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To build a strong family, we understand there are several key points that are important, including forgiveness, love, unity, and the last one, which I think is very important, is the harmonization of the core beliefs and core values of everyone. If we think of the world as our one family, ethical values, norms and cultural adaptation, empathy, and cultural harmony play vital roles during this period of globalization.
Zambia’s peace is premised on multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural principles. This way of life, which is enshrined in our constitution, has contributed to the peaceful coexistence at the family, community and national levels.
We are a small spot in the universe. Science tells us that life emerged on this planet around 3.5 billion years ago. The first life forms were unicellular microorganisms, bacteria. All kinds of biochemical reactions, energy dependent, were found and recorded on a special memory code, DNA.
God developed messianism within the fallen world, so that a messiah, able to achieve God’s dream and become the successful human ancestor, could come. In order to fulfill Heaven’s dream, God chose a people from among those in the fallen world and prepared them for 4,000 years through indemnity, restoration and education. Ultimately, God was able to send His only son, the Messiah, who could fulfill His dream.
Since my father’s passing in 2012, my mother has carried our father’s torch faster and brighter across the globe as she has led us to expand his work to higher levels, culminating in these events. She knows that to change the world we need to unite world leaders and lawmakers to change the tide of individualism, to live for the betterment of all humankind and creation. This is the heart and sincere intention behind the creation of the IAPP global tour of 2016, which began at the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
The International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP) offers a global vision and a new hope for world peace. It is cross-cultural and international. It is inter-religious. It is spiritually based. It is service-oriented and it is family-friendly. Because UPF already has a worldwide network, IAPP can quickly have the substantial global impact that is urgently needed in today’s world. The future for IAPP is very, very bright indeed.
As a neutral institution, IAPP could promote peaceful dialogue, condemn terrorism and violent extremism of all kinds, strengthen the institution of marriage and family and foster a culture of peace. With the worldwide foundation of and support from UPF and its network of Ambassadors for Peace, IAPP can make a unique and substantial contribution towards world peace.
The fight against radicalization and religious intolerance should not only rely on security and military measures. We need to encourage an inclusive political process, and we need comprehensive economic development strategies to win the hearts and minds of the people. We also need to work with courageous religious figures and preachers.
On November 17 last year, just before our Prime Minister Mr. Shinzo Abe and the then U.S. President-elect Mr. Donald Trump were to hold their first meeting, we held a conference in Japan to launch the Japan chapter of the IAPP, at the Special Conference Hall in the House of Councillors of the Diet.
Without the assurance of security, there can never be peace. The security of every human being is constantly being threatened by lack of food, economic instability, wars and nuclear threats, terrorism, climate change, gender inequality and many other global problems.
When we talk about discrimination, usually it means some limitation on rights and freedoms of people or social minorities on certain grounds (by sex, race, religion etc.). Nevertheless, there is discrimination connected not only to some people or social minorities, but to countries as well.
It is with great pleasure that I convey warm greetings to all who have gathered for the 2017 Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony, and I congratulate this year’s laureates on receiving this prestigious and much deserved award. On behalf of all those who have gathered here today—thank you, Dr. Gino Strada and Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, for your lifelong dedication to the well-being of refugees and war victims.