Northeast Asia Peace Initiative
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Closing Session
August 21, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The August 2021 ILC concluded with a call for a worldwide spiritual reformation as a prerequisite for peace.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 19-20: Executive Summary
August 20, 2021
Asia Pacific—The August 19-20 ILC2021 and Think Tank 2022 Global Forum for UPF’s Asia Pacific region featured 38 speakers, including government ministers and parliamentarians, and drew more than 310,000 viewers.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 20: Session V – Culture as a Bridge Towards Reunification
August 20, 2021
Asia Pacific—The fifth ILC session focused on culture as a bridge for the reunification of and peace on the Korean Peninsula.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 20: Session VI – Political Economy for the Post COVID-19 World
August 20, 2021
Asia Pacific—The sixth ILC session focused on the political economy for the post COVID-19 world.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 20: Session VII – Role of Media in Korean Reunification
August 20, 2021
Asia Pacific—The seventh ILC session discussed the role of the media in contributing to Korean reunification.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 20: Closing Session
August 20, 2021
Asia Pacific—Speakers shared their reflections on the August 19-20 ILC2021 for UPF’s Asia Pacific region in the closing session of the conference.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session III – Northeast Asian Economic Union
August 20, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The third ILC session was titled “Prospects for a Northeast Asian Economic Union.”
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session IV – Trade and Business Activities
August 20, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The fourth ILC session focused on the potential and benefits of trade and business activities with North Korea.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session V – Worldviews
August 20, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The fifth ILC session examined how the worldviews of the two Koreas affect their attitudes toward reunification.
ILC2021 UPF-Asia Pacific: Opening Session
August 19, 2021
Asia Pacific—The opening session of the ILC explored opportunities for peace through economic development on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 19: Session II – Connectivity & Economic Integration in the Asian Century
August 19, 2021
Asia Pacific—The second ILC session discussed various connectivity and peace projects, such as the Japan-Korea Undersea Tunnel and Bering Strait projects.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 19: Session III – Northeast Asian Economic Union
August 19, 2021
Asia Pacific—The third ILC session considered the benefits that would come from a Northeast Asian Economic Union.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 19: Session IV – Expanding Intra-Korean Trade
August 19, 2021
Asia Pacific—The fourth ILC session examined how a unified Korea can accelerate regional integration, peace and prosperity.
ILC2021 Japan, August 19: Session VII – 115th Interreligious Forum
August 19, 2021
Tokyo, Japan—The seventh ILC session, hosted by the IAPD, was the 115th Interreligious Forum.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session I – Japan-Korea Tunnel
August 19, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The August 2021 ILC started by examining the benefits of building a tunnel between Japan and Korea.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session II – Bering Strait Tunnel
August 19, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The second ILC session examined the feasibility of a tunnel connecting Russia and Alaska.
ILC2021 UPF-Latin America and the Caribbean
August 17, 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean—On August 16 and 17, 2021, the Universal Peace Federation (UPF-Latin America and the Caribbean) held the International Leadership Conference.
ILC2021 Japan, August 14: Session IV – Peace on the Korean Peninsula
August 14, 2021
Taipei, Taiwan—The fourth ILC session, organized by UPF-Taiwan and the IAPP, focused on peace on the Korean Peninsula from the perspective of National Liberation Day of Korea.
ILC2021 UPF-Japan: Session I – 2022 Korean Presidential Election
August 2, 2021
Tokyo, Japan—The first session of UPF-Japan’s Aug.-Sept. ILC2021, hosted by IMAP, discussed the 2022 Korean presidential election.
ILC2021 Japan, Session VIII – Japan-Korea Cultural Dialogue
July 31, 2021
Tokyo, Japan—UPF-Japan’s July ILC 2021 concluded with an online youth session.