1.
Support from Governments
Five countries – Seychelles, Eswatini,
Comoros, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Vincent – have expressed their support
for the DPCW at the national level. High-ranking leaders of eight Pacific
Island countries announced a follow-up agreement, and the National Assembly of
Ecuador prepared a letter supporting the DPCW.
2.
Support from IGOs and Former Heads of State
Former Prime Minister Said Musa of Belize
formed the Coalition of Caribbean Leaders for Peace (CCLP), a group of former
presidents and prime ministers of the Caribbean Community member states, to
support the adoption of the DPCW at the international level, and the group is
expanding its advocacy activities. Also, HWPL signed a memorandum of
understanding with the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative body of
the African Union, to cooperate on peace work. The International Centre for
Black Sea-Baltic Studies and Consensus, whose members are former heads of
Eastern European states, signed the Goseong Agreement to work together for the implementation of
the DPCW, and the Central American Parliament (PARLANCEN) passed
a resolution in support of the DPCW. Former and current national leaders of
Pacific Islands countries signed the HWPL – Pacific Islands Comprehensive
Agreement on Advocacy for the DPCW to actively advocate the declaration.
3.
Support from Civil Society
Since 2016, the “Legislate Peace” (LP)
project has collected signatures supporting the DPCW from about 730,000
citizens around the world. Moreover, 176 high-ranking leaders such as former
and current heads of state, chief justices, and speakers of parliaments have
signed their support for the DPCW.
4.
HWPL’s Peace Initiative in Mindanao
Even before the DPCW was proclaimed, its
principles were already being practiced in one region, Mindanao of the
Philippines. Mindanao is on the path to peace after ending the military
collision between the Philippine government and Moro groups, which lasted over
40 years and resulted in more than 120,000 casualties. Seeing how peace was
being created in Mindanao according to the Declaration of World Peace, the
foundation document of the DPCW, HWPL became certain that a law for peace can transform conflict
into peace. Since the DPCW was proclaimed,
Mindanao has taken the lead in implementing the DPCW in practice. Mindanao’s
governor and a religious leader achieved interethnic and interfaith
reconciliation (Article 5 and 9 of the DPCW), civil society is involved in the
LP project, and the Ministry of Education is introducing peace education to the
region (Article 10 of the DPCW).
5.
DPCW Curriculum
On 14 March of every year since 2015, the
HWPL International Law Peace Committee meetings have been held, where
international law experts discussed ways to achieve the adoption of the DPCW at
the international level and contribute to the realization of peace. In order to
provide students of law with quality education on the values of human rights
and peace in the DPCW, a curriculum was completed in 2020. Currently, education is being offered in India and Bangladesh, and
discussions are underway to introduce the DPCW Curriculum to more countries.
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