Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon
Realizing the Vision of One Family under God.
Thought Leader, Social Entrepreneur, Award-winning Author,
Man of Faith, Family Man.
Centennial Edition
Korean Dream:
A Vision for a Unified Korea
North Korea today is a rogue state threatening global peace and challenging the conscience of humanity. In the South, Koreans now face long-term social consequences from the pursuit of economic development at all costs. In Korean Dream, Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon presents an innovative way forward on the Korean peninsula. He explains lucidly why Korean unification is the ultimate answer to security, economic, and social problems created through 70 years of division.
Action for Korea United 2023 Regional Tour
Busan | Gwangju | Cheonan | Daegu
February 2-18, 2023
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Initiatives by Dr. Moon
Issues and Ideas
One Family under God
Why We Build Local Peacebuilding Models
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. R.Buckminster Fuller In the field of peace studies, it has long been recognized that – while everyone wants peace,...
Interfaith Harmony Week 2019
World Interfaith Harmony Week is observed every year throughout the first week of February. Understanding and dialogue between members of all faith traditions is essential to create peace in increasingly diverse communities around the world. Together, we...
5 Ways Peace Advanced in 2018: Year in Review
Looking back on 2018, important advancements in peacebuilding have been made around the world. With the vision of One Family under God and a growing multi-sectoral network of moral, innovative leaders, Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon worked to advance peace and...
Korean Dream
Thousands gather in Seoul to support Korean unification – The Korea Times
For Koreans, October 3 marks “Gaecheon Jeol,” the founding day of the Korean nation nearly 5,000 years ago. As part of commemorations of Foundation Day in 2023, the Global Peace Foundation hosted an International Forum on One Korea on October 2, 2023 in Seoul, Korea. This was followed by a Korea United Festa at Yeouido Park in Seoul, Korea on October 3.
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon’s Keynote Address at the International Forum on One Korea 2023
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon delivered the keynote address at the International Forum on One Korea held in Seoul, Korea, on October 2, 2023. The forum convened international and local experts, policymakers, journalists, and civil society leaders under the theme, “Free and Unified Korea: A Catalyst for Regional and Global Peace and Development.”
In the Media: Korean unification movement launched at Korean National Assembly
Every year on August 15th, Koreans around the world celebrate Korea’s liberation from colonial rule. This commemorative day also serves as a reminder of the unfulfilled Korean Dream to "become a model nation that can benefit all humanity." On August 15, 2023, a Rally...
Universal Principles & Values
From Sanctions to a Prosperous Korean Economy
To date, there are eight UN Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the latest passed unanimously in September of 2017. The United States also imposed its own sanctions later in the month through its...
Origins of the United States Veterans’ Day
On November 11th every year, the United States honors the men and women who are serving and have served in its armed forces on Veterans Day. The day was originally Armistice Day, created at the end of World War I by President Woodrow Wilson, to commemorate the end of...
Faith Communities in Renewing the Social Fabric
Introduction A recent report for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Senate, The Social Capital Project, documents and details an unraveling of the American “social fabric.” This loss of “social capital” is, put simply, the loss of a basic trust among neighbors,...
Moral & Innovative Leadership
Reconciliation needs a Vision for the Future
In the 1990’s, “reconciliation” was in the air. Countries with different histories and cultures saw the process that South Africa went through in its post-apartheid period and saw their own need to do the same. Each nation took up interpretation of reconciliation in...
World Creativity and Innovation Day: Transformation through Moral Leadership
On April 21, the world celebrates World Creativity and Innovation Day. The United Nations states that the cultural and creative industries play an essential role in economic growth, sustainable development, and “represents a source of identity” for individuals and...
Countering Corruption with Moral Leadership: Voice of Tanzania Youth
“We must use our knowledge and skills acquired from school to transform the society from our local communities. Successful people never complain; they always grab opportunities and share them with others.” —David George (Participant, GPF Tanzania youth forum) In an...