Peace and security

Seoul, Republic of Korea—The third day of the Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference featured a one-day international symposium.

Seoul, South Korea—The Summit’s third session, the opening ceremony, featured the presentation of the Resolution for a Universal Peace Charter.

Stadtschlaining, Austria—Speakers at a UPF peace conference described their experiences of reconciliation.

Seoul, South Korea—Session 4a of the Summit was a special briefing on the UPF Fact-Finding Delegation for Peace on the Korean Peninsula and The Washington Times 40th Anniversary.

 Seoul, Korea—International leaders at the Summit 2022 and Leadership Conference affirmed their support for global peacebuilding.

Tirana, Albania—The final ILC2022 session focused on peace and security in the Western Balkans.

London, United Kingdom—The fifth session was “Conflicting Narratives and Values – Perspectives for a Common Vision and Culture of Peace.”

London, United Kingdom—Session III of the 2022 Europe-Middle East International Leadership Conference explored the Seoul Resolution.

London, United Kingdom—The creation of an interreligious council at the UN was the focus of the ILC’s fourth session.

UPF-Canada / UPF-EUME—The second program in a series entitled “Viewing the DPRK from Within,” was broadcast from Montreal, Canada.

UPF-IMAP—A webinar, “Expectations for a United Nations Regional Office on the Korean Peninsula,” was held on April 26, 2022.

Paris, France—Ambassadors for Peace were invited to a meeting to hear about activities in the first quarter of 2022.

Europe and the Middle East— An interreligious council was one of the proposals discussed during ILC2022 Session II.

Europe and the Middle East—Korea experts discussed the next five years under Suk-yeol Yoon’s presidency.

Bratislava, Slovakia—An international security expert gave a lecture on the roots of the war in Ukraine.

The Middle East—Academics and experts from diverse fields discussed freedom of thought and belief.

The World Summit 2022 for Peace on the Korean Peninsula was held in Seoul, Korea, from February 10 to 14, with 160 nations, including 157 with diplomatic ties to one or both of the Koreas, being represented. 

Thirty-two current and former heads of state and government, first ladies and senior government officials addressed the Summit for Peace Assembly & One Million Rally.

South Korea—The World Summit 2022 ended its third day with global encouragement, practical advice and prayers for renewed efforts to unite the Korean Peninsula and end the last division of the Cold War.

South Korea—The World Summit 2022 honored a British vaccinologist and a global vaccine alliance with the 5th Sunhak Peace Prize as part of its second day’s activities in South Korea.