International Migrants Day 18 December

Promoting safe migration

Migrants and displaced people represent some of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in society. Migrants have proven to be a source of prosperity, innovation, and sustainable development to countries of origin, transit, and host countries.

 

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) offers the opportunity and guidance to actualize human mobility and seize the opportunities it presents.

 

On this International Migrants Day, and every day, IOM reaffirms its commitment to promoting a humane and orderly management of migration for the benefit of all, including the communities of origin, transit, and destination.

 Watching the video to learn 5 ways states can promote safe migration.

 

https://www.un.org/en/

 

#UN #MIGRATION #HWPL #WARP_OFFICE #DPCW_1038 #IPYG #INTERNATIONAL_DAY

 

Global Issues: Migration

The UN Migration Agency (IOM) defines a migrant as any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of (1) the person’s legal status; (2) whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary; (3) what the causes for the movement are; or (4) what the length of the stay is.

DPCW_1038 : Get Together with Refugees from all backgrounds

On October 22, a seminar titled “Get Together” was held in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, co-hosted by IPYG Switzerland and House of Culture, which is an institution of the Cantonal Social Welfare Office of Schaffhausen. Since September last year, IPYG has been conducting seminars with Switzerland’s “House of Culture” for peaceful co-existence between Swiss locals and refugees, protection of human rights of refugees, and cooperation in establishing a sustainable future foundation for refugees. The employees of the House of Culture, local residents, and refugees living in Switzerland have participated in these events. This time, refugees from nine different countries attended the event, and many Ukrainian refugees participated.

#HWPL #GET_TOGETHER #WOMEN #IWPG #IPYG #WARP_OFFICE

 

According to the UNHCR, as of May 2022, the number of displaced people around the world increased to more than 100 million. In particular, more than 7.78 million Ukrainian refugees (over 14.85 million cumulative) are counted due to the war between Ukraine and Russia. Switzerland took in more than 66,000 Ukrainian refugees.

 

The IPYG Switzerland branch said, “In order to build mutual understanding among refugees from different ethnicities as well as Swiss locals we organised a cultural exchange, to show how we all have the desire for peace and the hope to end all wars – including the Russia-Ukraine war as soon as possible.”

 

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en/

#IWPG #IPYG #WARP_OFFICE #SWISS #RUSSIA_UKRAINE #REFUGEES #DPCW_1038 #HWPL #PEACE_WORLD

 

International Mountain Day 11 December

2022: Women move mountains

This FAO website highlights the key role women play in environmental protection and social and economic development in mountain areas. It can help you to create awareness and take action for bringing positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world. Celebrate mountain day in the best way possible! Visit a mountain! 

https://www.un.org/en

 

Women move mountains

The theme of this year's International Mountain Day (IMD) on 11 December will be Women move mountains.

 

Women play a key role in mountains' environmental protection and social and economic development. They are often the primary managers of mountain resources, guardians of biodiversity, keepers of traditional knowledge, custodians of local culture, and experts in traditional medicine.

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Increasing climate variability, coupled with a lack of investment in mountain agriculture and rural development, has often pushed men to migrate elsewhere in search of alternative livelihoods. Women have therefore taken on many tasks formerly done by men, yet mountain women are often invisible due to a lack of decision-making power and unequal access to resources.

As farmers, market sellers, businesswomen, artisans, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, mountain women and girls, in particular in rural areas, have the potential to be major agents of change. When rural women have access to resources, services, and opportunities, they become a driving force against hunger, malnutrition, and rural poverty and are active in the development of mountain economies.

 

International Mountain Day 2022 is an opportunity to promote gender equality and therefore contribute to improving social justice, livelihoods and resilience. 

 

Get to know more about women in mountains and use FAO's, communication materials in all six UN languages, which are available on their website.

While Women move mountains is the suggested theme for 2022, countries, communities, and organizations are welcome to celebrate IMD through a theme that is more relevant to them.

