Peace Summit 2023: Comprehensive Report, Including Program Schedule and Speeches

OPENING DINNER and ORIENTATION

Emcee: Mrs. Blessie G. Dhakal, International Coordinator of IAFLP

Invocation: Archbishop Johannes Ndanga, Special Advisor, IAPD Africa, Zimbabwe; Grand President, African Christian Council International, Zimbabwe

Special Remarks
Prof. Dr. Sanjay Pratap Singh, Vice Chancellor, The Assam Royal Global University, India
H.E. Anote Tong, President (2003-2016), Kiribati; Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate (2015)

Performance

Orientation: Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, Chairman, UPF International

OPENING PLENARY

Video Presentation

Performance: The Little Angels Children's Folk Ballet of Korea

Emcee Welcome: Mr. Jo Woo-jong, broadcaster, FNC Entertainment; former Korean Broadcasting system (KBS) announcer

Entrance of Members of the Head Table

Peace Anthem

Interfaith Water Ceremony

Welcoming Address: Dr. Thomas Walsh, Co-chair, Peace Summit 2023 Organizing Committee

Opening Address: Dr. Yun Young-ho, Co-chair, Peace Summit 2023 Organizing Committee

Congratulatory Address
Hon. Newt Gingrich, Speaker, House of Representatives (1995-1999), USA
Hon. Ajith Nishantha Rajapakse, Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Sri Lanka

Peace Performance: Mr. Michael Lee

Keynote Address
ISCP: H.E. Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister (2011-2021), Niger; Executive Secretary, CEN-SAD
ISCP: H.E. Yves Leterme, Prime Minister (2008, 2009-2011) Belgium
ISCP: H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President (2015-2019), Sri Lanka
IAPP: Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State (2018-2021), U.S. Department of State
IAED: Mr. James Rogers, Chairman, Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc.

Special Peace Performance

Founder’s Address: Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, Founder, Universal Peace Federation

Peace Launching Ceremony

Elders’ Roundtable Launching

Appointment of Elders

Picture & Video Presentation

Launching of Continental Level Peace Project
Africa Summit: H.E. Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister (2011-2021), Niger; Executive Secretary, CEN-SAD
Asia Pacific Union Secretariat: Hon. Suos Yara, Chair, Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, National Assembly, Cambodia
Sri Lanka IAPP and IAPD Asia Pacific HQ: Hon. Ajith Nishantha Rajapakse, Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Sri Lanka

Launching Ceremony

Founder’s 80th Birthday Celebration

Congratulatory Song

VIP Introduction

Flower Presentation to the Founder

SESSION II.A - Contemporary Challenges to Global Order: Toward a World Culture of Peace: Focus on North America

Moderator: Dr. Michael Jenkins, President, UPF International

Speakers
Amb. Callista Gingrich, U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See (2017-2021), USA
Hon. Dan Burton, Member, U.S. House of Representatives (1983-2013), USA
Dr. Franco Famularo, President, UPF-Canada; IAPP Canada
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Jackson, District Judge, Jersey City Municipal Court; Pastor, Allen AME Church, New Jersey, USA
Mr. Guy Taylor, National Security Editor, The Washington Times

SESSION II.B - Elders Roundtable

Emcee: Mr. Young-il Shin, former Korean Broadcasting system (KBS) announcer

Speakers
Hon. Kim Ho-il, President, Korean Elderly Association
H.E. Alfred Moisiu, President (2002-2007) Albania
H.E. Maithripala Sirisena, President (2015-2019), Sri Lanka
Hon. Newt Gingrich, Speaker, House of Representatives (1995-1999), USA
Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, Founder, Universal Peace Federation
H.E. Dr. Thomas Boni Yayi, President (2006-2016), Benin
H.E. Anote Tong, President (2003-2016); Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate (2015), Kiribati

SESSION III.A - Contemporary Challenges to Global Order: Toward a World Culture of Peace: Focus on the Asia Pacific Region

Moderator: Hon. Ek Nath Dhakal, Chair, UPF-Asia-Pacific; Member of Parliament, Nepal

Video Messages
Ven. Shi Kuanyun, President, Hong Kong Buddhist Association
H.E. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives; President (2001-2010), Philippines

