Only through restoring a relationship with God can humankind resolve all the problems it is facing, such as regional and religious conflicts, poverty and hunger, a leader of the Global Peace Festival said in Tokyo Saturday.
The Global Peace Festival is a new movement that promotes world peace through service projects and interfaith harmony, working in partnership with other nongovernmental organizations, government ministries, churches and other stakeholders in dozens of countries. The Japan festival, hosted by the Universal Peace Federation and other nonprofit organizations, was held Saturday in Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, with roughly 50,000 participants and delegates from 43 countries. Despite the light rain and chilly weather, the audience was enthusiastic.
"Conflict begins when we fail to follow the dictates of our conscience and fail to recognize our common heritage in God," said UPF co-chairman Dr. Hyun Jin Moon in his keynote address.
