Speeches
- Written by: Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Director of UN-HABITAT
Address Prepared for the International Leadership Conference of the Universal Peace Federation Nairobi, Kenya, August 30, 2008 by Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT
- Written by: Dr. Habib Chirzin, President, Islamic Forum for Peace, Human Rights and Development
In the age of globalized human community and a shrinking world, interfaith dialogue and cooperation is no longer just a commendable endeavor but a historical necessity. The faith community now has to move the agenda from interreligious tolerance to understanding, acceptance, respect, celebration, and action.
- Written by: Samir Sanbar, United Nations Assistant Secretary General
The Preamble to the UN charter is similar to the US Constitution. I would claim that they are very basic US values. They are as well values of the international community. This is why there exists a very close relationship and why we are able to act together to achieve a joint purpose.
- Written by: Benjamin A. Gilman United States Congressman (R-NY)
I, for one, along with many of my colleagues, support the United Nations. We have paid our U.N. dues and we are going to continue to pay our dues, but we want the United Nations to be a proper functioning organization.
- Written by: Dr. Vladimir Petrovsky, President, Russian National Peace Council
The Bering Strait Peace King Tunnel, a bold project proposed by Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, has great symbolic and practical value, as it will allow completion of a global transportation system with bridges and tunnels connecting nearby land masses, which would bring together people of all races, cultures, religions, and nationalities in one peaceful and prosperous global community.
- Written by: Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, President Emeritus, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, USA
Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, President Emeritus, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, USA
Address at the Global Peace Festival Washington, DC, USA, August 9, 2008
- Written by: Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, Chairman, Global Peace Festival
Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, Chairman, Global Peace Festival Keynote Address, Global Peace Festival US Capitol Grounds, Washington, DC, August 9, 2008
- Written by: Bishop Manoel Ferreira, Member of Parliament, Brazil; Co-chair, Global Peace Festival-Brazil
We are living in a moment when there is a big devaluation of the family, or at least an intention to devalue the family. It is a time of uneasiness and excessive violence in many parts of Brazil. I think that peace and the status of the family are very important points for these days because not only Brazil but the world is facing a crisis in the area of family. A message that can bring trust and express the value of the family is the message that we need today.
- Written by: Rev. Walter Fauntroy
Washington, D.C. - Rev. Walter Fauntroy, six-term U.S. Congressman and civil rights legend, and an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., affirms values close to the heart of American people.
- Written by: Miriam Parel, Vice President for Strategic Partnerships, Points of Light and Hands On Network, USA
Speech to the International Leadership Conference, Asunción, Paraguay, July 2-6, 2008
- Written by: Hon. Jose Manuel Echandi Meza, Deputy, Legislative Assembly, Costa Rica
- Written by: Hon. Jose de Venecia, Jr., former Speaker, House of Representatives, Philippines
Hon. Jose de Venecia, Jr., former Speaker, House of Representatives, Philippines speech on "Moral Values as the Basis for Cooperation Among Nations" at the International Leadership Conference - Asuncion, Paraguay, July 2-6, 2008