International Youth Camp was held from March 28, 2018 to April 1, 2018 with 7,000 participants including government representatives, prime ministers, youth organizations, and the press in Sri Lanka.
Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light joined the event. At the event, in order to promote peace-related actions by youth, 7,000 of people signing to support the DPCW attracted people's attention. HWPL affiliated with the UN DPI and UN ECOSOC, announced the DPCW on March 14, 2016, to strengthen a solidarity of peace through a comprehensive cooperation of all sectors of society and to establish a legally binding international law necessary for peace-building.
*HWPL(Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light) : a Korea-based NGO
*DPCW : Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War
The DPCW with 10 articles and 38 clauses, drafted by international law experts, includes provisions to avoid war-related actions and achieve peace, including respect of international law, ethnic/religious harmony, and a culture of peace.
“Sri Lanka is a country that has suffered by a war for more than 30 years until 2009. So the people of the country has already experienced the bitter side of the war. No body at the country wants to face the same situation once again. Accordingly, the DPCW could be adopted easily in Sri Lanka. The message could be communicated to the public through youth” emphasized Prabath Liyanage, Deputy Director of NYSC.
Also, He mentioned about conducting an awareness programs with cooperation with HWPL that covering all the parts of the country and all religions in Sri Lanka with targeted group as youth because they are backbone of the country.
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