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Re-review: 2017 HWPL World Peace Summit

Let’s dive into the amazing events of the third anniversary of the September 18th HWPL World Peace Summit, held from September 17-19, 2017. This celebration caught the world’s attention with simultaneous events in 63 cities in Korea and 45 overseas! 🌐✨

HWPL: Pioneering Global Peace 🌏✌️

HWPL is truly rewriting the history of the peace movement. Their global activities aim to end the era of war and conflict, ushering in a new era of peace. Leaders and civil society from all walks of life have responded to HWPL’s call to become messengers of peace. It’s incredible to see everyone joining hands for this noble cause! 🤝🕊️

Key Achievements:

Ending the era of war and conflict.
Ushering in a new era of peace.
Uniting leaders and civil society globally.

A Festival of Unity and Peace 🎊❤️

The ceremony was packed with exciting events like parades, performances, and a card section. There was a unified call to sign Article 10, paragraph 38 of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW). Through these performances, people could feel peace with all five senses. Imagine the energy and unity! 🌈🎶

Event Highlights:

Parades and performances.
Card section displays.
Unified call to sign the DPCW.

Building Collaborative Governance 🏛️🤝

During the meeting and discussion sessions, practical talks were held to build “collaborative governance” between governments and civil society. The goal? To evolve the DPCW into a legally binding document. The fifth meeting of the HWPL Commission on International Law saw 248 participants, including high-level officials and civil society representatives, coming together for this cause. 🌍📜

Discussion Points:

Building collaborative governance.
Evolving the DPCW into a legally binding document.
Participation of high-level officials and civil society.

A Global Call for Peace 🌐✊

The 2017 Global Peace Leader Conference, themed ‘Implementing the DPCW through Peace Governance,’ was a major highlight. With 1025 attendees, including government officials and civil society representatives, the conference was a powerful call for global peace. 🌟🕊️

WE ARE ONE 🌍✊

HWPL’s credo of making peace a lasting legacy for future generations has united the global family of peace. Despite different cultures, lifestyles, and religions, everyone was united in their desire for peace. The faces of 100,000 participants from Korea and abroad were filled with emotion and joy as they celebrated the feast of peace. 🌟😊

Unity in Diversity:

Different cultures and lifestyles.
Various religions.
Shared desire for global peace.

The Korean folk song “Arirang” echoed through the venue, expressing the determination to achieve global peace. Traditional Korean instruments, dances, songs, and martial arts created a powerful image of global unity. 🎶🕺

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Re-review: 2016 HWPL World Peace Summit

Man Hee Lee, The Chairman of HWPL, said “Here today at the Peace Festival for the 2nd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit, the spirits of heaven and people of the earth are gathered, as well as the eyes, ears and hearts of the global community.

Messengers of peace around the world, both heaven and earth have seen your dedicated efforts. We are one family, messengers of peace. Let us accomplish our purpose: world peace. Let us urge heads of state and religious leaders around the world to fulfill their promises.”

Why Do HWPL Members Love Peace? 🌍✌️

Inspiration from Leadership 🌟

The leadership of HWPL, especially Chairman Man Hee Lee, inspires members with his dedicated efforts. His speeches and actions motivate members to work towards peace.

Global Network and Community 🌐🤝

HWPL members feel a sense of support and belonging through a global network of like-minded individuals. This network helps them share ideas, collaborate on projects, and encourage each other in their peace-building efforts.

Personal Fulfillment 😊✨

For many HWPL members, working towards peace brings a sense of personal fulfillment. Knowing they are contributing to a greater cause and making a positive impact gives them profound satisfaction.

2016 IPYG Cards section in statistics 🌍

Time for making cards : 3 months
Weight of each card book : 5kg
Numbers of cards : 54 cards for each people
Length of practice time : 18 weeks, about 160 hours total
Number of card moves : about 300 moves
Number of IPYG members : 12,126

How much effort did they put in to become one like that? When you see the shorts in person, many people are moved to tears. For them, peace is a necessity, a desperate need. Thank you to the IPYG members.

Let’s all take a moment to think about how we can contribute to peace in our own lives. Whether it’s through small acts of kindness or getting involved in larger peace initiatives, every effort counts.

🌟 By spreading the message of peace and working together, we can create a better world for everyone. So, let’s make peace a priority and inspire others to do the same! ✌️😊

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Re-review: 2015 HWPL World Peace Summit – 2

Let’s take a trip down memory lane to the 2015 HWPL World Peace Summit. This event was a game-changer in the world of peacebuilding and left a lasting impact on everyone involved. 🌐✨

What Went Down? 🤔

Back in 2015, leaders from various religions, nations, and organizations gathered in Seoul, South Korea, with one common goal: world peace. 🌏❤️ The summit was all about breaking down barriers and fostering a spirit of unity and cooperation. It was a melting pot of ideas, cultures, and beliefs, all coming together to promote peace.