 

Celebrate this International Day 2022 with your community and friends preparing an event or joining the conversation on social media using the hashtag #MountainsMatter. Pass on some of the key messages, or share about the important role of women in mountains, or post, or a photo of your favorite mountain.

 

#HWPL #UN #INTERNATIONAL_DAY #WOMEN #IWPG #IPYG #WARP_OFFICE

 

DPCW_1038 : The Role of Women in Establishing Peace

Date and Time: Saturday, November 26th, 2022, 3:00 PM (CET)

Location: Online (Zoom)

Topics: Women’s Rights, Human Rights, Peace Establishment

Host: HWPL Northern Seoul and Gyeonggi Branch

 

Introduction Webinar

On November 26, 2022, HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), in cooperation with IWPG (International Women’s Peace Group) and the MMFLP (Global Movement of Pan-African Women Leaders), a network that carries UN Women’s commitments, hosted the Human Rights Forum

“The Role of Women in Establishing Peace”.The online forum was held to raise awareness on the protection of women’s rights, to review the status of women’s participation in the peace process, to understand and recognize the impact of women and the cooperation between women organizations in achieving sustainable peace.The five actors related to women’s rights (NGOs and experts), Mrs. Minerva Kadar Afonso, Dr. Aicha Bacha, Mrs. Céline Marie Yolande Via, Mr. Dadastone Ipoma and Mrs. Grace Mele, gave a speech about women’s right and their participation in the peace process with a focus on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325.

 

Background Information

Defending women’s rights and encouraging their participation in society can only be a positive impulse to make the world a better place. As an agent of change, every woman has the power to influence her immediate environment and change the global order to achieve more equal and peaceful societies. 

However, women’s rights are too often overlooked and their level of participation in decision-making positions still needs to be improved. 

Through this forum, the speakers talked about the status of women’s rights in different countries, their role in the peace process and the necessity to increase the representation of women at all levels of decision-making to ensure greater participation of women in actions taken to resolve conflicts and to achieve a peaceful world as mentioned in UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

 https://www.hwpl.kr/

 

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DPCW_1038 : Buddhist Cultural Tour with Ven. Beopryun, the Publicity Ambassador of HWPL

 

Buddhist Cultural Tour with Ven. Beopryun, the Publicity Ambassador of HWPL

(Jikjisa Temple in Gimcheon City / Chukseosa Temple in Bonghwa)

 

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What is the meaning of the Cintamani held by Virudhaka, King Sinsu Blue Dragon, who guards the South among the Four Heavenly Kings?

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“What kind of lesson was the drawing of a cow and a young monk on the wall of Daeungjeon Hall painted for?”

 

The youth continued to ask questions full of curiosity at Jikjisa Temple, a temple in Gimcheon City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, where autumn leaves were beautifully colored. On October 29, an event called, “Buddhist Cultural Tour with Ven. Beopryun, the Publicity Ambassador of HWPL,” was hosted in joint by HWPL’s Daegu & Gyeongbuk Branch and Geumdangam Temple of Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. 

This event allowed for the youth members of the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) to participate and gain understanding about Buddhism, which forms the emotional basis of Korean culture.

 

It included a tour of two temples located in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea: Jikjisa Temple in Gimcheon City, and Chukseosa Temple in Bonghwa with Ven. Beopryun’s commentary.

 

#IPYG #TEMPLE #HWPL #BUDDIST #IWPG #DPCW_1038

 

Jikjisa Temple in Gimcheon City, which was visited first, was founded in 418 (2nd year of King Nulji) as the head of the 8th branch of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is a repository where one can view national treasures and cultural properties in one place such as Stone Seated Bhaisajyaguru Buddha (Treasure No. 319), Three-story Stone Pagoda in front of Daeungjeon Hall (Treasure No. 606), Three-story Stone Pagoda in front of Birojeon Hall (Treasure No. 607), and more. Also, it is famous for the temple where Preceptor Samyeong, who led the monk soldiers during the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, served as the chief monk.

