UPF chapters held educational programs to mark the UN International Day of Tolerance, November 16, in Estonia, Pakistan, and Russia. The UN considers tolerance not just a path to peaceful coexistence but also an engine for creativity and innovation as it allows cultures to share values and promotes a free flow of ideas.

Taipei, Taiwan - Right after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, well over a hundred nations offered their support to the devastated areas and their people, but Taiwan’s was outstanding with its immediate dispatch of rescue teams and donation of about 20 billion yen. As an expression of gratitude, 20 Japanese Ambassadors for Peace traveled to Taiwan on October 11 to build personal connections with their counterparts.

Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka - In the Puttlam district of northwest Sri Lanka are living many Muslims who were displaced during the country's decade-long civil war, and RYS-Sri Lanka is inviting local and international youth to help build a community center in the district's coastal town of Kalpitiya December 15 to 21.

Maseru, Lesotho - Seeking to make a difference in the nation with the third-highest HIV-infection rate in the world, UPF-Lesotho is seeking funds to provide community-based care for orphans and sick adults in 20 villages that will enable them to have adequate food, gain an education, and generate income.

Tel Aviv, Israel - Following UPF-Israel's round table discussion in August, which dealt with defining the term national resilience, a group of experts in various related fields convened in Tel Aviv on October 26 to further develop the theme.

Multan, Pakistan - Floods resulting from monsoon rains this year have killed 500 people and left nearly 6,500 injured across Pakistan, and the Society for the Promotion of Education and Awareness is seeking funds to provide 600 families with food, 60 families with shelter, and 3,000 people with medical care in the Southern Punjab.

Panaji, Goa, India - "Communal harmony and the co-existence of all the great religions of the world are the building blocks of our civilization," read a message from the President of India's office addressed to participants in UPF-India's National Conference on Interreligious Peace and Harmony on November 5 in Goa. 

UPF organized observances of UN Day in Tbilisi, Georgia, and several cities in Russia. October 24 is the anniversary of the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations, and the UN General Assembly encourages commemorations of the day "devoted to making known to the peoples of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.