Universal Peace Federation

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The Universal Peace Federation (UPF), formerly the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP), was inaugurated on February 6, 1999. It is one of several organizations founded by Sun Myung Moon.

The headquarters of the organization is in New York City. Its stated purpose is to resolve conflicts. It is an non-governmental organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.[citation needed]

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[edit] Renaming

On September 12, 2005, The Universal Peace Federation was created by Dr. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon. According to its website, "the launch of the Universal Peace Federation is not the establishment of new organization. Rather, it represents the inauguration of a new mission and set of responsibilities that build on the achievements of the past. As such, the IIFWP from this point forward will be known as the Universal Peace Federation, or simply the Peace Federation." [1]

The renaming was done in New York on September 12, 2005, in the presence of over 300 political and religious world leaders from 156 nations, including the Philippines' Speaker of the House Jose de Venecia.

[edit] Ambassadors for Peace

One of the projects of the IIFWP (now UPF) is a volunteer corps of Ambassadors for Peace. The stated purpose of this program is sponsoring dialog and cooperative projects between religious leaders and leaders of good conscience, particularly in the Middle East. The program has been ongoing since the IIFWP was founded in 1999.

[edit] Middle East Peace Initiative

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  • The Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI) is a global effort by 11,000 Ambassadors for Peace who come from 147 nations every other month to join hands with Jews, Christians and Muslims of the Holy Land to bring an end to violence. Our Ambassadors for Peace are current and former heads of state, members of parliament, religious and NGO leaders, women and youth leaders who engage in dialogue in the Middle East and bring a powerful impact back to their parliaments so that each nation can contribute to peace. [2]

[edit] Interreligious and International Peace Council

The IIPC is a program of the UPF [3]. It is perhaps best known for sponsoring the March 2004 coronation of Sun Myung Moon in Washington, D.C.

[edit] International Highway Project

A new project, announced at the UPF inauguration, is the Peace King Tunnel/Bridge to connect the Asian and North-American land masses through the Bering Strait. This is a very challenging engineering project, estimated to cost 200 billion dollars.

It is intended to be part of an International Peace Highway project to connect all continents together, free of borders, in which no armament or war equipment would be allowed to travel. This International Highway Project was announced in the 1980s with a proposal by Reverend Moon to build a tunnel between the Korean peninsula and Japan.

[edit] Chapters

There are 191 national chapters around the world.

On November 17, 2005, the European Chapter of the Universal Peace Federation was inaugurated in Geneva, Switzerland, with the participation 1,200 Ambassadors for Peace from all continents.

[edit] Affiliated Organizations

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[edit] See also