The Universal Peace Federation launched its global campaign “100 Days of Harmony and Hope” on October 24, 2025, United Nations Day. This first week, running from October 24 to October 30, also aligns with UN Disarmament Week and the 80th Anniversary of the United Nations, marking eight decades of commitment to international dialogue and collective security. These observances offer a moment to reaffirm shared values of cooperation, trust, and responsibility that unite nations and communities.

As the world reflects on these milestones, UPF begins its 100-day journey as a supporter to the United Nations with a vision of peace through service, moral leadership, and dialogue across all boundaries. The campaign echoes the goals of the International Year of Peace and Trust 2025, reminding us that global security begins with renewed faith in human dignity and conscience.

The final week of October has often been a meaningful time in UPF’s history. On October 23 to 24, 2005, the Founders, Dr. Hak Ja Han and Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, visited Vilnius, Lithuania, as part of the inaugural world tour of the Universal Peace Federation that covered 120 nations across all continents. In Vilnius, they held the inauguration for the Baltic region. Speaking before 700 participants at the Forum Palace, they proclaimed that true freedom exists for the sake of the common good, not individual gain.

After the Vilnius inauguration, the Founders continued the world tour to Warsaw, Poland, on October 25 and to Prague, Czech Republic, on October 26, extending the message of peace and moral renewal across Central Europe.

From 29 to 31 October 2007, UPF convened an inter-religious leadership conference in Tiberias, Israel. The gathering brought together Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Druze representatives overlooking the Sea of Galilee, illustrating that faith can serve as a bridge for reconciliation. Of particular note, Sheikh Moafak Tarif played a pivotal role in the event by rallying eighty-eight Druze sheikhs, scholars, and community leaders to participate, thereby lending the conference significant Druze representation and influence.

Eight years later, on October 29-30, 2015, UPF-Ghana and UPF-Nigeria co-hosted the African Peace Conference in Accra, in partnership with the African Centre for Peacebuilding. Professor Edwin Korley, Dr. Helen Osei, and peacebuilder Korsi Senyo led discussions on “Peace, Security, and Human Development in Africa,” emphasizing the importance of moral education and cooperation among youth and civil society.

In Asia, the first Asian Media Conference concluded in Bangkok on October 26, 2013, with participants from twelve nations discussing “The Role of the Media in Building Nations of Peace.” Journalists and editors, including Dr. Robert Kittel and Dr. Chung Sik Yong, visited The Nation Group headquarters to explore the role of responsible journalism in advancing social harmony across ASEAN countries.

That same week in Europe, young activists from nine nations gathered in Malta (October 20 to 27, 2013) for the youth program “Creating Change,” co-organized by UPF Europe and the Middle East, Kids 4 Peace Jerusalem, and the U20 Volunteer Network Cairo, supported by the European Commission’s Youth in Action Programme. Participants from the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Northern Europe designed cross-cultural initiatives and artistic projects to foster understanding. Their spirit echoed the words of UPF Founder Dr. Sun Myung Moon: “When young people inspired by true love dedicate themselves to sacrifice and service, they can begin to heal the wounds caused by difference and conflict.”

Together, these moments across continents form a living history of peacebuilding in the closing days of October. They show how, year after year, UPF has advanced dialogue, media ethics, education, and youth cooperation as vital tools for reconciliation and unity.

Across all continents, Ambassadors for Peace of UPF and partner organizations are marking this year’s launch with public forums, interfaith dialogues, volunteer initiatives, and educational programs. Many have chosen to link their events with the UN Disarmament Week theme, interpreting “disarmament” not only as the reduction of weapons but as the moral act of disarming prejudice and fear.

This week’s tone is one of renewal and responsibility. The Federation’s message is clear: global peace begins with individual conscience and shared service. By connecting local programs with international observances, UPF seeks to make the world’s search for peace both personal and practical.

The campaign will continue to align each week with global observances, from human rights to environmental stewardship, building a bridge between moral vision and sustainable development. But the spirit begins here, in this first week, choosing dialogue over division and partnership over isolation.

As this journey begins, UPF invites all people of goodwill to join in reflection and action, to see disarmament as a path to trust and trust as the first step toward peace.