DPCW_1038 : Heavenly Culture Blooms in Buddhist Temples

Heavenly Culture Blooms in Buddhist Temples

On 12 August, a signboard-hanging ceremony will be held for the HWPL World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Office at Eungoksa Temple, located in Jeongeup.

General Secretary Byeong-nam Cho of Paradise Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Senior Vice President Seokuicheon of Daewonsa Temple of the Korean Buddhist Association, Governor Cheonlihyang of Confucianism, Christianity Missionary Chang-Wan Lee, and HWPL Jeonbuk Branch Director Jaesang Lee will be attending this ceremony.

The Declaration of Unification proclaimed by HWPL’s Chairman Lee Man-hee deeply touched General Secretary Byeong-nam Cho of Eungok Seonwon. This motivated him to actively support and publicize HWPL’s peace movement and to work on the forefront for the unification of Korea. Furthermore, General Secretary Cho is helping heavenly culture bloom in Buddhist temples by opening the HWPL WARP Office in the temple.

General Secretary Cho, who participated in the comparison of scriptures discussions to realize the value of peace written in the Heart Sutra, established the HWPL WARP Office in the temple to provide a space of peace where people of different religions could interact. After the construction that started in the beginning of July ends in early August, there will be a signboard-signing ceremony. 

Moreover, this place will add value as a space for peace through exhibitions of diverse religious cultures.

The HWPL WARP Office in Eungoksa Temple is the second office to be established in a Buddhist temple in HWPL’s North Jeolla Province. HWPL Jeongeup Regional Director Kwon Mi-kyung said that she would make efforts for the temple to be a pillar of peace not only in the Jeongeup region but within the North Jeolla Province through the HWPL WARP Office. She added, “We would like to invite many religious leaders to HWPL WARP Office meetings held at the Eungoksa Temple to reduce the wide gulf of religious conflicts that exists in the Jeongeup region.”

As HWPL’s Jeonbuk branch is the first to open the HWPL WARP Office in a Buddhist temple, it is anticipated that more religious leaders will participate in HWPL WARP Office meetings in the future, and through this, a space for a culture of peace can be established in various religious facilities.

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INTERNATIONAL DAY : World Humanitarian Day 19 August

Deliver Humanitarian Aid

One of the purposes of the United Nations, as stated in its Charter, is "to achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character."  

The UN first did this in the aftermath of the Second World War on the devastated continent of Europe, which it helped to rebuild. 

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The Organization is now relied upon by the international community to coordinate humanitarian relief operations due to natural and man-made disasters in areas beyond the relief capacity of national authorities alone.

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A global challenge for climate action in solidarity with the people who need it most

The climate emergency is wreaking havoc across the world at a scale that people on the front lines and in the humanitarian community cannot manage. Time is already running out for the world’s most vulnerable people — those who have contributed least to the global climate emergency yet are hit the hardest — and millions of others that are already losing their homes, their livelihoods, and their lives.

With most climate campaigns focused on slowing climate change and securing the planet’s future, World Humanitarian Day 2021, will highlight the immediate consequences of the climate emergency for the world’s most vulnerable people and ensure that their voices are heard, and their needs top the agenda at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November.

Therefore, everyone is invited to join #TheHumanRace, which is the global challenge for climate action in solidarity with people who need it the most; and to put the needs of climate-vulnerable people front and centre at the UN climate summit (COP26).

Stand in solidarity with the world's most vulnerable people by using these hashtags in your social media activities

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Background

This day was designated in memory of the 19 August 2003 bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 22 people, including the chief humanitarian in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello. In 2009, the United Nations General Assembly formalized the day as World Humanitarian Day (WHD).

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Each year, WHD focuses on a theme, bringing together partners from across the humanitarian system to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers.

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This year, we highlight the immediate human cost of the climate crisis by pressuring world leaders to take meaningful climate action for the world’s most vulnerable people.

