VIDEO: Dr. Hyun Jin Moon Opens the Global Peace Convention 2014
Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon, Founder and Chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, opens the Global Peace Convention in Asuncion, Paraguay. Paraguay’s progress in recent years “shows the foundational importance of principles and values, and their translation into initiatives...
Coverage of Global Peace Convention 2014
Coverage of the Global Peace Convention 2014 came from around the world, from Korea to Columbia. Coverage ranged from tough regional issues of democratization and the right to property, to global issues like the future of media and national transformation. Below is a...
Connected to the Divine: Hwanin and the Tangun Story
The story of Tangun is important to Korean self-understanding, as are all founding myths and legends. Debate over the Tangun myth’s historicity misses the opportunity to reflect on the principles and values that have bound the Korean people together through...
A Global Ethical Framework as the Foundation for Societal Transformations
During the Global Peace Convention 2014, a special breakout session examined a global ethical framework as the foundation for national transformation. To respond to the major technological, political, economic and cultural shifts taking place around the world,...
“Why Paraguay?” Dr. Hyun Jin Moon Closing Remarks for the Global Peace Convention 2014
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon, Founder of Global Peace Foundation, gave closing remarks for the Global Peace Convention 2014 held at the Bourbon Conmebol Assunção Convention Hotel in Asunción, Paraguay. I want to congratulate everyone for a successful conclusion of the...
Forum Highlights Mongolia’s Potential Contribution to Regional Stability
A forum co-hosted by the Global Peace Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies examined Mongolia's possible role in cultivating relations on the Korean peninsula. Dr. Victor Cha, the Korea Chair at CSIS, said, “We don’t usually think of...
Opening Address by Dr. Moon at the Global Peace Leadership Conference in Mongolia
The following address was delivered at the opening plenary of the Global Peace Leadership Conference hosted in Ulaanbaatar's Sukhbaatar Square, Mongolia on August 26, 2011. Introduction Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the vast steppes of...
“Peace Starts in the Home” Dr. Jun Sook Moon Address for Women’s Plenary, Global Peace Convention 2014
The following is the address delivered by Dr. Jun Sook Moon, Chairwoman of Global Peace Women, in front of 1,000 women leaders form across Latin America who convened for a special women's plenary during the Global Peace Convention 2014. "Peace beings in the home" she...
GLOBAL PEACE WOMEN PLENARY DRAWS 1,000 WOMEN AND ASSERTS “PEACE STARTS IN THE HOME”
“Peace starts in the home!” Global Peace Women Chairwoman Dr. Jun Sook Moon declared, calling on more than 1,000 participants of the first Women’s Panel at the 2014 Global Peace Convention to recite the phrase with her. “In the home peace is more than a concept or...
WORLD LEADERS CONVENE IN ASUNCIÓN FOR SIXTH GLOBAL PEACE CONVENTION
Roadmap for National Transformation: Liberty Prosperity and Integrity through Moral and Innovative Leadership More than 1,000 government, civil society and faith leaders from 40 nations assembled in Paraguay for a challenging debate and action agenda for national...
Global Peace Convention 2014, Opening Plenary Address
The following is the full transcript of the speech delivered by Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, chairman of the Global Peace Foundation at its annual convention, held at the Bourbon Conmebol Assunção Convention Hotel. “A Roadmap for National Transformation: Liberty, Prosperity and...
Digging into the Mythology of Korea to Unveil Enduring Values
Many people today dismiss myths as stories that are untrue or irrelevant to modern life. “That’s just a myth” – is a common phrase, suggesting that myths are misconceptions, not to be taken seriously. So then why do these stories persist? One of the most celebrated...