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Topic: Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace


  
  WANGO.org - World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations
The IIFWP was founded in the hope of building a world in which peoples, cultures, races, religions, and nationalities live together in harmony, mutual respect, cooperation, and universal prosperity.
That is, peace cannot be established merely by academics, by politicians, or by religious leaders alone, and therefore the tendency for peace efforts to be fragmented and disunified has to be overcome.
WANGO is an international membership organization uniting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide in the cause of advancing peace and well-being, and providing the mechanism and support needed for NGOs to connect, partner, share, inspire, and multiply their contributions to solve humanity's basic problems.
www.wango.org /activities/global_site/sponsors.html   (281 words)

  
 Buddhist Channel | Personality | Nepalese Monk Receives Peace Award
His exemplary dedication for the cause of peace needs to be emulated by both the young and the old in Nepal, which is sinking deeper into the morass of conflict and violence each passing day.
Peace will only prevail across the globe if the tendencies for peace efforts to be fragmented and disunited are overcome through collective endeavours.
The mission of IIFWP is to work in tandem with individuals and institutions from across the globe to create world peace.
www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=00000000009,00000001390,0,0,1,0   (516 words)

  
 Universal Peace Federation - The Founders
Sun Myung Moon have devoted themselves to the pursuit of peace, and they have established numerous organizations and foundations whose main focus has been world peace.
Real world peace must be built on the basis of values that transcend the perspective of an individual or group.
IIFWP is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
peacefederation.org /about/founders.php   (246 words)

  
 June 2005 newsletter - FFWPU South Australia
Inauguration of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace of
Inauguration of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace and Unification of
The IIFWP was inaugurated on Saturday the 28th of May, at Fullarton Park Community Centre, as the SA Chapter of the IIFWP International, founded in 1999 by the Rev. and Dr. S.
www.ffwpu.asn.au /sa/june05.htm   (801 words)

  
 IRFWP Inter Religious Federation for World Peace
ICNY was founded in 1997 as a secular educational organization whose mission is to make New York and the world safe for religious difference by increasing respect, mutual understanding a fellowship among citizenships of diverse religious faith, and by fostering cooperation among religious communities and civic organizations to solve common social problems.
World Peace Herald seeks to provide readers with access to news and views not often found in the traditional media, with a particular focus on issues that relate to building world peace.
As such, World Peace Herald reports news that cuts across the boundaries of religion, politics and culture, while also recognizing the efforts of peacemakers around the world.
www.irfwp.org /links.shtml   (702 words)

  
 INTERRELIGIOUS AND INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR WORLD PEACE
The symposium sponsored by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP) was held at Gallaudet University.
Frank Kaufmann, Director of the Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace brought a unique perspective to the panel by addressing the formation and roots of the concept of the nation-state and the historic tension that is imbedded in the concept of separation between church and state.
Gordon Anderson, Secretary General of the Professors World Peace Academy, discussed the merits and challenges inherent to implementing Rev. Moon's proposal, the founder of IIFWP, in establishing an Interreligious Council at the UN.
www.tparents.org /UNews/Unws0207/UN_meeting.htm   (1266 words)

  
 World & I — Innovative Approches to Peace
Through fourteen “peace pilgrimages,” IIFWP has brought to the Middle East groups of leaders and professionals representing all faiths, the inhabited six continents, and professions including government, academia, journalism, medicine, and the arts.
The peace process has so many dimensions to it and we are dealing mainly for quite many years with one dimension within the peace process, which is the political dimension.
The peace process now is stumbling, so we have to have a lot of courage and a lot of keen ideas about the peace.
www.worldandi.net /voices.html   (1644 words)

  
 Interreligious and International Federation For World Peace (IIFWP) - Europe :: Activities of the Interreligious and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Our motivation for this first IIFWP conference of the year 2006 in Munich was to bring the founding of the Universal Peace Federation and the 100 city world-speaking-tour speech of the founder of the IIFWP Rev. Dr.
The IIFWP group in Bromley has been handling a different topic which is a core concern of the IIFWP each month since its inception in April 2005; the subject of the Middle East Peace Initiative was first covered in June 2005 and again in February 2006 under the title MEPI revisited.
IIFWP South London had for 4 months worked with Kau Belleh, the Faith Group Co-ordinator of Lambeth Council, to set up an event for the people of Lambeth, to highlight and recognize the good and positive works that is done by individuals every day within the Borough.
www.iifwp-europe.org   (2160 words)

  
 Middle East Peace Initiative
On October 3, 2003, the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP) sponsored the Inaugural Assembly for the Interreligious and International Peace Council (IIPC).
Peace begins with personal transformation in relationship to God or the ultimate reality, and extends to the family, the society, the nation and the world.
Interreligious harmony and cooperation are prerequisites for peace.
iipc.org.il /mepi.htm   (828 words)

