Sergii Kholod, Rector of Alfred Nobel University, and Viktoriia Sokolova, Vice-Rector for Research and International Cooperation, at the invitation of the international organization HWPL under the Department of Global Communications and the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, took part in the 9th anniversary of HWPL World Peace Summit held in Incheon, South Korea, from September 18th to 21st.
The event brought together more than 1,800 people from 121 countries, including the United States, Ukraine, Romania, South Africa, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, and India, former heads of state, leaders, public and academic representatives, youth and women’s groups, and media representatives.
During this event themed Implementing a Multidimensional Strategies for Institutional Peace, leaders and experts in international law, education, youth, women, and media participated in about 30 sessions over four days.
Participants took part in discussions, organized not only by regions but also by countries, on practical and viable strategies for establishing legally binding international law for peace and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that by 2030 all people live in peace and prosperity.
At the press conference on September 18th, Lee Man-hee, Chairman of the Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), urged politicians and leaders of countries to work together for peace, drawing on his personal experience of the harsh realities of war as a Korean War veteran.
To achieve fair and sustainable peace, HWPL advocates the building of internationally agreed concrete institutional peace based on the Declaration on Peace and the Cessation of War (DPCW), which proposes comprehensive measures of peace continuum from conflict prevention to peace maintenance.
In the progress report presentation, Kang Tae-ho, Managing Director of HWPL, presented the results of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW), which has received the support of approximately 900,000 people from civil society in 176 countries, as well as the Central American Parliament and the case of Mindanao, which is an example of a peace agreement at the civil level.
At this event, the HWPL Peace Award was presented to 13 individuals in recognition of their contributions to the HWPL’s peace initiatives. Among the awardees were Professor Dr. Emil Constantinescu, the 3rd President of Romania; Mr. Oumar Keita, Former Permanent Delegate of Mali to UNESCO Headquarters; and Dr. Ciaran Burke, Professor of International Law at Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany.
It is worth noting that the event was simultaneously interpreted into 8 languages, including Ukrainian.
As a sign of gratitude, the representatives of Alfred Nobel University (ANU) presented a commemorative gift to the museum of the international organization HWPL: a plate with Petrykivka painting.
Also, as part of this visit, representatives of ANU visited Gyeongbokgung Palace and the War Memorial of Korea.
The War Memorial of Korea
This gigantic museum collects documentary materials on the history of the Korean War of 1950-1953. The memorial features multimedia exhibits, black-and-white documentaries, and artifacts such as weapons, military uniforms and maps. Outside the building, you see a gloomy memorial gallery, on the walls of which are lists of the names of all the soldiers from different countries who died during the war.
There are also tanks, helicopters and planes in large numbers. As a reminder that the war remains unfinished, there is an exact replica of a patrol boat sunk by North Korean forces in 2002. You can climb on it if you wish.