Speeches
- Written by: Hon. Dan Burton, Member of Congress (1983 – 2013), USA
“Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon has worked tirelessly at a time when the world needs such leaders who believe in the human spirit, the family, and a God-centered world.”
- Written by: H. E. Iakoba Italeli, Governor General, Tuvalu
“Conferences like this one offer vision and knowledge. These are tools of a most powerful empowerment—precisely because they help us to think, assess, make decisions and be inspired to act for ourselves and our children.”
- Written by: Archbishop George A. Stallings, Jr., Director, Interreligious Association for Peace and Development, UPF-USA
“We praise and give You thanks for having fearfully and wonderfully made us in Your divine image and likeness and for giving us the responsibility to be the stewards of Your creation.”
- Written by: Hon. Alfred Moisiu: President of the Republic of Albania (2002-2007)
“I want to concentrate … on the Western Balkans region, where my country is. We know what happened in the past. Though it has been a long period of time, the concerns of that time can never be forgotten. It’s not just the part of the population that lives on the peninsula that has suffered from the past, but we must worry about the other part, which has exercised violence against others, which refuses to condemn the past. Rather, they call it strangely glorious and seek restitution.”
- Written by: President Dioncounda Traore, Former Acting President of Mali
“It is precisely these three simple words that we must discuss here: Peace, security and development. Not just debate about but make it a strategic goal, then make that strategic goal feasible, work on what underlies our life on earth, not just the time we are here, but far beyond, for our children, our grandchildren. In a word, for posterity. Here lies our challenge, here lies the challenge we want to take up!”
- Written by: H. H. Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese, Head of State (2007–2017), Samoa
“Peace is not about the absence of violence. It is about the presence of heavenly harmony. Security is similarly about living in a state of peace rather than having access to protection from harm. Human development is finding balance despite an environment of imbalance.”
- Written by: Dr. Ir. H. Mohammad Jafar Hafsah, Secretary General, Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals
“As we know, dialogue is not limited to verbal conversations that are momentary but continue to be maintained and nurtured on an ongoing basis.”
- Written by: H.E. Debbie Remengesau, First Lady of the Republic of Palau
“Palau is a matrilineal society. In our traditional leadership, women have always held positions of power and respect.… Our deep-rooted cultural wisdom and traditions have been faithfully passed down through the generations: women and men working side by side for the betterment of our people and country.”
- Written by: Albin Kurti: Member of Parliament, Kosovo
“For the victory we are seeking, we must come together. What unites us as people is even more important than what leads us ahead.”
- Written by: Gen. Dr. Nem Sowath, Special Adviser to Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, Cambodia
“Peace is a precious public property and needs to be protected at all cost, regardless of races, beliefs, or ages. Harmonic development will not be possible without peace.”
- Written by: Dr. Robert Kittel, president, Youth and Students for Peace
Kathmandu, Nepal—More than 1,500 participants, including six current heads of state and government, attended UPF’s first Asia Pacific Summit.
- Written by: Dr. Robert Kittel, president, Youth and Students for Peace
Kathmandu, Nepal—More than 1,500 participants, including six current heads of state and government, attended UPF’s first Asia Pacific Summit.