Ambassadors for Peace reception in Vienna, Austria

Vienna, Austria - More than 70 Ambassadors for Peace and good friends attended on Dec. 7th 2014 an “Ambassadors for Peace” reception and a special lecture given by the president of UPF International Dr. Thomas Walsh. He was on a short visit to Vienna after attending a conference in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, on “Eurasia & Europe: Dialogue for Peace”. His topic was “Activities in 2014 and Perspectives of UPF International”.

After an introduction by UPF Austria president Peter Haider, Dr. Walsh spoke about projects related to the focus points of UPF International:

Interfaith Peacebuilding, Peace and Security, United Nations Relations, The Family as a School of Love and Peace, Peace Education and Human Development and Youth and Service

Dr. Leo Gabriel (right) reported about the conference “Eurasia & Europe: Dialogue for Peace” in Moldova.

With academic training in the field of religion, Dr. Thomas Walsh earned his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt Universi ty. He has been a teacher, author, and editor with specialization in areas of interfaith, religious studies, pe ace studies, philosophy and social theory. He serves on the International Council of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations and on the board of directors of the International Coalition for Relig ious Freedom. He has contributed to and edited more than 20 books related to interfaith, peacebuilding, a nd renewal of the United Nations; among these volumes are Renewing the United Nations and Building a Culture of Peace and The Millennium Declaration of the United Nations: A Response from Civil Society.

Dr. Lan-Yang Moon, Dr. No-Hi Pak (both from Korea), Dr. Slawomir Redo

Grandmufti Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Dr. Werner Fasslabend, Dr. Walther Lichem

Dr. Ismail M. Yassin from Damascus, Syria (left)

UPF International is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations

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