Approach to Peacebuilding
Advancing a Movement for Peace based on the
Vision of One Family under God
A peace-building vision rooted in universal principles and values is an essential foundation for peace. Such a framework for peace can advance new avenues for track-two diplomacy that fully engages the value-generating institutions of civil society.
60 Years Later, the Korean People Have an Opportunity to Make History
July 27th 1953, the armistice was signed that established a ceasefire between North and South Korea. 60 years later, the 38th parallel still stands. To the north, grand military celebrations were held, to the south somber commemorations recalled the 1.2 million lives...
“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...
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...
Korean News Naver Reports National Youth Summit Held in Kenya to Avert Repeat of Election Bloodshed
National Youth Summit Held in Kenya to Avert Election Bloodshed The following report was published by Naver News in Korea on the National Youth Summit 2013. Published 02-03-2013 18:02 【Nairobi, Kenya】 By Young Joo Yim The National Youth Summit was held at the Kenyatta...
“The best way to reform mankind is through education of the children.” ~Dr. Manu Chandaria
Two weeks ago, UPI reported on three Kenyans in Atlanta who assured, “Kenya next year will avoid the ethnic violence that tore the country apart during the 2007 elections.” The statement references painful memories of post-election violence in 2007-2008 that Hon....
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...
Harambee and Africa’s Future
I first visited Kenya in 2008. The nation was still suffering from the aftereffects of post-electoral violence. But, I knew that Kenya would recover to become a leading force for African development. Under the coat of arms of Kenya is a Swahili phrase,...