2017년 4월 29일 토요일

" All we will surely accomplish this ages peace with our hands "

There are many issues which threaten world peace on whole word.
However, there are people who have propagated peace in these situation. 
Below, it is effort of people to achieve peace on earth.


AMMAN — The Arab Summit hosted by Jordan in late March stressed the Arab desire for peace and progress by ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, Sima Bahous, Jordan’s permanent representative to the UN, said on Friday.

Bahous made the remarks on behalf of the Arab Group, in Jordan's capacity as head of the 28th Arab Summit, during a UN Security Council session titled "The Middle East including the Palestinian issue", the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Saturday.

She said that the Arab plan, which is still considered the most comprehensive and capable of reaching a historic conciliation, is based on Israel's withdrawal from pre-1967 occupied Palestinian and Arab territories, on addressing all final status issues and on ensuring Israel’s security and acceptance by all Arabs.

The message of peace is further evidence that Arabs want a comprehensive and permanent peace as part of a clear strategic choice, which Israel should perceive as being genuine, the Jordanian diplomat highlighted.

Bahous expressed the Kingdom's support to the outcomes of the January 15 Paris peace conference that renewed the international community's commitment to the two-state solution as the only means to realising permanent peace.
Sima Bahous, Jordan’s permanent representative to the UN, addresses a UN Security Council session titled ‘The Middle East including the Palestinian issue’ on Friday (Photo courtesy of Jordan’s mission to the UN Twitter account)

The ambassador voiced the utmost rejection of Jordan and all Arab countries to the unilateral Israeli measures that aim to alter the reality on the ground and minimise the chances of realising a two-state solution.

She called on Israel to abide by the relevant international resolutions, the most recent of which is UN Security Council Resolution 2334 that calls for a cessation of settlement building on occupied Palestinian land.

On the Syrian crisis, Bahous urged the international community to share the burdens faced by host countries, through increasing financial aid and continuing to deliver the necessary services to refugees.

The diplomat also expressed support to Iraqi efforts to uproot terrorist organisations and liberate Mosul from the Daesh terror group, urging the world to support Baghdad's efforts to maintain stability in liberated areas, through achieving national reconciliation and adopting an inclusive political process.

The Kingdom supports the Arab Coalition in aiding the legitimate government in Yemen and ending the crisis based on the Gulf initiative and Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015), Bahous stressed, further underlining the importance of realising security and political stability in Libya and Somalia.

She also expressed concern over the growing trend of Islamophobia and attempts to associate Islam with terrorism, warning that such schemes only serve terror groups and their deviated ideologies.

Jordan and all Arab countries are keen on having good relations with countries neighbouring the Arab world, she highlighted, while at the same time rejecting any attempts  to interfere in Arab affairs and destabilise security and spread sectarian conflicts, the diplomat concluded.

Let us certainly remember this one!

- We all need to put our mind together to achieve peace

source - http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/jordan-reaffirms-arab-peace-initiative-un

2017년 2월 13일 월요일

Direction of peace in Philippines: What do you think about this way?

