Universal
Principles & Values
Most major religions acknowledge universal principles which guide the formation of a just, ethical and peaceful world. These principles form the foundation for defining shared values that can bring people, faiths and cultures of all kinds to work together for the betterment of humanity.
Celebrating the International Day of Conscience
The 73rd UN General Assembly unanimously adopted resolution A/RES/73/329 declaring April 5th the International Day of Conscience. The resolution, sponsored by the Kingdom of Bahrain, called on members states of the United Nations to build a “Culture of Peace with Love...
Re-envisioning a New Era for Education
In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic fast tracked “transformations” in education, something that Global Peace Foundation has been working on for nearly a decade. As nations shut down schools, the Global Peace Foundation responded swiftly, moving online to address...
Education for Life
In nature, a butterfly struggles to emerge from a cocoon. It is difficult and painful. Yet, were the butterfly cut out of its cocoon, without the vigorous physical exercise required to get out of the cocoon, the butterfly’s wings remain weak, brittle and it is...
International Forum on One Korea Explores the Challenges and Opportunities Amid the Dynamic U.S.-China Relations
“The global pandemic is disrupting not only the social and working lives of individuals and communities but also relationships between nations. Governments are stretched to meet their domestic challenges. Vulnerabilities in the global economy and supply chain have...
All Men Created Equal
It is said that the battleground was still dark with the blood of the 15,000 – soldiers from both sides - on that crisp autumn day in November 1863, when Lincoln delivered a speech to consecrate the dead. In his short speech, he emphasized the phrase that changed the...
A Declaration of Thanksgiving
It was the fall of 1789. Washington was serving in his first year as the President of the newly formed United States of America. The wounds of the Revolutionary war were still fresh and many were reeling from the failures of the Articles of Confederation. Even so, the...
Veterans Day Memorial: Washington’s Delaware Crossing
“Against all odds” seems to be a fitting phrase for Washington’s historical surprise attack on Trenton. The Continental Army had suffered a string of major defeats since the British had landed in full force. General Washington’s troops were pushed out of New York,...
The Power of a Vision: A Lesson From the Rocky Origins of the United States of America
Did you know George Washington was not the first American president? In 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation as the first constitution of the United States. The Articles would be fully in effect from 1781-1789 when it was replaced by...
International Forum on One Korea Advocates for a Peaceful, Principled Korean Unification
“The Korean Dream vision of unification would not only fulfill the long-held aspiration of our ancestors but would also open up a new chapter of greater prosperity and peace for the peninsula. It would bring together the existing synergistic elements of both Koreas...