Press Conference for the World Alliance of Religions: Peace Summit

SEOUL—Governmental and religious leaders, youth organizations, and women groups gather to attend the world’s largest peace summit held in the Republic of South Korea, where a sustainable solution to peace will be presented, as well as methods and programs for the cessation of war.

On September 17-18, the 2014 World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit will be held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. The locations where the summit will be held are the Gate of Peace, Jamsil Sports Complex Stadium and 63 Building Convention Center. Approximately 200,000 people are scheduled to attend. Among them are 1,500 leaders including international heads of states and leading representatives of world religions such as Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, as well as organizations working in collaboration with the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) and the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG). Over 100 national broadcasting companies from around the world will also cover the events of the WARP summit.

A question was posed to Mr. Lee in a press conference held before the first day: “The Middle East is a region rife with religious wars and conflicts. Is it possible to achieve peace here as in Mindanao, Philippines?” Mr. Lee responded, “Just because peace is achieved in the Middle East does not mean world peace is achieved. Rather than considering an issue that is confined to only one region, we need to resolve the fundamental problem that has its roots worldwide. Therefore, heads of state around the world must come to an agreement to establish an international law that bans war so that all wars come to an end permanently.” Mr. Lee is a global peace advocate and the Chairman of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) as well as IPYG and IWPG.

Also, Ms. Nam Hee Kim said, “Until now, women have been perceived as weak. But through Mr. Lee, I gained confidence that women can also play a central role in achieving world peace. This is because the power to protect the children who are forced out to battlefields is in the mothers. If all women in the world unite as one, I am certain that world peace will definitely be achieved.“

Ms. Kim is a global female leader and representative of IWPG.

Following the press conference on September 16 at the Cosmos Hall of Walker Hill Hotel, an HWPL affiliated organization called IPYG hosted a conference for more than 500 leaders of youth groups from 127 nations including nations that are experiencing conflicts such as the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, and Israel. They discussed programs that can help build mutual understanding and trust.

Afterwards, a preliminary meeting of the WARP Advisory Council was held, where former and current presidents, prime ministers, premiers, chairmen of the national assemblies, and chief justices of the supreme courts from various nations gathered to share their experience in leadership and future peace initiatives.

Former and current heads of state, important figures from all walks of life and religious leaders with authority will attend this summit where they will devise a specific plan to put an end to wars around the world. They will also present a real solution to religious conflicts. The number of people attending the summit as well as the scale of this event is expected to be unprecedented

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A peace agreement Philippines , Mindanao is in festival atmosphere!

In Mindanao, Philippines, 

they 're in festival atmosphere now!

Because they said that their long term civil war is finally overed and becoming of their new world. also their national broadcasting system made big report about that.

The population of Mindanao Island, Philippines has about 20 million people there and is a little bit smaller than South Korea.

Originally the Islam (Muslim)people of Philippine lived there long time ago...

But lots of Philippino Catholic (christians) moved to Mindanao, at the same time, the native people (Philippino Islam) outed from their land.. this is the original reason for long civil war which lasted over 40years.

Since early 1970, there were about 140-thousand (140,000) people who died because of this terrible war...

Our country had also same suffering as this case..so I felt it wasn't not other people's affairs... nobody knows that this kind of feeling even they didn't go through something which killed each other in same national people before...

Peace Advocate Man Hee Lee who led the signing a peace agreement.

Do you know that the person who led the signing a peace agreement is a korean peace advocate Man Hee Lee? he was the one who can make the peace agreement decisively!

We know there are Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla , Thich Nhat Hanh ;Buddhist monk who worked for world peace but like this time, it is worthy of attention for everyone! Peace advocate Man Hee Lee completed world's big tasks. He left a significant mark in modern peace history.

Fernando R. Capalla, the archbishop of Mindanao, pleaded with Mr.Lee to help end the conflict of the island Mindanao.

During the arbitraion of the conflict Mr.Lee figured out the religious trouble is the main reason and met both of the religious leaders of Islamic and Catholic. As a result, the two religious leaders accepted the proposal of unifying religions and they came to an agreement to sign a peace treaty.