Speakers
Hon. Suos Yara, Chairman of Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, National Assembly, Cambodia
Hon. Bhubaneswar Kalita, Member of Parliament, India
H.E. Matubraimov Almambet, Prime Minister (1993-1993), Speaker of Parliament (1995-1997), Kyrgyzstan
Hon. Oyunbaatar Tserendash, Deputy Prime Minister (2015-2017), President of Human Rights & Development Center, Mongolia
Rt. Hon. Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, Chairperson, National Assembly of Nepal
H.E. J. Uduch Sengebau Senior, Vice President, Palau
Hon. So Yuk Choy, Congresswoman, National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China
Hon. Ajith Nishantha Rajapakse, Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Sri Lanka
Hon. Dr. Chameera Yapa Abeywardane, Coordinating Secretary to Hon. Speaker of the Parliament, Sri Lanka

SESSION III.B - Contemporary Challenges to Global Order: Toward a World Culture of Peace: Focus on Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Moderator: Dr. Neudir Simão Ferabolli, Secretary General, UPF-South America

Speakers
Dr. Charles S. Yang, Chairman, UPF-Central America and the Caribbean
Rev. Dong Mo Shin, Chairman, UPF-South America
Hon. Julio Cesar Cleto Cobos, Vice President (2007-2011), Argentina
H.E. Salvador Nasralla Salum, Vice President, Honduras
Hon. Victor Oswaldo Fuentes Solis, Senator, Mexico
H.E. Rosalia Arteaga Serrano, President (1997), Ecuador
Hon. Carla Zambelli Salgado, Congresswoman, Brazil
Dr. Jean Paul Vargas Céspedes, Director, Central American Integration System (2014-2018), Costa Rica
Hon. Ubraj Narine, Mayor, City of Georgetown, Guyana
Mr. Jose Ramon Vinas Alonso, President, Freemasons of Cuba
Hon. Betty Beatriz Yaniquez Lozano, Assemblywoman, Bolivia

The session concluded with the appointment of Ambassadors for Peace:

From South America:

1. Julio Cesar Cleto Cobos and his wife, Dr. Natália Liliana Obón – from Argentina
2. Congresswoman Silvia Waiãpi – from Brazil
3. Ubraj Narine – from Georgetown – Guyana
4. Colonel Aginaldo de Oliveira – from Brazil

And from Central America and the Caribbean:

1. Francisco Rojas Aravena – from Costa Rica
2. Flor Soraya Aquino – from the Dominican Republic
3. Juan Carlos Hasbun – from El Salvador
4. Jean Paul Vargas Céspedes – from El Salvador
5. Dr. Osvaldo Adriano De La Guardia Boyd - from Panama

SESSION III.C – Korean Elders Roundtable

(May not have list of names)

SESSION IV.A - Contemporary Challenges to Global Order: Toward a World Culture of Peace: Focus on Africa

Moderator: Mr. Augustin Ghomsi, Sub-Regional Director, UPF-Southern Africa

Speakers
H.E. Dr. Thomas Boni Yayi, President (2006-2016), Benin
Hon. Petros Vusi Mavimbela, Speaker, Parliament of Eswatini
Hon. Maimouna Yombouno, Vice President, National Assembly, Guinea
Hon. Hamidou Traoré, Vice President, National Transition Council (National Assembly), Mali
Hon. Lawrence Songa Biyika, Member of Parliament, Uganda
H.E. Dr. Nevers Mumba, Vice President (2003-2004), Zambia; Founder, National Christian Coalition, Zambia
H.E. Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana, President (2014-2018), Madagascar

SESSION IV.B – Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD)

Moderator: Dr. Tageldin Hamad, Vice President, UPF International; International Coordinator, IAPD

Speakers
H.H. Hajji Baba Edmond Brahimaj, World Leader, Bektashi Order, Albania (Speech read by Dr. Arben Sulejmani, PR Director of International World Bektashi Order, Albania representing H.H. Hajji Baba Edmond Brahimaj)
Patriarch George Stallings, Patriarch, Imani Temple African American Catholic Congregation, USA; Chair, IAPD-USA
Dr. Surinder S. Gill, Co-Chair, International Forum USA; Secretary General of Sikhs of USA
Hon. Dr. Mohamad Habash, Chairman, Human Fraternity Center; Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Bhai Sahib Satpal Singh Khalsa, Ambassador for the Sikh religion in the Western Hemisphere, USA
Pastor Juan Carlos Hasbun, Senior Pastor, Kemuel Christian Church; Member, Board of Directors of COICOM, an association of Latin American Christian communicators, El Salvador
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Jackson, Pastor, Allen AME Church, New Jersey, USA; District Judge, Jersey City Municipal Court, USA
Imboni Dr. uZwi-Lezwe Radebe, Founder and Chair, The Revelation Spiritual Home; IAPD Africa, South Africa