  
 Universal Peace Federation - IIFWP Home
The underlying goal of the encyclopedia is to promote true knowledge that leads to human happiness, well-being, and world peace.
The UPF is calling for the establishment of an Interreligious Council within the United Nations.
The views expressed at Peace Watch are those of the authors and not necessarily of the Peace Federation.
peacefederation.org   (513 words)

  
 Universal Peace Federation - UPF/IIFWP Australia -
Interreligious Peace Sports Festival (IPSF) is an interfaith and intercultural initiative of UPF where athletes from around the world cooperate and compete as representatives of their faith, culture and nation.
The Universal Peace Federation launched in Australia in December 2005, is a global network of individuals and organizations dedicated to building a world of peace, a world in which everyone can live in freedom, harmony, cooperation and co-prosperity.
If you agree in principle with the core objectives of the Peace Federation, we would like to invite you to be part of this growing network of Ambassadors for Peace, that is working both locally and globally, transcending traditional boundaries of race, culture and nationality.
upf.org.au   (1268 words)

  
 Sun Myung Moon Pushes U.N. To Establish One-World Religion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
In addition to the IIFWP Convocation, another reason for your gathering here today, with your hearts yearning for world peace, is to commemorate the International Day of Peace.
If we leave the world as it is, the world of eternal love expressing God's ideal of creation will not come about.
They are devoting their full efforts to bringing about the world of peace that is the fervent desire of God and humankind.
www.usasurvival.org /ck92402.shtml   (4000 words)

  
 Interreligious and International Federation For World Peace - International Leadership Conference Held in Washington DC ...
The conference was notable for its solemn interfaith prayers for peace, as well as its wisdom in recognizing the common values held by the world’s major religions, values that offer hope for a viable world community of nations in the future.
Michael Jenkins of the Family Federation for World Peace poignantly stated that "America is now on the cross" and is facing a challenge to exhibit a greater love and forgiveness, as Jesus did.
The conference-which was co-hosted by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, the American Family Coalition, and the American Clergy Leadership Conference included the insights of other remarkable participants whose contributions have not been reviewed here.
www.tparents.org /UNews/Unws0111/ILC_Oct_13_DC.htm   (1242 words)

  
 Washington TImes Used by Sun Moon
Moon received a "Universal Peace Award" at the U.N., has called for a U.N.-based religious body, and has declared, "As long as America sticks with its nationalistic pride it will never be able to embrace the world." Moon even conducted one of his notorious "mass weddings" at the United Nations itself on January 27, 2001.
First, the story said that one of the sponsors of the event is the "Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace." But it is NOT mentioned that Moon was its founder.
Farrakhan keynoted a conference organized by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, a group organized by Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church [and founder of the Washington Times].
www.usasurvival.org /moon-un.html   (4727 words)

  
 Ambassadors for Peace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
North America IIFWP is a chapter of the Interreligious International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP), a global organization with chapters or membership in 192 nations and territories, and is headquartered in Tarrytown, New York.
Our chapter seeks to promote a global culture of peace through dialogue and cooperation among secular and religious leaders of all nationalities, faiths and ethnic backgrounds that make up USA and Canada.
We publish a quarterly North America IIFWP Newsletter which provides updates on national and international events and activities, brief articles and papers, as well as news and personal testimonies about IIFWP and our sister organizations, issues, and events related towards the achievement of a culture of peace.
www.ambassadorsforpeace.info   (113 words)

  
 The Founding of the Universal Peace Federation in Vienna, Austria
Inaugural Assembly of the Universal Peace Federation in
The Inauguration of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) in
In the second part of the program, which was opened again by the Vienna Peace Choir, all the guests were invited to participate in the World Peace Blessing, a solemn reaffirmation of one’s marriage vows and a promise to respect family values.
www.weltfriede.at /UPF-Austria-report.htm   (533 words)

  
 IRFWP News Pages
We feel however that those devoted to the cause of religion and peace must recognize that people such as Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri view their lives and work as deeply religious in nature.
It is a quality that enables you to live a life centered on the miracles of Existence, in the firm conviction that you are part of a macrocosmic orchestra being conducted by Existential Energy.
The second Jewish-Christian Dialogue of the Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI) of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) took place from May 17-18, 2006 in the beautiful Olive Tree hotel, 10 minutes from the Damascus gate of Old Jerusalem city.
www.irfwp.org   (701 words)

  
 International Institute of Culture and Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
The International Institute for Culture and Language (IICL) was founded at Kingsville, Texas, U.S.A., on December 7, 1994, and is recognized by the state of Texas as a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The Central American isthmus was chosen as the ideal geographical location for nations of the world to come together in a third land in order to explore their common basis in brotherhood/sisterhood and to create ongoing conditions for more of the same.
The introductions and 'staging' (Peace Corps influenced this format), along with early team-building, focusing on communication capabilities person-to-person, will take place in Belize for a period of 7 to 8 days.
www.main.org /iicl/index.htm   (687 words)