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INTERNATIO NAL DAY : International Youth Day 12 August

With the world’s population expected to increase by 2 billion people in the next 30 years, it has become recognized by numerous stakeholders that simply producing a larger volume of healthier food more sustainably will not ensure human and planetary wellbeing. 

Other crucial challenges must also be addressed, such as the interlinkages embodied by the 2030 Agenda including poverty reduction; social inclusion; health care; biodiversity conservation; and climate change mitigation. It has been acknowledged that there is a need for inclusive support mechanisms that ensure youth continue to amplify efforts collectively and individually to restore the planet and protect life, while integrating biodiversity in the transformation of food systems.

The theme of International Youth Day 2021, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health”, highlights the success of such a global effort will not be achieved without the meaningful participation of young people.

 

During the 2021 ECOSOC Youth Forum (EYF), the issues and priorities highlighted by young participants included the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly related to its effect on human health, the environment, and food systems.

As part of the official outcome recommendations of the EYF, young participants stressed the importance of working towards more equitable food systems. In addition, they highlighted the need for youth to make informed decisions on food choices through increasing global education on the healthiest and most sustainable options for both individuals and the environment. There were also recommendations on providing adequate capacity development with respect to the resilience of food systems, in particular during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and in its aftermath.

 

Through youth education, engagement, innovation and entrepreneurial solutions, this year’s International Youth Day aims to provide a platform for young people to continue the momentum from the EYF in the lead up to the high-level Food Systems Summit. This year, International Youth Day will be virtually convened by DESA in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Major Group for Children and Youth.

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Creates an Atmosphere of Peace in Mindanao

Creates an Atmosphere of Peace in Mindanao

 

A culture of peace is being fostered in Mindanao, Philippines, a land that has been blood-stained by 40-year conflict. The civilian group-led peace agreement that was signed on 24 January 2014 is being implemented and is raising awareness for peace among the residents.

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This agreement largely contributed to creating an atmosphere of peace for a peace agreement between the government of the Philippines and the Moro people.

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Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL, Chairman Lee Man-hee) has held various events and activities in the Philippines since June 2013, including bringing relief for the slums, holding conversations with religious leaders for interfaith harmony, and establishing a youth network for peace. Amid these efforts, Chairman Lee Man-hee was invited to Mindanao by H.E. Antonio J. Ledesma, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro.

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Chairman Lee realized the Mindanao conflict was a Catholic_islam religious conflict and hosted and the first peace walk festival on 24 January 2014 in Mindanao, General Santos, Philippines. Over 1,000 people, including believers from both religions, students from both religions, students from the Mindanao State University, and members of the International Peace Youth Group, participated. After the peace walk, Chairman Lee spoke about the necessity of peace to Catholic and Muslim leaders, Youth groups, and university professors at a hotel in General Santos.

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Chairman Lee criticized the religious leaders that gave rise to this long-time conflict brought with words and religion and emphasized that

 

"God's will is peace, not war."

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He then asked the attendees, "Do you want peace or do you want war," and had them raise their hand if they wanted peace.

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When all the attendees raised their hand, Chairman Lee called the Catholic and islamic representatives to the stage while saying, "Then sign the peace agreement."

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Fernado Robles Capalla, D.D, Archbishop Emeritus of Archdiocese of Davao, and Esmael G. Mangudadatu, Governor of Maguindanao, signed an agreement for the creation of peace and the cessation of war as the representatives of Catholicism and Islam, respectively, during the spontaneous peace agreement signing ceremony.

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The Mindanao peace agreement that was mediated by HWPL proposed a "civilian-centered awareness improvement and action"-based approach to peace.

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In line with this approach, HWPL began peace activities across the Philippines, including Mindanao, to raise public peace awareness on the universal peace principles of mutual understanding respect, and harmony. HWPL is also carrying out peace initiatives centered around civil society, including education, religion, youth, and women, in order to eliminate the factors that are sources of conflict and also to strengthen the core values for peaceful development.

