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UPF Ambassador for Peace Seminar: Principles of Peace – September 27, 2026, Montreal
902, Avenue Ste-Croix, Montréal On September 27, 2026, the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) held a seminar on the principles of peace—an opportunity for study and sharing on the foundations necessary for building a peaceful world. About fifteen partners from the Peace...
The Eternal Flame of Peace – Saturday, August 29, 2026, Saint-Georges, Quebec
A Lions Club project initiated by Antoine Nahas, SMA/GAT Area Leader, Quebec—Canada CA2/C On Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in Saint-Georges (Quebec, Canada), about a hundred people gathered at the foot of a sculpture still covered by a veil—the Eternal Flame...
REPORT ON PEACE ROAD EVENT, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026, MONTRÉAL, CANADA
A sunny Saturday morning was the backdrop for the 8th annual Peace Road Montréal event honouring the Founders’ 1981 initiative to build an international highway of peace across the globe, from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa to Santiago, Chile. A visionary...
An Evening of Solidarity with Lebanon
A charity event took place in Laval, Quebec, on May 29, 2026, at the Embassy Plaza, organized by the young singer and Ambassador for Peace Christa Maria Abou Akl to raise funds for the Lebanese Red Cross amid Lebanon's ongoing humanitarian crisis. The event brought...
REPORT ON UPF PARTICIPATION WITH LIONS CLUB U-1 DISTRICT (WESTERN QUÉBEC)
In Montreal on May 2, 2026, at a large community center, the Lions Club District U-1 of Québec hosted the UPF as a collaborating organization in the service of the larger community in Québec and beyond. The Lions had been convening, since Wednesday April 29, their...
Annual Recognition Meeting of Ambassadors for Peace
On Saturday, April 18, 2026, a bright, sunny spring day, at the Ruby Foo’s Hotel in Montréal, Universal Peace Federation Canada (UPF) held its annual Ambassadors for Peace recognition luncheon, under the theme: Interreligious Dialogue, Interculturality, and...
Universal Peace Federation International Welcomes Nomination of Dr. Hak Ja Han for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Nomination Recognizes Decades of Global Peacebuilding, Interfaith Dialogue, and Korean Peninsula Initiatives NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)—April 3, 2026-- Universal Peace Federation International (UPF International) today announced that Dr. Hak Ja Han, co-founder of the...
UPF Canada plays host to Hybrid Interfaith Conference in Montreal
On Sunday, February 8, 2026, to mark UN-initiated World Interfaith Harmony Week, on a cold day typical of Quebec, forty people gathered to reflect together on the challenges facing our societies in preserving freedom of belief, which is central to the harmony of any...
Conference on UPF’s vision and approach to Peace
On Saturday, September 27, 2025, some fifteen peace ambassadors and friends of UPF gathered to deepen their understanding of the vision of peace principles as defined by the organization. Franco Famularo, President of UPF Canada addressed the shared responsibility in...