  
 IIFWP United Kingdom :: Activities of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace of Great Britain
On 27th May the Womens Federation for World Peace held an unprecedented event of reconciliation in Israel.
A 'Middle East Peace Initiative' taking place this week in Israel, Jordan and Palestine is sponsored by the 'Universal Peace Federation,' one of many organisations founded by the 86-year-old Korean religious leader, Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
This group has arranged fact-finding tours to the Middle East over the past four years in support of efforts for peace in that region and the event has the support of many prominent local leaders.
iifwp-europe.org /uk/index.php?name=PagEd&topictoview=20&...   (1122 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Chung Kwak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Chung Hwan Kwak, Chair of WANGO's International Council, holds a number of prominent positions in the worlds of academia, sports, and media, as well as in non-profit and religious organizations.
Kwak serves as Chairman of the Board for the University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT), Chairman of the Board for the World University Federation, and Chairman of the Professors World Peace Academy, an international association of university and college scholars.
Kwak serves as Chairman of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, Chairman of the Citizen's Federation for the Unification of North and South Korea, and Chairman of the Board for both the International Cultural Foundation and for the International Religious Foundation.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Kwak_Chung_2813063.htm   (413 words)

  
 Seoul Peace Declaration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Seoul Peace Declaration was adopted by several hundred participants at an international peace forum in Seoul, organized by the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP) founded by Rev. Sun Myung Moon of the Unification Church.
Some 1,500 world political and religious leaders and student activists adopted the declaration on August 15, 2003, calling for concerted international efforts to bring lasting peace to the Korean peninsula and for global cooperation beyond religions so that nations can find solutions to the critical problems facing the world community.
This page was last modified 01:23, 28 March 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seoul_Peace_Declaration   (128 words)

  
 The Interreligious Friendship Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
The Interreligious Peace Sports Festival is an Interreligious and International event that displays through its activities the power and beauty of unity among diversity.
The Interreligious Peace Sports Festival is of many initiatives of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP).
The IIFWP is a worldwide organization that is actively promoting, in a wide variety of fields, opportunities for international and cross-cultural exchange that enhance bonds of cooperation and friendship.
www.ipsfestival.org /introletter.htm   (317 words)

  
 Religious cults and sects, doctrines and practices - Inter-Religious and International Federation for World Peace ...
Reverend Moon is expected to outline a new international organization called the Inter-Religious and International Federation for World Peace.
The IIFWP will become the vehicle for the combining of religious and political wisdom and leadership.
Reverend Moon has often said that the key to world peace is the cooperation of the world's religious leaders to guide and inform the world's political leaders.
www.apologeticsindex.org /i15.html   (247 words)

  
 The Moonies (Unification Church/CARP led by Reverend Sun Myung Moon)
World University Federation * Organization was formed at a meeting of the Professors World Peace Academy in Uruguay on February 19, 1996.
World Peace Institute of Technology * Moon announced he had founded this organization in a speech given in Seoul on May 1, 1994.
International Oceanic Enterprises * Elizabeth 201 661 0778
www.freedomofmind.com /resourcecenter/groups/m/moonies/front_groups.htm   (10966 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Release : Jewish Leaders Visit Mosque in Preparation for Today's UN Rally & Reconciliation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
Led by Dr. Eliezer Glaubach and Rabbi Shuki Ben-Ami, the Israelis stressed the united interreligious efforts of Muslims, Christians and Jews, as the only sure path to peace by example.
They urged Brooklyn's Muslim leadership to join hands in the October 3rd Peace March, and local leaders responded by pledging several busloads for Friday's event.
We religious leaders must be the example, and work cooperatively with our civic and political leaders to show the way to peace.
releases.usnewswire.com /printing.asp?id=21606   (412 words)

  
 Dialogue Ireland - Unification Church
Unification Church - Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP):
The Unification Movement is a religious movement spearheaded by the Unification Church (renamed the "Family Federation for World Peace") comprising organizations and individuals that are dedicated to creating world peace through ideal families centered on God in accordance with the doctrines of Reverend Sun Myung Moon.
of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace (IIFWP www.iiwp-europe.org) in Ireland Halvard Iversen informed Dialogue Ireland that Gerard Ryan was a recognised peace ambassador within their movement, (IIFWP).
www.esatclear.ie /~dialogueireland/a2z/unification   (437 words)

  
 Media, interfaith and peace organizations find common cause in Indonesia - Religion and Public Policy - Religion and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
JAKARTA, May 28 (UPI) — JAKARTA, Indonesia May 28 - Several organizations dedicated to interfaith harmony, peace and press freedom are working together to curb violence against journalists and encourage the media to play a greater role in solving human conflict.
Habib Chirzin, Commissioner of the Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights and President of the Islamic Millennium Forum for Peace and Dialogue has been instrumental in bringing together a coalition of like-minded people and organizations interested in furthering interfaith dialog and press freedom issues.
Habib Chirzin is an Ambassador for Peace of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace and is a longtime activist in public affairs and interfaith issues in Indonesia.
religion.upi.com /view.php?StoryID=20050528-014221-9351r   (339 words)

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