A Symbol of Unity: The Bibimbap Experience 🍲🌍

At the 2015 Peace Festival, participants came together to create a giant bowl of bibimbap, a traditional Korean dish. This culinary activity wasn’t just about sharing a meal; it was a powerful symbol of peace. Each ingredient in bibimbap, from the vibrant vegetables to the savory meats, represents different cultures and communities.

When mixed together, they create a harmonious and delicious dish, much like how diverse groups can come together to create a peaceful world. This act of making bibimbap highlighted the beauty of unity in diversity and the importance of working together for a common goal. 🌍🥗✨

Key Highlights 🌟

International Law for Peace 📜🕊️: One of the major outcomes of the summit was to enact a international law for cessation of war. This law aimed to provide a legal framework to end wars and promote peace globally. This has brought together many international law experts. It was a bold step towards making peace a tangible reality.
Unity Among Religions 🙏🤝: Religious leaders from different faiths pledged to transcend their differences and work together for peace. This was a powerful moment, showing that despite our diverse beliefs, we can all unite for a common cause.
Youth and Women in Action 👩‍🎓👩‍👧‍👦: The summit emphasized the role of youth and women in peacebuilding. Their voices were heard loud and clear, highlighting the importance of inclusive participation in creating a peaceful world.

Join the Movement! 🌈✊

The 2015 HWPL Peace Summit wasn’t just a one-time event; it sparked a movement. The discussions and agreements made during the summit laid the groundwork for ongoing peace initiatives.

Peace isn’t just a lofty ideal; it’s something we can all work towards in our daily lives. Whether it’s through community service, spreading awareness, or simply being kind to one another, every little action counts.

Let’s keep the spirit of the 2015 HWPL Peace Summit alive and strive for a world where peace is the norm, not the exception. And the 2024 HWPL 918 World Peace Summit is coming up. We can’t wait.😊😄

Feel free to share this post and spread the message of peace! 🌟🕊

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Re-review: 2015 HWPL World Peace Summit – 1

I’m currently doing a HWPL review from scratch. It’s weird the more I look at it. It started in 2014, and 2015 is the one-year anniversary.

Does the scale make sense? If we say we’re starting something, the beginning is really hard. How much work has gone into making this peace festival happen?

Each of these shorts is super short!
I highly recommend watching each one. 🙂

2015 HWPL World Peace Summit

HWPL hosted the September 18th HWPL World Peace Summit in 2015 with leaders in politics, religion, women’s groups, youth groups, and the media in attendance.

On 918 WARP Summit, 2015, discussions were held to draft international law for peace with international law experts from around the world.

Through this, HWPL launched the “International Law Peace Committee” composed of 19 international law experts from 15 countries.

Knowing what’s going on in 2016, I’m really excited!!!😮😮 I’m sure you’ll be surprised at what can happen in such a short time.

The Chairman of HWPL, Man Hee Lee, said “At the 2014 WARP Summit, we called heaven and earth as witnesses, and in the sight of God, all people of the world, and the Peace Advocate,

we pledged our commitment to the enactment of internationla law for the cessation of war and to the unity of religions.

With the definite solution for achieving peace, we have traveled all over the world and worked for peace. This unprecedented work will go down in history forever.”

Why do people love HWPL? 😘

Commitment to Global Peace: HWPL is dedicated to achieving world peace and the cessation of war through various initiatives, including the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).
Interfaith Harmony: HWPL promotes interfaith harmony to prevent conflicts between religions. By fostering dialogue and understanding among different faiths, they work towards reducing religious tensions and building a more harmonious global community.
Community Engagement and Education: HWPL actively engages with communities worldwide through peace education, volunteer work, and campaigns. Their peace academies and educational programs aim to instill the values of peace in future generations, ensuring sustainable peace for the future.

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Re: 2014 HWPL World Peace Summit – 2

Peace leaders and religious leaders from all over the world gathered in Seoul for the first time in 2014.

It’s a YouTube shorts for less than a minute, so I recommend you watch it. I can feel the excitement wash over me.

In 2013, HWPL declared through the Declaration of World Peace that, to end wars and bring peace to the global community, a new international legal instrument was needed.

At the 2014 World Peace Summit, legal and political leaders from around the world signed an agreement with HWPL to work together on drafting such a document.

In just a year and a half, on 14 March 2016, the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) was proclaimed, and HWPL is actively committed to the introduction of the DPCW into international law.

Man hee Lee, the Chairman of HWPL, said “If you are a believer who truly desires for peace and loves this global community like his own body, religions must become one.
When religions become one, there will be no more war; and if there is no war, there will be peace.
Let’s all become one so we can make this global community into a world of peace.”

