Kathmandu, Nepal - From new-born babies to the elderly, along with the whole spectrum of our human family—students, disabled, orphaned, and eminent leaders of civil society, all celebrated the UN International Day of Families in Nepal. Programs held in five cities may well have helped Nepalese rediscover their most cherished heritage: the intergenerational family.

Kathmandu, Nepal - In a unique educational initiative UPF-Nepal partnered with five business colleges, including the first and largest university in Nepal, to conduct a half-day program entitled Leadership Training in the Business World.”The seminar held in Kathmandu at UPF’s Peace Embassy building on May 11 attracted more than 100 students of business and commerce at both the bachelor's and master's level. 

Nuwakot, Nepal - International participants are invited to join a Religious Youth Service project painting a school in the Nuwakot district of central Nepal, June 1 to 7.

Kathmandu, Nepal - The experiment with democracy in South Asia needs to be revisited. This was the consensus expressed at the 13^th South Asia Peace Initiative conference held in Kathmandu on April 14 (New Year’s Day in Nepal). The theme was, “Achieving Meaningful Democracy in South Asia: Challenges and Prospects.”

Kathmandu, Nepal - The International Cultural Educational Foundation (ICEF) of Taiwan and Nepal along with UPF-Nepal jointly organized free medical service programs in Nepal on the theme “Health Is Happiness” held March 12-15 in two cities with more than 1,500 people being given free medical services.

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Kathmandu, Nepal - UPF-Nepal partnered with Religions for Peace and Nepal Anuvrat Samiti (Nepal Commitment Society of the Jain tradition) to hold a UN World Interfaith Harmony Week celebration in Kathmandu on February 7. An essay competition focusing on students was held with the theme, "Celebrating Interfaith Harmony for Love and Service to One Another." The venue was a local government school.

Tackling current issues head-on, UPF-Nepal held two education programs in southern Nepal, in Itahari and Biratnagar, January 29 and 30. Addressing the concerns about declining moral values, the theme for each event was “The Role of the Family in Nation-Building.” Three presentations were given at each event.

Kathmandu, Nepal - UPF– Nepal and the Women’s Federation for World Peace–Nepal jointly organized a program entitled, “Violence Against Women: Changing Our Attitudes” at the Peace Embassy on January 22. An international audience of over 150 attended.

Kavre, Nepal - Nine Russians participated in the Religious Youth Service project "Creating friendship through interreligious volunteering" that took place in Nepal December 2-9.

Kavre, Nepal - “Building Friendship through Service” was the theme of the Religious Youth Service project at an orphanage and monastery in Banepa in the Kavre District of Nepal December 2-9. Forty-seven people from six nations participated in community-based service, education in values, leadership training, interfaith visits and dialogues, and cross-cultural learning experiences.

Kavre, Nepal - UPF-Nepal organized a Religious Youth Service project that included renovating an orphanage and building a wall at a Buddhist monastery in Kavre, central Nepal, December 1 through 8.

Kathmandu, Nepal - Celebrating the seventh anniversary of Nepal's peace process, UPF-Nepal held rallies in Kathmandu and seven other cities on November 22. In 2005, Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon arrived in Kathmandu to found UPF, and the Maoist insurgents and the government's Seven Party Alliance signed a 12-point Memorandum of Understanding, beginning Nepal's peace process.

Toronto, Canada - Distinguished delegates from Nepal were featured guests of UPF at a meeting in Toronto on October 13, giving a briefing about the transition of this Himalayan nation from a monarchy to a democracy.

Kathmandu, Nepal - To celebrate the UN International Day of Peace, Ambassadors for Peace, teachers, students, social workers, and other volunteers organized many activities, including holding interreligious prayers, lighting lamps, conducting academic dialogue meetings, distributing food, debating, planting trees, sweeping streets, cleaning parks, and picking up garbage.