United States National Day of Prayer
Prayer has been a central part of public life in the United States since its founding. In 1775, the Second Continental Congress created the National Day of Prayer to bring together the diverse people of the newly formed nation to seek guidance and unity. The tradition...
Paraguayan Think-Tank Promotes Good Governance and Sustainable Development
Instituto de Desarrollo del Pensamiento Patria Soñada (IDPPS) is an initiative of Global Peace Foundation –Paraguay. It is a think tank that brings together heads of state, academics, social scientists and civil society to consider the pressing issue of the day and...
Global Peace Convention 2013: December 5-8 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The GPC 2013 will be held in Kuala Lumpur, a cultural, financial and economic hub in Southeast Asia. This year the convention will focus on “The Power of Unity: Interfaith, Family, Service Towards Sustainable Peace.” The Global Peace Convention brings together leaders...
1989 German Peaceful Revolution Sparked by Spiritual Awakening
People who were old enough will recall powerful images of November 9, 1989, the collapse of the Berlin Wall. East and West Germans scaling the wall to embrace on ramparts that used to be laced with barbed wire. The concrete wall being torn down by any and all means:...
“Living for the Sake of Others” 2013 awards to take place April 25th
The annual “Living for the Sake of Others” awards ceremony will be held April 25th in Paraguay. Last year, Dr. Moon and Mrs. Jun Sook Moon attended the “Living for the Sake of Others” awards. Mrs. Moon delivered the keynote address where she noted: Women have...
Global Peace Festival at the First World Peace Forum in Dubai
The first World Peace Award Forum was held from April 17-18, convened by Shaikh Majd bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. The vision of the forum, the first of its kind, is “to make global peace a reality” through...
“Facing History” when it counts – Remembering the April Genocide in Rwanda
- posted by GPF Social Media Team at Thursday, April 11, 2013April in Rwanda brings back painful memories for some. In 100 days nearly 800,000 Rwandans were killed. The difference between the killed and the killers was a marginal divide, “mostly artificial, a...
Margaret Thatcher, Former Prime Minister of Great Britian Passes Away
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first and currently only female Prime Minister and longest serving PM in the 20th century, passed away on April 8, 2013. Just as many love her as dislike her for her hard lined stance against communism and her fight for free market...
“The North-South Korean Unification Issue Cannot Be Resolved through Politics and Foreign Diplomacy alone… A Civilian Track will be More Effective.”
April 6th, the JoongAng Daily Newspaper published the following article of a recent interview with Dr. Hyun Jin Moon. From the issue of North-South Korean Unification to raising nine children, the article is an intimate conversation with Dr. Moon on his perspectives...
Kim Gu’s Dream of One Korea
Koreans ranked Kim Gu the greatest leader after Korean Independence in an online poll in 2004. Kim Gu’s is a central figure in the story of modern Korea’s birth. Born August 29, 1876, as Kim Changahm, he saw the end of the Joseon Dynasty, protested Japan’s annexation...
Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon’s Quest for North-South Reunification
The sudden passage of Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon on September 3, 2012 was covered globally. Amidst the reports, The Atlantic published an article by Armin Rosen entitled "Sun Myung Moon's Groundbreaking Campaign to Open North Korea". He writes, “But for all the focus on...
Dr. Moon says Trust is Essential to Re-establish North-South Korean Relations
The situation on the Korean Peninsula has become a subject of the global community's concern of late. From United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's remarks, to Pope Francis' Easter message, the world is praying for reconciliation in Korea. In December, Chosun...