 

Ven. Beopryun, the Chief Monk of Geumdangam Temple, Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, and IPYG members gathered in front of Iljumun Gate, One Pillar Gate, which is the first gate to enter Jikjisa Temple. Ven. Beopryun introduced the Iljumun Gate and said, “Iljumun Gate means to gather your mind disturbed by agony and head to the world of truth with one mind.” He also said,

 

“In addition to Iljumun Gate, you need to go through Daeyangmun Gate, Geumgangmun Gate, and Cheonwangmun Gate to reach Daeungjeon Hall, which is the main temple symbolizing pure land Buddhism. Each gate contains the necessary mindset to achieve nirvana and reach pure land Buddhism.”

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en

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To see in details

 

DPCW_1038 : Questions from the Climate Crisis, Answers from Human Rights

 

Since 80 percent of its expansive territory lies less than a meter above sea level, about 500,000 residents, who are almost all citizens, are very vulnerable to climate change. Half of the atolls, which are home to Maldives natives, have already  reported coastal erosion. And in inclement weather with strong winds, seawater enters even in the densely populated areas, causing frequent flood damage.
Also, more than 90 percent of the indigents live on the outer atolls, who are most completely depend of rain or desalination systems.

According to the Associated Press (AP) from Malé (Maldives’ capital), H. E. Ms. Aminath Shauna, the Maldives’ Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, said “The difference between 1.5 degrees and 2 degrees, for us, really is a death sentence.”

In order to overcome the growing impacts of climate crisis every year, Maldives spends more than 30% of the national budget in response to many climate disasters such as desalination, irrigation, flooding, coastal erosion, and sand loss. 

But, because of economic recession caused by COVID-19 and high climate risks, Maldives is unable to access affordable loans with low-interest rates, making the nation’s financial situation even more difficult. The UN has created funds specifically to help climate-stressed countries, but the fund takes long to be provided.

#DPCW_1038 #PEACE_WORLD #NO_WAR #CLIMATE #ASSESSMENT #WARP_OFFICE #IWPG

 

For this reason, countries in the climate crisis, including Maldives, are provided with advanced countries in the form of loans, not donations and will remain debt to be repaid someday.

Recently, the Maldives government came up with a land development project to ease population overcrowding. However, according to Climate Home News, an independent environmental media, when the project is pushed ahead, the Maldives government’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) results lead to “significant irreversible damage” to lagoons and coral reefs. This is based on the deterioration of beach erosion caused by breakwaters to build port facilities and hotels on the beach and protect the structures.

Eventually, Maldives should not only consider the right to life, the right of residence, and the environmental rights from the climate crisis, which is sea level rise, but also think over comprehensive questions about (on) protection of human rights including economic bloc. Also, Maldives as well as maritime states and the whole world should recognize the current situation, faced with the climate crisis and get out of Bystander’s position.

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December

Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fueling an accessible and equitable world

Disability inclusion is an essential condition to upholding human rights, sustainable development, and peace and security. It is also central to the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to leave no one behind. The commitment to realizing the rights of persons with disabilities is not only a matter of justice; it is an investment in a common future.

The complex and interconnected crises facing humanity today, including the shocks resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and other countries, a tipping point in climate change, all pose humanitarian challenges of an unprecedented nature, as well as threats to the global economy.

 

Most often, in moments of crisis, people in vulnerable situations such as persons with disabilities are the most excluded and left behind. In line with the central premise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “leave no one behind”, it is crucial for governments, public and private sectors to collaboratively find innovative solutions for and with persons with disabilities to make the world a more accessible and equitable place.

https://youtu.be/hdDHS9cbKg8

#INTERNATIONAL_DAY #UN #HUMAN_RIGHTS #COVID_19 #2030 #WARP_OFFICE #IWPG #DPCW_1038