Man Hee Lee is a man who is showing the way to the path of peace. With a clear vision, many follow in his footsteps. With him and HWPL, peace will come soon enough.

Official homepage : https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en/home-hwpl-_en/

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Re: 2014 HWPL World Peace Summit – 1

Recently, I’ve been re-motivated about peace. I’ve also been thinking about writing a peace novel. Don’t you think it would be fun?

So we felt it was time to take a look back at what HWPL has been up to since 2014. I also found a YouTube channel called HWPL Peace Magazine. I will be reviewing them one by one.

HWPL hosted the HWPL 918 World Peace Summit (HWPL WARPsummit) in 2014 with leaders in politics, religion, women’s groups, youth groups and the media in attendance.

HWPL and leaders of various sectors convened to discuss conflict resolution, establishing peace, and mutual cooperation and signed landmark agreements on building and implementing solid systems for cooperation.

The agreements covered implementing legal instruments to ensure peace, building religious harmony and creating peace activites by state actors and citizens, respectively.

The legal instruments became the DPCW (Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War) in 2016.

It’s so interesting to trace the past like this. It’s inspiring to see what they decided to do then, and how they realized it years later.

In fact, there’s a HWPL Press Conference that attracts a lot of reporters. The Chairman of HWPL, Man hee Lee, coolly answers the question. These days, reporters are increasingly curious, not aggressively snarky.

As I review each video, I hope you will feel the power of HWPL and become a messenger of peace.

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After declaring the need for an international law in 2013, Man Hee Lee committed to the creation of a peaceful international law on September 18, 2014, by signing the Convention for the Establishment of an International Law of Peace with 29 former presidents, Supreme Court justices, and world leaders at the Peace Parliament.

The Chairman Man Hee Lee believes that practical laws and institutions are needed to end war, and that the causes, means, and ideas of war must be fundamentally eliminated and changed. The Chairman Lee and international law experts from 17 countries have begun laying the groundwork for a peace bill.

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Articles 1 through 7 of the DPCW address the role of states in creating an environment of peace in the international community, including restraining the use of force, disarmament, respect for international law, and the promotion of friendly relations.

Articles 8 through 10 emphasize that all communities, consisting not only of states but also of all individuals, should participate in the development of peace, including freedom of religion, the spread of a culture of peace, civic participation, and the strengthening of education and welfare, suggesting that building a peaceful world is the task of the hour for everyone in the global village.

I want you to join the “Legislate Peace” campaign. #LPproject

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Peace Documentary “GREAT LEGACY” Highlight Review

Do you know a peace documentary? There are still quite a few people in the world who seek peace.

I really admire them. Because they endure things that are difficult for others to pursue easily. I think it’s more noble.

The peace documentary was very touching. As if it were not easy to see plants grow, I felt like I was watching peace bloom like a flower right next to me.

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It’s a breakthrough in ending the 50-year bloody conflict in Mindanao, the Philippines

A procession of 10,000 people who filled a total distance of 19.9km is shouting.

Has the peace that men and women of all ages desperately shouted for come?

Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines.

The land where death was closer to life than to say, “When peace comes to Mindanao, world peace comes.”

The armed conflict between the Philippine government and Mindanao militants, which began with the “Massacre in Morocco” in the 1960s, has turned into a confrontation between Catholic and Islamic religions, killing 120,000 people over the past 50 years.

The peace documentary “The Great Legacy” captures the end of the conflict through HWPL’s movement that began in 2014 in Mindanao, Philippines.

In particular, the Philippine locals, who melted the weapons used in the civil war to create an HWPL peace monument and wished for peace on the divided Korean Peninsula, resonated with the hearts of the audience and applauded.

The film highlights the HWPL civilian peace agreement ceremony held in Mindanao General Santos City, Philippines on January 24, 2014.

The Chairman Lee Man-hee brought together leaders and locals from both sides who were at the center of the Mindanao conflict. He asked them to raise their hands if they wanted peace, and when all the participants raised their hands, Lee led the two leaders to sign for peace.

Upon hearing the news of the peace agreement, government forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) finally agreed on the final annex of the preliminary peace agreement on January 25, and the civil war was effectively ended with the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) in March 2014.

The Chairman Lee Man-hee said “We are a family of peace that will achieve peace born in this era. Do you want conflict or peace?”

All people shouted “PEACE!”

HWPL’s sincere efforts and the Chairman Lee’s sincerity made a dramatic peace, which was considered a challenge that could never be solved.

It’s a dangerous place for terrorism and accidental danger. The situation in the Philippines is not easy to push ahead with work among soldiers with guns. Even in such a place, not everyone can risk death to enter. I was really touched by this.