The next day of the event, the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which is the largest Islamic group, concluded final agreement and finally the forty years of religious conflict came to an end.

After the interview with Mr.Lee, the Philippine national broadcasting said that all the Philippines should appreciate the result of the peace agreement of Mindanao island. It's said that Philippine private broadcast ABC CBN news also widely covered the significance of the event.

I think this peace agreement must be the work that improved Korea's international status. And it's no wonder that the event surprised the entire world since the one peace advocate stopped the forty years of bloody conflict. Even Lamos, the former president of the Phillippines, expressed his appreciation for the arbitration and I'm very proud of the news as a Korean.

Our wish is to be reunified. I hope the day when both leaders of south and North Korea come to sign a peace agreement as soon as possible.

Do you know There was the Peace Agreement in Mindano, Philippines?

The peace agreement in Mindanao, Philippines, a Korean did!

Do you know the Mindanao Island in Philippines?

The Mindanao Island is located in southern of Philippines, a region which 5% of Muslim, called ““Moro””, lives in and there are 85% of Catholic people live in Philippines.

There has been long history of religious conflict between Catholics and Muslims for 40 years until now from 1968, because of a struggle for independence of Muslims.

The conflict has killed 150,000 victims.

But in this conflict area, a spark of peace is begun finally.

On January 24, the representatives of Catholicism and Islam united to sign the peace agreement for ending the war and achieving World Peace.

Have you noticed that a Korean led the peace agreement?

On January 24, the peace advocate Manhee Lee and the peace mission visited the Mindanao Island in Philippines and had peace walk campaign with about 1,000 religious leaders beyond religion and teenagers.

The peace advocate Manhee Lee made the religious leaders sign the peace agreement after peace walk.

Although this agreement is made by non-governmental power, it affects the Philippines government to admit autonomy of Islam in Mindanao.

Moro Islamic Liberation front must be gradually a catalytic of agreement that means disarmament.

How can they sign peace negotiations?

Manhee Lee, peace leader said that he found main reason of the conflict, Mindanao Island religious conflict so he persuaded the religious leaders.

Ramos ex-president said that Manhee Lee accomplished what hi himself couldn’t do for peace of Mindanao.

After this agreement, Manhee Lee was invited to a government-run broadcasting station PTV and many the press and have told this news.

Peace News from Philippines!

We are proud of Manhee Lee as a Korean.

Everyone has hoped peace and had peace campaigns but the people don’t know how.

We wonder he who knows the way to make a peace will do ahead.

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The world will become one, no more fighting and division

The world will become one,

no more fighting and division

I am a person who loves traveling around the world. So I have many international friends. Most of my friends are well off and affluent in their own countries. When I met my buddies, I thought the world was only filled with the rich who were content with their lives and had no worries about violence and wars.

However, many of my friends  told me the news that there have been many people who have been dying in neighboring areas. It is because of the wars and differences  of their religion. Actually in my case, it would be better to just live in a world without any religion if so many people want to fight because of the different religions. Why do they fight? For what? The fighting just never seemed to end. These things  made me feel really stuffy and unhappy.

In the midst of this situation, one great news I have heard is from one of my Filipino friends, Miss Flora. The problem in Mindanao for 40 years has finally concluded and the leaders of the different religions in Mindanao shook their hands and signed the agreement for the ending of the war and world peace.

This is really wonderful news to hear and it made me feel better because I don't have to worry about my buddies anymore. And I feel as if the dream for the unification of the two Koreas also will come true. One more perfect thing is that the man who did this was Korean. So I am so excited and I really hope that in Korea there would no longer be any people who have to be separated from the families again.

Nobody in the world wants war and division among the people.  If the leader’s thought changes like Mindanao, the world can finally become one.  And no more fighting again. I know I am just an ordinary youth but I believe that all the youths will have the same ideas as me. As the man who works as a peace activist all the people including me should take part in making the world full of peace and happiness.