DPCW_1038 : Designing collective action to bring peace as culture & norm

Designing collective action to bring peace as culture & norm

 

To tackle the current threats of life and stability from wars and conflicts, HWPL’s 9th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace was held online on Wednesday (May 25).

 

With 3,000 participants as representatives from politics, religion, academia, media and civil society, the event with the theme of “Institutionalizing Peace: Realizing the Collective Will for Peace” presented the progress of international cooperation to realize sustainable peace ensured by legal instruments, said a press release.

 

The host organization, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), proclaimed the Declaration of World Peace back in 2013. The declaration addresses the endorsement of national leaders, engagement of women and youth, cooperation among civil societies, and expansion of media coverage on peace. Afterward, it was developed into the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) as a process to establish international legal instruments for global peace.

 

Young Min Chung, the General Director of the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), an affiliate group of HWPL, said in his progress report, “730,000 citizens from 176 countries have signed in support of the DPCW for the past nine years which allows them to express their opinions in the most direct way. Recently, the IPYG is running the Youth Empowerment Peace Workshop (YEPW), where they discuss the agendas such as education, human rights, and conflicts and conduct joint action as well as policy proposals.“

 

The 10 articles and 38 clauses of the DPCW include prevention and resolution of conflicts, gradual reduction of war potential and turning weapons into daily tools, respecting and resolving conflicts based on religion and ethnic identity, and spreading a culture of peace. The declaration is geared towards engaging nations, international organizations, NGOs, and individual citizens in taking actions for a peaceful world.

 

As for the collaboration for peacebuilding, Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL appealed to the participants to be united as

“messengers of peace”

“to bring freedom and peace to future generations.”

“This time (Russia) invaded Ukraine and started the war.

This is why HWPL and families of peace have long called for the establishment of international law to prevent war potentials. So, we gathered experts in international law globally … and made the declaration with 10 articles and 38 clauses.”

 

As a case of peace activities to resolve conflicts in India, MOUs among religious leaders were signed since for further cooperation with understanding religions based on comparative studies on religious scripture. In particular, the partnership between HWPL and the International Organization for Religion and Knowledge at Lampur led to erecting a peace monument to convey values of peace to local citizens.

 

Educators’ participation in peace-related activities was also introduced in the event. Teaching methodology with the use of Metaverse was demonstrated as a virtual world platform where students are able to experience peace by reading materials and observing diverse peace activities that are carried out in many parts of the world.

 

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One of the participant students said, “I learned the need for an international law to achieve peace. We need a law that can achieve peace. It is important that people abide by the law and if all people become citizens of peace, we would not even need the law.”

 

Supalak Ganjanakhundee, Thammasat University’s Pridi Banomyong International College Visiting Fellow and former Chief Editor of The Nation in Thailand said at the journalist report in the event that the foundation of peace is closely related to democracy that serves as an opened room for “allowing participation of civil society” to peace process. Elaborating the current deadlock of the peace process in Southern Thailand, he said, “(A)ny peace process that would lead to lasting peace must address the problem at its root cause and must be conducted along the democratization with intensively participation of not only stakeholders but also civil society.”

 

HWPL has been developing global cooperation for peace both at the international level and at the national level by garnering the support of international organizations for the DPCW and working hand in hand to reinforce international norms to realize peace.

 

With civil organizations, HWPL has been carrying out activities for the public good to ensure that peace takes root.

 

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International Day of UN Peacekeepers 29 May

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This year, we focus on the Power of Partnerships. We know that peace is won when governments and societies join forces to resolve differences through dialogue, build a culture of nonviolence, and protect the most vulnerable.

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This year, we focus on the Power of Partnerships. We know that peace is won when governments and societies join forces to resolve differences through dialogue, build a culture of nonviolence, and protect the most vulnerable.

 

2022 Theme: People. Peace. Progress. The Power of Partnerships

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 29 May, offers a chance to pay tribute to the uniformed and civilian personnel’s invaluable contribution to the work of the Organization and to honour nearly 4,200 peacekeepers who have lost their lives serving under the UN flag since 1948, including 135 last year.

 

The theme for this year’s Day is

 

"People. Peace. Progress. The Power of Partnerships.”

 

Peacekeeping has helped save countless lives and brought peace and stability to many countries over the decades. But UN peacekeeping cannot fully succeed on its own in creating the necessary conditions to end conflict and secure lasting political solutions. It’s partnerships with Member States, civil society, non-governmental organizations, UN agencies and other parties are fundamental to bringing tangible improvements in the lives of ordinary people, in areas such as economic development, the rule of law, women’s rights, human rights, health and education.

 

The first UN peacekeeping mission was established on 29 May 1948, when the Security Council authorized the deployment of a small number of UN military observers to the Middle East to form the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors.