SESSION IV.C – International Association of First Ladies for Peace (IAFLP)

Moderator: Mrs. Kaeleigh Moffitt, President, WFWP-USA & International; Vice President of North America

Opening Remarks: Mrs. Moriko Hori, President of WFWP International

Speakers
H.E. Ade Shirri Dion Ngute Grace, Spouse of Prime Minister, Cameroon
H.E. Mrs. Monica Chakwera, First Lady, Malawi
Dr. Rajni Kaushal Chand, Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister, Fiji
Mme. Hilda Patricia Marroquin de Morales, First Lady (2016-2020), Guatemala
Mme. Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksa, First Lady (2005-2015) & the Spouse of the Prime Minister (2019-2023), Sri Lanka
Hon. Liza Gashi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Kosovo
Mme. Voahangy Rajaonarimampianina, First Lady (2014-2018), Madagascar

Closing Remarks: Mrs. Blessie G. Dhakal, International Coordinator, IAFLP

Sunhak Laureates Dinner

SESSION V - 6^th Think Tank 2022 Forum: Toward Peace in the Indo-Pacific

Emcee: Mr. Young-il Shin, former Korean Broadcasting system (KBS) announcer

Welcoming Address: Dr. Yun Young-ho, Director General, Universal Peace Federation

Congratulatory Remarks: H.E. Albin Kurti, Prime Minister, Kosovo

Keynote Address: Dr. Michael Pillsbury, Senior Fellow and Director for Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute

Commentary
Hon. Kim Geun-Sik, Chair of the Unification Committee of the People Power Party
Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State (2018-2021), USA

International Panel
Moderator: Dr. Moon Byeong-cheol, Chief Research Fellow, Think Tank 2022
H.E. Dr. Thomas Boni Yayi, President (2006-2016), Benin
Hon. Newt Gingrich, Speaker, House of Representatives (1995-1999), USA
Mr. Thomas McDevitt, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Washington Times, USA
Hon. Dr. Werner Fasslabend, Minister of Defense (1990-2000), Austria
Dr. Chheng Kimlong, Executive Vice President, Asian Vision Institute, Cambodia
Hon. Lee Jung Mun, Member of the National Assembly, Korea

SESSION VI.A - Contemporary Challenges to Global Order: Toward a World Culture of Peace: Focus Europe and the Middle East

Moderator: Mr. Jacques Marion, Regional Co-Chair, UPF-EUME

Speakers
H.E. Albin Kurti, Prime Minister, Kosovo
H.E. Alfred Moisiu, President (2002-2007), Albania
H.E. Filip Vujanovic, President (2003-2018), Montenegro
H.E. Mladen Ivanic, President, (2014-15, 2016-17), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hon. Dr. Werner Fasslabend, Minister of Defense (1990-2000), Austria
H.E. Zlatko Lagumdžija, Prime Minister (2001-2002), Bosnia and Herzegovina
H.E. Boris Tadic, President (2004-2012), Serbia

SESSION VI.B - International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP)

Moderator: Dr. Thomas Selover, International Co-coordinator, IAAP; former President, Sunhak UP Graduate University, Korea

Welcoming Addresses
Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, Chairman, Universal Peace Federation
Dr. Sung-Bae Jin, Chairman, Hyo Jeong Academic Foundation, Korea

Speakers
H.E. Dr. Nevers Sekwila Mumba, Vice President (2003-2004); Founder, National Christian Coalition, Zambia
Hon. Dr. Mohamad Habash, Chairman, Human Fraternity Center; Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Dr. Frank Kaufmann, President of PWPA USA; Editor in Chief of New World Encyclopedia; President of Twelve Gates Foundation, USA
Dr. Osvaldo Adriano De La Guardia Boyd, Executive Director, Central America Institute for Public Administration, Panama

SESSION VI.C - International Association of Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP)

Moderator: Mr. Ronnie Sodusta, President, IAYSP-Asia Pacific 2

Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, between YSP-Korea and SAKENA FUND

Welcoming Remarks: Mr. Koji Matsuda, President, IAYSP-International

Keynote Addresses
H.E. Anote Tong, President (2003-2016), Kiribati; SHPP Laureate (2015)
Mr. Hyeontae Kim, Member of the Seoul Metropolitan City Energy Policy Committee, Korea
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, Executive Director, Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL); Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate (2017)
Ms. Bo-Young Park, Public Administration, Korea University

