Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.
Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.
How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.
Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before the talk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.
Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.
I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.
Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding HWPL's peace conference to resolve ethnic conflicts in Mali :)
Yorosso City and HWPL Hold Conference to Resolve Ethnic Conflicts
On October 14, HWPL hosted the 4th Dialogue for Peace and Social Cohesion in Yorosso City in Yorosso, Mali, to address prominent ethnic and generational conflicts in the region. The event brought together over 80 participants, including the mayor, the deputy mayor, the secretary general of the city hall, ethnic leaders, civil society organizations, youth and women’s groups, and media representatives.
Since the MOU signing between HWPL and Yorosso City, the Citizen Participation Dialogue series launched in January of this year has been conducted four times with experts from various fields. These dialogues have concluded that the root causes of ethnic and generational conflicts in Yorosso stem from a lack of understanding of cultural roots and traditions.
The fourth dialogue focused on promoting and educating citizens about their ethnic roots and traditions as a means of fostering peace and harmony among ethnic groups and generations. Practical measures for implementing these initiatives were also discussed.
“As society undergoes modernization, our ethnic roots and traditions are gradually disappearing, and there is a lack of clear education on this,” said Abdoulaye Goïta, mayor of Yorosso City. “I will work to raise citizens’ awareness of the importance of traditions and customs for peacebuilding in Yorosso.”
“For our project to be successfully accomplished, the active support of HWPL is utmost necessary,” Mayor Goïta added.
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