Tribute to My Father
My heart grieves as a son for the passing of my father, but I am comforted in knowing that his indomitable spirit and enduring legacy will live on in the memories of the countless people he has touched through his visionary ministry. He lived a remarkable life,...
Unification Declaration Pledges to Work towards a United Korea
On occasion of the Global Peace Leadership Conference entitled: "The Vision for the Unification of the Korean Peninsula and Building a World of Peace," the following declaration was signed by government officials, NGO and faith leaders, scholars and journalists....
Global Peace Women Chairwoman Dr. Junsook Moon Speech at 2012 GPLC Korea: Women’s Leadership and the Unification of the Korean Peninsula
The following is a speech given by the Chairwoman of Global Peace Women, the women's division of Global Peace Foundation, at the 2012 Global Peace Leadership Conference in Seoul, Korea. Dr. Junsook Moon presented this speech on "Women's Leadership and the Unification...
The Vision for the Unification of the Korean Peninsula and Building a World of Peace: Global Peace Leadership Conference Seoul, Korea 2012
“The Vision for the Unification of the Korean Peninsula and Building a World of Peace.” The Global Peace Leadership Conference 2012 was held at Grand Hilton Hotel in Seoul, Korea, August 18th. The conference convened scholars, government ministers, humanitarian and...
Global Peace Leadership Conference 2012 Opens
The Global Peace Leadership Conference 2012 opened August 17 in Seoul, Korea. The theme of this conference is “The Vision for the Unification of the Korean Peninsula and Building a World of Peace.” The word “vision” was not chosen lightly. It has great significance,...
Korean Character Shines at the Olympics
The following is an abridged expert from the address given to Ambassador for Peace on August, 11, 2012 in Seoul, Korea. The 2012 Olympics have recently come to a close. There, the Korean people showed their true character to the world. Although this is a nation of...
Korea United Builds Grassroots Engagement for Unification
Korea United brings new approaches to Korean unification. Up to now the discussion for unification has been among leaders. Mainly political and military representatives sat at the negotiating table. Korea United is opening the discussion to every citizen. Up to now...
Hope for the Future
Molo is a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. In 2007, it experienced the brunt of the ethnic violence that followed the presidential election. Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. Today in Molo grass grows over the remains of a school that was burnt to...
Unification Generation – “U-Generation”
The current grandparents and parents of Korea saw their nation torn apart by war. Their generation invested their sweat and blood to build up the nation from its ashes, and shed many tears over the 38th Parallel that carved their families and homeland in half. The...
Korea Giving Back
In 2010, Korea hosted the G20 Summit as the first non G8 nation. Korea is unique, as President Lee Myung Bak shared, because it has “first-hand experience of economic development within living memory.” In Korea in the 70s, the average family could not afford to put...
Becoming One With The Natural World
I was reminded of why I go into the mountains when I read about the mountain challenges of the youth leaders from the Global Peace Youth Corps in Mt. Kilimanjaro and the mountains of Montana. Before any major undertaking I go into the mountains to align my...
Service is the Key to Peace
A report was recently published by Global Poomashi –Indonesia. Particularly moving was their service projects. This program was not just an international cross cultural exchange, it was a joint service venture that broke down national and socioeconomic barriers. Even...