 

Since then, more than 1 million women and men have served in 72 UN peacekeeping operations, directly impacting the lives of millions of people and saving countless lives. Today, UN Peacekeeping deploys more than 87,000 military, police and civilian personnel in 12 operations.

 

To mark the Day at the UN Headquarters in New York on 26 May, the Secretary-General will lay a wreath in honour of all peacekeepers who have lost their lives while serving under the UN flag over the past seven decades. And a virtual ceremony will be held at which the Dag Hammarskjold medal will be awarded posthumously to peacekeepers who lost their lives in 2021.

The Military Gender Advocate of Year award will also be presented at the virtual ceremony.

 

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DPCW_1038 : HWPL Peace Education Curriculum

Over the past two years, HWPL has made efforts to develop peace education curriculum by receiving advice from the ministries of education and teachers from each country. Also, about 50 education experts from various countries participated in reviewing the peace education curriculum.

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As of 2019, the standard curriculum is comprised of 12 lessons. In all classes, teachers can develop their own lesson plans or tools freely according to the level and environment of each country and community using the standard curriculum. * HWPL shares how lessons were conducted in each country.

 

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In lessons 1 to 4, students start by discovering peace in nature that has blossomed life for billions of years, and learn that all creation is harmonious because everything lives together in harmony with their own value of existence. Students can develop their abilities to create a society where people coexist and protect each other in families, schools, workplaces, communities, countries, and international society.

 

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Lessons 5 to 12 talk about the values of peace that should be embedded in each student’s mind. Appreciation, consideration, sacrifice, forgiveness, manners, a law-abiding spirit, courage, and more are essential values for spreading peace. Students who have learned such values will become

 

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“citizens, heroes, and messengers of peace”

who will achieve world peace and leave it as a legacy for the future generations.

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DPCW_1038 : “Foundation for Peace to Improve Human Rights”

Date and Time: Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, 8:30PM (KST)

 

Location: Online (Zoom)

 

Topics: Human Rights, Institutionalization of Peace

 

Host: HWPL Daegu-Gyeongbuk Branch

 

Speakers:

 

Mr. Ramesh Bhan, Chief of Bureau, India’s premier News Agency

 

Mr. Nachiket Anil Dave, Advocate, India

 

Mr. Sania Dua, Chief of Women department, All India Human Rights Association

 

Mr. Achankunju P.C, Founding Chairman, Human Rights Foundation

 

 

The webinar was held to emphasize the need for peace as an institution that must be observed throughout our lives, not simply as a recommended moral standard. Participants, who have worked in various fields to raise awareness of human rights, discussed the elements of peace that should be emphasized to raise awareness of peace among the citizens of Delhi.

 

 

 

“The way to protect human rights can be different depending on the situation and the times. But its standards and definitions must remain unchanged. We need stronger institutions for the sake of peace that deserves to be guaranteed.”

 

Ramesh Bhan

 

 

 Introduction Webinar

 

On April 2, 2022, HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light) hosted the “Foundation for peace to improve human rights” webinar.

 

The Webinar was held to emphasize the need for peace as an institution that must be observed throughout our lives, not simply as a recommended moral standard.

 

Attendees at this seminar including lawyers, human rights activists, local government officials, and media, who have worked to promote human rights awareness in their respective fields in India, discussed the elements of peace that should be emphasized to raise awareness of peace among the citizens of Delhi.

 

 

Background Information

 

Considering the characteristics of India, where 1.4 billion people of different religions, ethnicities, and languages coexist, discrimination and disputes over different affiliations are inevitable. From family communities to national communities, it is necessary to introduce peace as a system that has an obligation to protect, not just peace as a recommended moral standard.

 

Through this webinar, participants were able to discuss various elements of human rights violations that are not regulated by the current law and to share various opinions on elements of peace that should be institutionalized for the improvement of human rights issues and the qualitative growth of civil society.

 

 

Points of discussion

 

Mr. Ramesh Bhan addressed that the way to protect human rights can be different depending on the situation and the times, but its standards and definitions must remain unchanged. And He emphasized the need for stronger institutions for the sake of peace that deserves to be guaranteed. He also added that the State and Media should show more interest in human rights and peace-related movements.

 

Mr. Nachiket Anil Dave focused on education as a fundamental solution to raising awareness of peace. He addressed that education has strong power and he emphasized the need for HWPL to apply its peace education curriculum widely so that the concept of peace that civil society aims for can be formed well.

 

Ms. Sania Dua also agreed with the importance of education for peaceful coexistence. She addressed that to raise awareness of peace, education at the level of each country and culture is necessary, and a system to block factors that hinder peace is also needed. And she added that there are many organizations established to protect peace, but their functions are not really working.

 

Mr. Achankunju P.C. said international peace is important but to achieve this, peace should be found in the community first and should be continued. He stressed the need to prepare standards and methods to realize peace immediately, from family communities to global villages.

 

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Highlights

 

Ramesh Bhan: We need stronger institutions for the sake of peace that deserves to be guaranteed.

