Speeches
- Written by: Dr. Roslyn Ngeno, Representative of the African Union, Kenya
“History has also shown us that ‘nations cannot prosper in isolation.’ As a continent, Africa has leaped towards continental integration for economic and social development. The recently adopted African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), part of Agenda 2063, envisages the transformation, growth and industrialization of our economies.”
- Written by: H.E. Federico Franco, President (2012-2013), Paraguay
“La oración es el arma más poderosa, si bien es cierto es lenta, progresiva, parsimoniosa, pero fundamentalmente sigue siendo el arma más positiva para lograr la unidad de las dos coreas.”
- Written by: Dr. Sun Jin Moon, Executive Vice President, Women’s Federation for World Peace International
“Nothing is more important than to find solutions to our environmental, human security crisis. We can accomplish this noble goal only by uniting together, as scientists, and as brothers and sisters, who seek holistic, scientific, spiritual, and educational practices to divert the trajectory of current unsustainable practices that plague our existence.”
- Written by: Masahiro Kuroki, president, Sekai Nippo
“The media have long been the fourth power, following the three powers of legislation, justice and administration, but now serious awareness of whether they are meeting corresponding trust and requests is essential.”
- Written by: Jung Hee-taeg, president, Segye Ilbo
“We media representatives should gather the wisdom of all those who aspire for peace and take the lead in realizing the ideals of a global community. We hope to strengthen our solidarity and friendship to establish and spread freedom, responsibility, and true values of the press.”
- Written by: Mr. Jean-Victor Nkolo, Senior Program Management Officer, Office of the Special Adviser on Africa for the United Nations
“[T]here needs to be better understanding and fine coverage of regional conflicts—and the need to provide useful guidelines to deal with these new realities would indeed support the creation of a new global association of journalists whose role would begin by exerting its influence on what is most precious to all of us: peace.”
- Written by: Hon. Cliff Stearns, member of U.S. Congress (1989 to 2013); executive director, APCO Worldwide; past president of Association of Former Members of U.S. Congress
“IMAP can do no better service to humanity than publishing ethical standards, bringing to bear the need for accurate and responsible journalism, and building regional associations of nations for peace, security, and human development.”
- Written by: Salvador Nasralla, founder, Anti-Corruption Party, Honduras
“When exercised cleanly and without pressure, journalism is a noble profession, but in many impoverished nations, especially in the Third World, the profession has degenerated and ends up distorting the reality of events, many times by 100 percent.”
- Written by: Michael Breen, CEO, Insight Communications Consultants, Korea
“I would suggest that IMAP look at the world more broadly, more ambitiously and with a more generous spirit. I would stretch the vision out. Not just exposing the government, not just making the government better, but rather making the world a better place.”
- Written by: Robert Cutajar, Member of Parliament, Malta
“I am … proposing that immigration be one of the main items of the agenda for next year’s summit. Various speakers would be able to share their knowledge, views, strategies, good practices, etc. related to the subject with all the members of the conference. We cannot talk about values and leave out such an important subject from being discussed at the level of this World Conference.”
- Written by: Various
Twenty-seven participants in the August International Leadership Conference reflected on their experiences.
- Written by: Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami, Head Priest, Sri Radharamana, India
“We are looking at the vision for 2020 from the doors of development and peace. If these two are the goals, then for achieving them we shall require special keys to open these doors. We have learned from experience that dialogue is the key for development and partnership is the key for peace.”