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=== Interfaith activities ===

In 2009 the FFWPU held an interfaith event in the [[Congress of the Republic of Peru]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fmp.gob.pe/FMP/Html/2009-09-22/presidente_del_tsmp_es_designado_embajador_para_la_paz.html |title=Fuero Militar Policial |publisher=[[Military Police Court|Fmp.gob.pe]] |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=August 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821142214/http://www.fmp.gob.pe/FMP/Html/2009-09-22/presidente_del_tsmp_es_designado_embajador_para_la_paz.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Former president of the Congress [[Marcial Ayaipoma]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.congreso.gob.pe/fotografia/2005/051214.htm |title=Portal Peruano Sociedad y Parlamento |publisher=Congreso.gob.pe |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=September 5, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905011528/http://www.congreso.gob.pe/fotografia/2005/051214.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and other notable politicians were called "Ambassadors for Peace" of the Unification Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congreso.gob.pe/index_fotoh1.asp?fecha=20070921 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730211043/http://www.congreso.gob.pe/index_fotoh1.asp?fecha=20070921 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=May 4, 2012 |title=Centro de Noticias el Heraldo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Escrito por Imagen Institucional |url=http://www.municportillo.gob.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5889:david-yamashiro-es-nombrado-embajador-para-la-paz&catid=66:notas&Itemid=30 |title=David Yamashiro Es Nombrado Embajador Para La Paz |publisher=Municportillo.gob.pe |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=February 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203031707/http://www.municportillo.gob.pe/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5889:david-yamashiro-es-nombrado-embajador-para-la-paz&catid=66:notas&Itemid=30 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.congreso.gob.pe/index_fotoh1.asp?fecha=20060126 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723051237/http://www.congreso.gob.pe/index_fotoh1.asp?fecha=20060126 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |access-date=May 4, 2012 |title=Centro de Noticias el Heraldo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mimdes.gob.pe/files/DIRECCIONES/DGDCP/concentracion/instituciones.htm |title=Espacio de Concertación&nbsp;– Dirección General de Desplazados y Cultura de Paz |publisher=Mimdes.gob.pe |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091220004147/http://www.mimdes.gob.pe/files/DIRECCIONES/DGDCP/concentracion/instituciones.htm |archive-date=December 20, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2010, the church built a large interfaith temple in [[Seoul]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?sc=50500012&cm=%EB%AC%B8%ED%99%94%C2%B7%EB%A0%88%EC%A0%B8&year=2010&no=86380&selFlag=&relatedcode=&wonNo=&sID=505 |title=mk 'ş˝ş ĹëŔĎął źź°čşťşÎąłČ¸ ťő źşŔü, żëťężĄ żĎ°ř |publisher=News.mk.co.kr |date=February 18, 2010 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101201025/http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?sc=50500012&cm=%EB%AC%B8%ED%99%94%C2%B7%EB%A0%88%EC%A0%B8&year=2010&no=86380&selFlag=&relatedcode=&wonNo=&sID=505 }}</ref> Author [[Deepak Chopra]] was the [[keynote]] speaker at an interfaith event of the Unification Church co-hosted with the United Nations at the [[headquarters of the United Nations]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dipity.com/timeline/International-Day-Of-Peace-2009/ |title=International Day Of Peace 2009 Timeline |publisher=Dipity.com |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903005926/http://www.dipity.com/timeline/International-Day-Of-Peace-2009/ |archive-date=September 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2011, an interfaith event was held at the [[National Assembly of Thailand]], the [[President of the National Assembly of Thailand]] attended the event.<ref name="parliament1">http://web.parliament.go.th/php4/radio/temp/news8688.doc {{dead link|date=November 2015}}</ref>

In 2012, the Unification movement affiliated-Universal Peace Federation held an interfaith dialogue in Italy that was co-sponsored by the United Nations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.torinotoday.it/eventi/incontro-settimana-mondiale-armonia-interreligiosa-torino.html |title=Incontro per la settimana mondiale per l'armonia interreligiosa a Torino il 4 febbraio |publisher=Torinotoday.it |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719105644/http://www.torinotoday.it/eventi/incontro-settimana-mondiale-armonia-interreligiosa-torino.html |url-status=live }}</ref> That year, the Universal Peace Federation held an interfaith program for representatives of 12 various religions and confessions in the hall of the [[United Nations General Assembly]]. The [[President of the United Nations General Assembly]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2012/02/common-ground-for-the-common-good-on-the-occasion-of-the-world-interfaith-harmony-week.html# |title=United Nations Webcast&nbsp;– "Common ground for the common good" on the occasion of the World Interfaith Harmony Week |publisher=Unmultimedia.org |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514224724/http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/webcast/2012/02/common-ground-for-the-common-good-on-the-occasion-of-the-world-interfaith-harmony-week.html |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the [[Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/dsgsm601.doc.htm |title=Deputy Secretary-General, at Interfaith Harmony Week Event, Says Common Cause in Mutual Respect for Shared Values Is Only Way to Unite Nations, Peoples |publisher=Un.org |date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=February 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208034933/http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2012/dsgsm601.doc.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41168&Cr=al-nasser&Cr1 |title=UN officials underline religions' role in promoting global harmony |publisher=Un.org |date=February 7, 2012 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144200/http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=41168&Cr=al-nasser&Cr1 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/en/ga/president/66/Letters/PDF/Your%20Holiness.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035648/https://www.un.org/en/ga/president/66/Letters/PDF/Your%20Holiness.pdf |archive-date=July 28, 2018 |title=Letter to Your Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI |access-date=May 23, 2012 |date=January 24, 2012}}</ref> and other UN officials spoke.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/News/dh/pdf/english/2011/01022011.pdf |title=UN launches first World Interfaith Harmony Week |access-date=March 30, 2019 |page=9 |work=UN Daily News |date=February 1, 2011 |archive-date=March 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330171429/https://www.un.org/News/dh/pdf/english/2011/01022011.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>