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[HWPL] Ethiopia’s Leading Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) Signs a Memorandum Of Agreement with HWPL

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by HWPL and Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) on September 5, 2019

Would any peace activist reject the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW, 10 Articles 38 Clauses) of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL, Chairman Man-hee Lee) ? This draft law, which contains groundbreaking content that can fundamentally prevent the outbreak of conflict in the global village, is the answer to achieving peace that anyone who desires peace can only support. Ethiopia's leading university, peace research experts and research institutes are all in support of HWPL's DPCW.

On September 5th 2019, HWPL signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at the 5th Annual Commemoration of the 9.18 WARP Summit held at Eshetu Chole Hall, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.

Officials from the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at the University of Addis Ababa

The purpose of this MOA was to strengthen the credibility and effectiveness of the draft law, the 10 articles and 38 clauses of the DPCW, through a study of how it can be applied to alleviate conflicts on the African continent.

How and why did the IPSS come to the signing of this agreement? It started at a peace event held in Ethiopia, where IPSS Academic Director Yonas Adaye was introduced to the DPCW, which HWPL was promoting globally for enactment as international law. Academic Director Yonas Adaye was taken aback as he reviewed each provision and thought that if everyone were to do the same, then the world's conflicts and wars could be brought to an end. He wanted to contribute to HWPL's peace mission through the promotion of the DPCW, for the goal of world peace as a legacy for future generations. This message was emphasized repeatedly by Chairman Man-hee Lee throughout his 31 global peace tours.

Following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with HWPL, Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) Academic Director Yonas Adaye conducts an interview with local media at the 5th Annual Commemoration of the 9.18 WARP Summit held at Eshetu Chole Hall, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 5, 2019

Mr. Adaye, moved by the sincerity of HWPL's peace movement, immediately suggested that HWPL cooperate with the research institute he was working for. From 2007 to the present, Mr. Adaye has been serving as Academic Director of the IPSS at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Since 2001, he has also been a member of The Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA).

At the time of the MOA signing, Academic Director Jonas Adaye said, “The content of the DPCW is good in terms of peace, but it would be better if it was applied to actual conflict cases and became a declaration with effectiveness. After the MOA is signed, I hope that we will work together to make the DPCW an authoritative document in Africa.”

Since signing the MOA, the two organizations have been setting the direction for collaboration through various discussions.

A commemorative photo of participants following the HWPL-IPSS MOA signing ceremony at the 5th Annual Commemoration of the 9.18 WARP Summit held at Eshetu Chole Hall, University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 5, 2019

The main purpose of the drafting of the Memorandum of Agreement between HWPL and IPSS was to conduct research that would strengthen the credibility and effectiveness of the DPCW through a study of how it can be applied to alleviate conflicts on the African continent.

The two organizations agreed to work together towards achieving the goals of peace, security and policy development in Africa.

Within the MOA, IPSS, empowered by the African Council, has committed to confront the intellectual demands of finding peace and security solutions in Africa through academic programs, research and social service activities based on the establishment of the African Peace and Security Programme in the African Union.

The main scope of cooperation includes ▲Collaboration on sustainable programs to ensure lasting livelihoods, peace and security ▲Contribution to regular IPSS-led graduate Peace and Security programs ▲Cooperation on programs for peace, security and sustainable development ▲Collaboration on common issues, including the sustainability of local communities and the global village, and the operation of mutually agreed exchange programs.

HWPL Chairman Man-hee Lee delivers a speech to an audience of government officials, educators and youth at the ‘Ethiopia Peace Conference’ held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on August 15, 2018

The exchange program, in particular, was conducted by HWPL and included cooperation with the faculty, lecturers, researchers, staff, and students.

Specifically, it included ▲Peace education pilot study to set the standards for peace culture and development in Africa ▲Development and implementation of peace education rules and ethics among school leaders ▲Promotion of basic infrastructural requirements for peace education throughout Africa ▲Increasing global awareness of the importance of spreading 'peace culture' so that peace projects can be developed around the world in support of the DPCW ▲Conduct peace, security and sustainable development policy dialogue that challenges local communities in Africa▲ Dissemination of ideas on peace, security, and sustainable development.

The relationship between HWPL and Ethiopia was first established during the 3rd World Peace Tour in 2012 where, in November that year, Chairman Man-hee Lee met with the then President Girma Wolde-Giorgis at the presidential Jubilee Palace to request his participation in the movement for peace. HWPL later returned to Ethiopia on its 29th world peace tour in August 2018, where 10 university representatives and presidents signed a peace education MOU with HWPL to conduct peace education within each university. HWPL participated in the ‘Ethiopia Peace Conference’ held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA) in Addis Ababa on August 15th, where HWPL’s proposed solution for peace was delivered to an audience of government officials, educators, and youth.

Chairman Lee, during his visit to Ethiopia, meets with the then President Girma Wolde-Giorgis at the presidential Jubilee Palace in Addis Ababa,where he requests the president's participation in the peace movement, on December 3, 2012

Furthermore, on the 16th, at the Headquarters of the African Union (AU), political leaders from Africa and the Middle East  and leading legal experts gathered at the '2018 Addis Ababa Summit' to discuss the enactment of the DPCW as international law to help stabilize the advancement of peace in Africa and the Middle East through various peace projects.

Peace!