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – President Duterte may still pursue peace with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) even if peace negotiations with the group have folded.
“In due time this will be resolved because this is no longer about ideo-logy but about the Filipino people,” the President said, referring to conflicts in Mindanao, including the one with the communist rebels.
The interest of the people, he added, should be above anything else even when ideologies remain respected.
In his visit to Surigao City yesterday, Duterte said he remained hopeful that things would look up for the earthquake victims and for all in Mindanao “once peace will prevail in the island.”
“I tried everything, I walked the extra mile, released prisoners, released their leaders so they can go to Oslo (Norway) to talk, and now they want 400 prisoners who fought the government under a rebellion released. This will (be) only given after a successful talk. What is there to talk about if I would release them?” the President added.
Yesterday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) condemned the New People’s Army (NPA), the communists’ armed unit, for recruiting children to cope with its dwindling number of combatants.
The Army 28th Infantry Battalion reported that Rhea Liza Davis, a 13-year-old Davao Regional Athletic Association (DAVRAA) athlete, was recruited by the rebel group and eventually separating the girl from her family.
Leonila Davis, the girl’s mother, sought military help after efforts to recover her child failed.
The younger Davis was reportedly taken by Evelyn Hermocilla, who goes by the aliases Kara and Riza, on Jan. 30 in Buso, a mountain barangay of Mati town in Davao Oriental.
Hermocilla, who belongs to Section Committee 18, Sub-Regional Committee 2 of the communists’ Southern Mindanao Regional Command, allegedly refused to return the girl despite Leonila’s pleadings.
Some residents reported seeing the girl crying while traveling with an armed group.
In a statement, the Army said 101 families from Kasunugan, Tampat, Cabucanan and Kawitan, all smaller communities of Barangay Buso, were forced to evacuate last week as people feared a forced NPA recruitment.
Colonel Reuben Basiao, 701st Brigade commander, and Buso chairman Lolito Andan appealed for help in recovering the girl as they distributed food packs to the displaced families.
Duterte also went to Butuan City yesterday to posthumously award Sgt. Marlon Balais a bronze anahaw leaf medal for his meritorious services to the nation. Balais, a scout leader of the 29th Infantry battalion, was killed in a firefight with NPA rebels in Agusan del Norte.
Also killed in the clash was Jerson Beto, a grade 11 student, and small-scale miner Pepito Tiambong.
The encounter happened a week after Duterte terminated the peace talks with the communist rebels and labeled them a terrorist group. The President decided to scrap the peace negotiations after the communists insisted on their demand to free more than 400 rebel leaders whom they claim to be political prisoners.
Duterte rejected the demand, which he described as tantamount to granting amnesty. Communist rebels then called off the unilateral ceasefire and stepped up attacks against government forces in various parts of the country.
Former president and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada is backing Duterte’s declaration of war against the NPA although he continues to hope that peace negotiations would resume.
He said the communists have all the reasons to fear Duterte’s wrath because the President never backs down from a fight.
“They should fear President Duterte. Let us see if the President will still give them a chance,” Estrada said when asked about the NPA going head-to-head against Duterte.
The CPP, in a statement, said an all-out war would fail and that defeating the NPA is only a Duterte pipedream.
“Other regimes before him have tried and failed,” the CPP said.
The NPA was tagged as a foreign terrorist organization by the US State Department and as a terrorist group by the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy. Its estimated strength has since dwindled to less than 3,000.
Estrada said Duterte was right when he suspended the unilateral ceasefire in reaction to the atrocities and ceasefire violations committed by the NPA in the past weeks, but stressed that he supports another round of peace talks.
He recalled his days when, as president, he ordered the Moro Islamic Liberation Front camps and territories wiped out during his war against terrorism, noting that he gave the group enough opportunities to talk with the government.
“I talked to them for about three months then in the fourth month, they burned down Kauswagan (Lanao del Norte). Many innocent civilians, mostly children were killed, and they even beheaded six soldiers,” Estrada said.
Estrada said the MILF raid on Kauswagan was the last straw.
Ghadzali Jaafar, MILF vice chair for political affairs, said they are not affected with the collapse of the government’s talks with the NPA, adding that the administration’s negotiation with the Moro people is distinct.
He welcomed the recent announcement of new members of the expanded Bangsamoro Transition Commission – a body that will draft the new Bangsamoro enabling law as part of the implementation process of the southern peace pact or the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro signed between the Philippine government and the MILF in March 2014.
Edith Regalado, Michael Punongbayan, Jose Rodel Clapano, Cecille Suerte Felipe, Alexis Romero

PHILSTAR GLOBAL, "Peace with Reds still possible"

2017년 1월 13일 금요일

Peace law: gateway to peace, from World Peace Declaration to present

How much do you know about peace law?
Peace law began at the World Peace Declaration in Seoul, Korea in 2013.
 
Let's find out how peace law has progressed through stages.

 

The foundation of World Peace

(Seoul in Korea, Proclamation Ceremony)
On 25 May, 2013, Heavenly Culture World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) hosted the Walk for World Peace and Restoration with International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) as a global peace movement. Over 30,000 youths from 130 countries came together to join the peace walk, which became an annual peace event that continues to appeal to the global community by performing a collective action to raise awareness of the peace movement at both the local and global level.
 

World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit

(Seoul in Korea)
 

"The world is at the crossroads between
destruction and coexistence, and its destiny is in our own hands. We must remain active to protect what is right and just for humanity. It is for this reason that HWPL, and myself, continue to act upon the vision I have received—a vision of life, peace, and harmony."
- Man Hee Lee, Chairman of HWPL

In September 2014, as a global action for world peace, the WARP Summit was held by HWPL, IWPG and IPYG. 200,000 global citizens around the world participated in this summit to seek and muster practical approaches for peace.

 

Convention on the Renunciation and Cessation of War and International Armed Conflicts


(Seoul in Korea, The 1st Commemoration of the WARP Summit)
 
 
 
In September 2015, in the 1st Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit, the HWPL International Law Peace Committee with international law experts was launched to discuss practical ways to enhance and introduce applicable legal mechanism for the achievement of world peace. For this purpose, the draft of the Convention on the Renunciation and Cessation of War and International Armed Conflicts was presented to further develop into a binding legal frame for the global community to protect our globe from threats of violence and conflict.
 
 

Committee meeting convenes to draft the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War

(London in UK)

 
 In November 2015, the HWPL International Law Peace Committee comprising international law experts held a committee meeting to discuss the 2nd draft of Convention on the Renunciation and Cessation of War and International Armed Conflicts. In-depth discussions included a post-action plan for the finalization of the draft Convention and its implementation.
 
 

The Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)

(Seoul in Korea, Proclamation Ceremony of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War)
 
 
"To get rid of war on the face of the earth is one of the noblest tasks, which will remain eternal legacy for the future generations. Today is not the end but the beginning - truly a starting point of an era of peace."
- IWPG -

The DPCW is a declaration drafted by the HWPL International Law Peace Committee and proclaimed on March 14, 2016. Consisting of a preamble and 10 articles, the declaration describes the responsibility for the global community (especially states) to participate in safeguarding the comprehensive efforts for the establishment of world peace, which includes prohibition of the use of force, blockage of sources of conflict, cooperation among states, dispute settlement through international legal organizations, freedom of religion, and development of a culture of peace.

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Do you still feel peace far away?

If you listen carefully, pay attention and support, peace will be accomplished sooner.