by Main | Oct 4, 2013 | 2013, Africa, Global Peace Foundation, Youth Leadership
This year, the Global Peace Foundation was among organizations nominated for the UN Award for its significant contribution in sustainable development and peace for youth. They will receive a certificate on UN Day later in October. Global Peace Foundation has been on...
by Main | Sep 25, 2013 | 2010, Asia, Global Peace Leadership Conference, One Family Under God, Universal Principles and Values
The 68th General Assembly hosted a special session today to scale up efforts for the Millennium Development Goals, eight time-bound, measurable goals to end poverty. According to the President of the General Assembly, H.E. Ambassador John W. Ashe, there are only 850...
by Main | Sep 20, 2013 | 2013, Human Rights and Freedoms
September 21 is International Day of Peace. Citizens of the world are encouraged to observe a moment of silence at noon to pray for peace. The International Day of Peace was established as a day of cease-fire and non-violence in 2001 with a unanimous vote at the...
by Main | Sep 17, 2013 | Universal Principles and Values
Dr. Moon has emphasized that the framework for lasting peace is rooted in universal aspirations and spiritual principles and values. However, conflict resolution has often been viewed as a political or diplomatic process. Such approaches are confining, rooted in...
by Main | Sep 9, 2013 | In The Media, One Family Under God
Interreligious cooperation is one of the three pillars of the Global Peace Foundation’s work. Dr. Moon has emphasized that real inter-religious cooperation is based on common principles and values. Religious leaders hold the key to resolving the root problems of...
by Main | Sep 7, 2013 | Americas, Global Peace Foundation, Local Conferences, Service and Volunteerism, Service for Peace
Even as the dust was still settling from the twin towers in Manhattan and the Pentagon in Arlington, Dr. Moon went on a 12 city campus tour to urge American young leaders to respond to the incidents of 9/11 not with violence, but with service, with love in action. “I...
