleagues who are passionate about global peace and cooperation.

Letโ€™s work together to uphold the pillars of international peace. See you there! ๐Ÿคโœจ

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