 

Nachiket Anil Dave: I know how to establish peace institutionally. I think HWPL’s peace education curriculum is the answer for it. We all know that education has strong power.

 

Sania Dua: Peace is a right that we deserve and is synonymous with human rights. When peace is threatened, it means human rights are threatened.

 

Achankunju P.C: Peace should be found in the community first and it should be continued.

 

 

Next Steps

 

We will continue to hold webinars to discuss the elements of peace that must be practically implemented to enhance the awareness of peace in the community.

 

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International Tea Day 21 May

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Why drink tea?

Tea is a beverage made from the Camellia sinesis plant. Tea is the world’s most consumed drink, after water. It is believed that tea originated in northeast India, north Myanmar and southwest China, but the exact place where the plant first grew is not known. Tea has been with us for a long time. There is evidence that tea was consumed in China 5,000 years ago.

 

Tea production and processing constitutes a main source of livelihoods for millions of families in developing countries and is the main means of subsistence for millions of poor families, who live in a number of least developed countries.

 

The tea industry is a main source of income and export revenues for some of the poorest countries and, as a labour-intensive sector, provides jobs, especially in remote and economically disadvantaged areas. Tea can play a significant role in rural development, poverty reduction and food security in developing countries, being one of the most important cash crops.

 

Tea consumption can bring health benefits and wellness due to the beverage's anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and weight loss effects. It also has cultural significance in many societies.

 

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International Tea Day

Re-emphasizing the call from the Intergovernmental Group on Tea to direct greater efforts towards expanding demand, particularly in tea-producing countries, where per capita consumption is relatively low, and supporting efforts to address the declining per capita consumption in traditional importing countries, the General Assembly decided to designate 21 May as International Tea Day.

 

The Day will promote and foster collective actions to implement activities in favour of the sustainable production and consumption of tea and raise awareness of its importance in fighting hunger and poverty.

 

INTERNATIONAL DAY : World Bee Day 20 May

 

We all depend on the survival of bees

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities.

 

Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the world’s food crops and 35% of global agricultural land. Not only do pollinators contribute directly to food security, but they are key to conserving biodiversity.

To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day.

 

The goal is to strengthen measures aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators, which would significantly contribute to solving problems related to the global food supply and eliminate hunger in developing countries.

We all depend on pollinators and it is, therefore, crucial to monitor their decline and halt the loss of biodiversity.

 

We need to act now

Bees are under threat. Present species extinction rates are 100 to 1,000 times higher than normal due to human impacts. Close to 35 percent of invertebrate pollinators, particularly bees and butterflies, and about 17 percent of vertebrate pollinators, such as bats, face extinction globally.

 

If this trend continues, nutritious crops, such as fruits, nuts and many vegetable crops will be substituted increasingly by staple crops like rice, corn and potatoes, eventually resulting in an imbalanced diet.

 

Intensive farming practices, land-use change, mono-cropping, pesticides and higher temperatures associated with climate change all pose problems for bee populations and, by extension, the quality of food we grow.

 

Why 20 May?

20 May coincides with the birthday of Anton Janša, who in the 18th century pioneered modern beekeeping techniques in his native Slovenia and praised the bees for their ability to work so hard, while needing so little attention.

 

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International Day of Living Together in Peace 16 May

United in differences and diversity

Living together in peace is all about accepting differences and having the ability to listen to, recognize, respect and appreciate others, as well as living in a peaceful and united way.

 

The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130, declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding and solidarity. The Day aims to uphold the desire to live and act together, united in differences and diversity, in order to build a sustainable world of peace, solidarity and harmony.

 

The Day invites countries to further promote reconciliation to help to ensure peace and sustainable development, including by working with communities, faith leaders and other relevant actors, through reconciliatory measures and acts of service and by encouraging forgiveness and compassion among individuals.

Background

Following the devastation of the Second World War, the United Nations was established to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. One of its purposes is to achieve international cooperation in solving international problems, including by promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.

 

In 1997, the General-Assembly proclaimed - by its resolution 52/15 — the year 2000 as the "International Year for a Culture of Peace". In 1998, it proclaimed the period 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for Children of the World."

 

In 1999, The General-Assembly adopted, by resolution 53/243, the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, which serves as the universal mandate for the international community, particularly the United Nations system, to promote a culture of peace and non-violence that benefits all of humanity, including future generations.

 

The declaration came about as a result of the long-held and cherished concept — contained within the Constitution of UNESCO — that "since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed." The Declaration embraces the principle that peace is not merely the absence of conflict, but also requires a positive, dynamic participatory process, in which dialogue is encouraged and conflicts are resolved in a spirit of mutual understanding and cooperation.

 

The Declaration also recognizes that to fulfill such an aspiration, there is a need to eliminate all forms of discrimination and intolerance, including those based on race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth or other status.

 

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