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...
Kaduna Peace Summit Calls for Interfaith Cooperation to Secure Peace for Development
“Nigeria, with the even balance of Christian and Muslim in your population, is uniquely positioned to create a model of interfaith cooperation that will have global impact in mitigating the effects of religious radicalism. To that end, faith leaders must step beyond...
Paraguay – A Nation in Transformation
This year's Global Peace Convention will be hosted in Paraguay. The Global Peace Foundation recently published an article explaining the significance of Paraguay as the host of the upcoming convention themed " "Roadmap for National Transformation: Liberty, Prosperity...
The Legend of Tangun
The story goes that a long time ago, Hwanin, the lord of Heaven, had a son named Hwanung. Hwanung begged his Father let him to go to earth, for he yearned to see the lush valleys and great mountains. He was also greatly saddened to see all the evil in the hearts of...
Media Coverage of the Global Peace Leadership Conference on a Vision for Korean Unification
The Global Peace Leadership Conference 2014 in Seoul, Korea entitled "Vision, Principles and Values for a Unified Korea" convened leaders from around the world and all areas of Korean society. The seminal conference focused on clarifying a vision for unification that...
Korean Unification ‘Sea-Change’ Cited At 2014 Global Peace Leadership Conference
GPF Chairman say a clear vision of a unified Korea should be based upon the principles and values that have shaped Korean identity. 30-Sep-2014 |“In the three years since the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) held its annual convention here in Seoul, the landscape...