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DPCW_1038 : 2021 Middle East Webinar: Overcoming Human Rights Violence During Pandemic

2021 Middle East Webinar: Overcoming Human Rights Violence During Pandemic

On 26 June, HWPL held a Middle East Webinar with the theme of “Overcoming Human Rights Violence During Pandemic” which served as an opportunity to resolve human rights issues that occurred during the pandemic and shed awareness so that these rights can be respected.

Khader S. J. Abuabbara, the Principal of Hope Secondary School, shared the importance of peace education to overcome situations--especially the increase in domestic violence--that arose during the pandemic period. Although the peace education forum was brought to a hiatus due to the pandemic, he expressed his plans to resume this.

He further shared, “Education is important in the process of achieving peace, because we can achieve peace and protect human rights through education. Peace education should be provided to protect our children, especially in the Middle East, because war can break out at any time. It is also important for children to know the value of peace, and education is needed to prevent human rights violations.”

Ibrahim Zrary, a member of the High Council of Kurdistan Zoroastrian, also said, “We must look for common points between religions for the purpose of increasing love and spreading peace. And hatred must be renounced and the other accepted as he is and not as I want.”

 

Furthermore, Iman El Damrany, a journalist of Elshare3news, participated in the webinar in October of last year. She shared the importance of protecting the rights of media outlets that publish the truth by saying, “Journalists suffer from some problems in many countries, and that there must be international legislation and binding laws imposed by the United Nations to protect journalists from any harassment.”

HWPL is continuously hosting webinars to overcome the comprehensive human rights crisis in the Middle East, which intensified due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to gradually create a social atmosphere of recovery, peace, forgiveness, and understanding.

 

On 27 June, HWPL hosted a Youth Empowerment Peace Workshop (YEPW) and began training HWPL peace education lecturers in the same month. We hope that peace activities done in various fields, including human rights, media, education, and youth, will help bring peace to the Middle East a day faster.

 

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HWPL Peace Monument Built by the Hands of Filipino Citizens and Peace Education Students

HWPL Peace Monument Built by the Hands of Filipino Citizens and Peace Education Students

HWPL – which drew a civilian peace agreement in Mindanao, Philippines on 24 January 2014 – is continuously participating in peace activities through peace education and peace culture activities so that real peace can be established on the land of Mindanao. The breeze of the culture of peace that began on the island of Mindanao, which was a conflict area in the Philippines, does not stop in Mindanao, but is spreading all throughout the Philippines.

There is a neighborhood in Cotabato City, Mindanao, where Muslim communities and Christian communities live together.

Even in this area where there was much conflict and dispute, Muslim and Catholic communities gathered together to share a meal of peace and reconciliation. 

Currently the HWPL Cotabato office has been established in this area which has become a symbol of peace and resolving conflicts.

Additionally, NGOs, including the Kutawato Greenland Initiatives (KGI), and citizens of Cotabato City who realized the importance of peace are voluntarily participating in the construction of the HWPL peace monument so that the culture of peace can be deeply instilled in the region.

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This monument is expected to be made into a world map with melted weapons that were actually used in the region of Mindanao and is highly anticipated as it will be able to contain a greater meaning of the cessation of war and world peace.

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International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 9 August

There are over 476 million indigenous peoples living in 90 countries across the world, accounting for 6.2 per cent of the global population.

Indigenous peoples are the holders of a vast diversity of unique cultures, traditions, languages and knowledge systems. They have a special relationship with their lands and hold diverse concepts of development based on their own worldviews and priorities.

 

Although numerous indigenous peoples worldwide are self-governing and some have been successful in establishing autonomy in varying forms, many indigenous peoples still come under the ultimate authority of central governments who exercise control over their lands, territories and resources. Despite that reality, indigenous peoples have demonstrated extraordinary examples of good governance, ranging from the Haudenosaunee to the existing Sámi parliaments in Finland, Sweden, and Norway.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated many existing inequalities, disproportionately affecting populations all over the world that were already suffering from poverty, illness, discrimination, institutional instability or financial insecurity. From the perspective of indigenous peoples, the contrast is even starker.

In many of our societies, the social contract, at the very least, needs some revision.

 

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