Panel Discussion
Hon. Silvia Nobre Waiapi, Congresswoman, Brazil
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, Executive Director, Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL); Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate (2017)
Ms. Jung-eun Choi, Mentors without Boarders
Ms. Mica Amanlaman Camara, President, IAYSP-Africa
Mr. Mounkaila Goumandakoye, Senior Consultant and Expert of the CEN-SAD Regional Youth Programme
H.E. Anote Tong, President (2003-2016), Kiribati; SHPP Laureate (2015)
Mr. Hyeontae Kim, Member of the Seoul Metropolitan City Energy Policy Committee, Korea

SESSION VII.A - Toward a World Culture of Peace: The Role of the Media and the Economy International Media Association for Peace (IMAP) and the International Association for Peace and Economic Development (IAED)

Moderator: Mr. Thomas McDevitt, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Washington Times, USA

IMAP
Mr. Kea Puy, President, Club of Cambodian Journalists and Kyodo News, Cambodia
Mrs. Shova Gyawali, Director, Nepal Republic Media, Nepal
Dr. Sergio Redó, President, Sao Paulo Press Association, Brazil (video)
Mr. Guy Taylor, National Team Leader, The Washington Times

IAED
Mr. Leong Bee Lee, Chairman, Malaysian Association of Canada
Mr. James Rogers, Chairman, Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Singapore
Bhai Sahib Satpal Singh Khalsa, Ambassador-Sikh Dharma, Sikh Dharma Universal, USA
Dr. Jorge Alberto Ceballos Rodriguez, Criminal Justice and International Humanitarian Lawyer, Panama
Mr. German Yael Feliz Severino, Journalist, TV & Radio producer, Dominican Republic

SESSION VII.B - International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP)

Moderator: Dr. Thomas Selover, International Co-coordinator, IAAP; former President, SunHak UP Graduate University, Korea

Congratulatory Remarks: Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, Executive Director, Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL); Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate (2017)

Speakers
Prof. Mahendra Prasad Lama, Senior Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Dr. Francisco Rojas Aravena, President, University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica
Hon. Keith Best, Member of Parliament (1979-1987), UK; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, UPF-UK

Commentators
Prof. Heung-soon Park, Professor and former dean of the graduate school Sun Moon University, Korea
Hon. Timothy Mtambo, Commander in Chief, Citizen for Transformation Movement (CFT), Malawi
Ms. Sagadat Sabitova, UN Expert on Gender Equality, United Nations, Kazakhstan

SESSION VII.C - International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP)

Moderator: Dr. Michael Jenkins, President, UPF International; International Coordinator, IAPP

Speakers
Hon. Dan Burton, Member of Congress (1983-2013); International Co-Chair, IAPP, USA
Hon. Annette Lu, Vice President (2000-2008), Taiwan
Pastor Paula White-Cain, Senior Pastor, City of Destiny Church, USA
Hon. Betty Beatriz Yaniquez Lozano, Assemblywoman, Bolivia
Rt. Hon. Petros Vusi Mavimbela, Speaker, Parliament of the Kingdom of Eswatini
Hon. Charan Jeath Singh, Minister, Sugar and Multi-Ethnic Affairs, Fiji
Hon. Dr. Malte Kaufmann, Member of Parliament, Germany
Hon. Ajay Dutt, Member of Legislative Assembly, India
Hon. Maimouna Yombouno, Vice-President, National Assembly (National Transition Council), Guinea
Hon. Victor Oswaldo Fuentes Solis, Senator, Mexico
Hon. Iroshka Lindaly Elvir Flores Nasralla, Congresswoman, Honduras
Hon. Lawrence Songa Biyika, Member of Parliament, Uganda
Hon. Hamidou Traore, Vice President, National Assembly (National Transition Council), Mali

SESSION VIII - UPF Regional Reports & Strategic Discussion

Opening Remarks: Dr. Thomas Walsh, Chairman, UPF International

Cheon Won Gung Video Presentation

North America: Dr. Michael Jenkins, Regional Chair, UPF-North America
Central America: Dr. Charles Yang, Regional Chair, UPF-Central America and the Caribbean
South America: Rev. Dong Mo Shin, Regional Chair, UPF-South America
Africa: Mr. Augustin Ghomsi, Sub-Regional Director, UPF-Southern Africa

Europe and Middle East:
Dr. Katsumi Otsuka, Regional Co-Chair, UPF Europe and Middle East
Mr. Jacques Marion, Regional Co-Chair, UPF Europe and Middle East
Asia Pacific: Hon. Ek Nath Dhakal, Regional Chair, UPF-Asia Pacific; Member of the House of Representatives, Federal Parliament of Nepal