One field participant said, “The first overseas volunteer destination I went to was the Philippines, and I personally found it fascinating to see the first scene people cheering. Since our country is a divided country, we should be more interested in peace than anyone else.

But I really felt that Filipinos are more interested in peace activities than anyone else. After watching this preview, I felt that peace was really coming, so I thought about various activities, including small things and talking about joining together.”

The miracle of peace achieved by everyone being united is recorded as a “great legacy” in later generations. I hope we can all be messengers of peace.

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8th 918 HWPL World Peace Summit: peace as an Institution

In fact, I’ve been thinking about this for a long time.

Why should we seek peace?
Human nature is often far from peace..

Nevertheless, why should we not give up..? Why should it be?

In fact, I expressed it as a long time, but the moment to think about it is very short. It’s a really short moment.. Do you know the answer?

Nevertheless, would we say it’s a value that we should keep?
Is it a key value that a person can remain a person?

That’s true. There are quite a few people who have given up as human beings. Who can determine human qualifications?
Does the standard value exist?

I think a lot of things are connected. The agony of peace coincides with spiritual anguish, and our lives are connected to those of people on the other side of the world.

So I love that shout. “We Are One!!”
And I like people who risk their lives to keep the peace even if they don’t gain anything. I love them.

But I’m busy with a lot of work to make ends meet. So on the other hand, I’m sorry, but I’m trying to help them somehow.
So I write like this. How do you live? I’m curious.

Below is a video that I really want to introduce to you. If you want to feel the culture of peace, please watch it. 🙂

8th Anniversary of the September 18th HWPL World Peace Summit

Subtitle: Peace as an Institution: A Foundation for Sustainable Development
Date: September, 18th, 2022
Replay: https://bit.ly/3RRyqUx
#918WorldPeaceSummit #DPCW

On September 18th, the 8th Anniversary of the September 18th HWPL World Peace Summit was held online with the theme of ‘Peace as an Institution: A Foundation for Sustainable Development’.

HWPL has proposed peace as an institution to resolve the above global threats. The main goal is to weave the values of peace into our social fabric, allowing mutual respect, harmony, cooperation, and co-prosperity.

HWPL’s vision for peace as an institution goes beyond temporary measures to cease conflict actions and pursues peace incorporated into laws, values, and cultures.

Regarding the cause of peacebuilding at the global level, Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL said, “The global village has suffered from the unexpected COVID-19 that has hit every country. People are not alone in the midst of difficulties.”

“We live in the same global village, and we are neighbors and families. Each one of us is the one who are obliged to make our world a better place to live. And shouldn’t we pass on our good world to our descendants?”

Mr. Chung Young-min, General Director of the IPYG emphasized the role of youth as the main player of international action for peace by saying that education programs for 1,500 global youth in 59 countries are hosted to “protect the basic rights of youth around the world so that everyone can live a happy life without being left behind.”

I want you to play an important role in peace.

What is DPCW?

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Ivory Coast and Mali HWPL Peace Camps

The ‘HWPL Peace Camp’ was held at seven elementary schools in Ivory Coast and Mali from December 9th to the 23rd of last year. The message of ‘Peace and Safety, Respect and Cooperation’ from Peace Camp was significant since both neighboring countries in the Sahel region of West Africa suffered conflicts between French military and Islamic extremism in the same month.

The first five-day activities in Ivory Coast made local educators feel the need for peace-education. Allou Fatimata Marie Christ, Director of the Sainte Marie High School in Abidjan, who attended the Peace Camp, emphasized the role of peace-education as she expressed, “To live in this world as a human being, it is important to learn about peace because we must create a peaceful world.”

A STEP TOWARDS PEACE Ivory Coast and Mali HWPL Peace Camps UNESCO Peace education MOU manheelee peace biography man hee lee peace education Man Hee Lee biography Mali Ivory Coast HWPL Peace Camp — ▲The conclusion of MOU between HWPL Department of Peace Education and UNESCO National Committee of Ivory Coast/HWPL(Left), The Photo of Peace Camp Activities, Progress High school in Mali

In addition, the UNESCO National Committee of the Ivory Coast immediately organized a meeting between UNESCO officials and educators, as the educators felt that the importance and necessity of peace-education should be understood. The MOU on peace-education with HWPL, which was discussed prior to the meeting, enabled the establishment of a cooperative relationship.

In the meantime, peace camps will be held at four schools in Mali until the 23rd. The government held a meeting with education officials to discuss the future peace-education plan of Mali and to conduct peace-education through mutual cooperation. Students have had time to learn peace by practicing peace on their own, and peace-education will continue to be implemented based on schools’ responses about the hope and need for peace-education.

Reference:
http://hwpl.kr/en/news/view/200204463/0/Malipeacecamp