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R. Ngeno: Address to World Summit 2020
February 3, 2020
“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.”
F. Franco: Address to World Summit 2020
February 3, 2020
“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.”
S. Moon: Address to World Summit 2020
February 3, 2020
“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.”
M. Kuroki: Address to World Summit 2020
February 2, 2020
“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.”
H.T. Jung: Address to World Summit 2020
February 2, 2020
“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.”
J. Nkolo: Address to World Summit 2020
February 2, 2020
“[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.”
C. Stearns: Address to World Summit 2020
February 2, 2020
“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.”
S. Nasralla: Address to World Summit 2020
February 2, 2020
“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.”
M. Breen: Address to World Summit 2020
February 2, 2020
“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.”
R. Cutajar: Address to ILC
August 18, 2019
“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.”
Reflections on the ILC
August 18, 2019
Twenty-seven participants in the August International Leadership Conference reflected on their experiences.
A. Goswami: Address to ILC
August 17, 2019
“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.”
D. Meares: Address to IAPD
August 16, 2019
“Let me suggest to you that the key to a happy marriage is unity. I Corinthians 7 says that if you are not equally yoked in your divine purpose, the marriage cannot work.”
G. Jonathan: Address to ILC
August 16, 2019
“It is only when we join hands as both serving and former leaders that we can successfully harness all our energies toward building peace on our continent and around the world.”
G. Jonathan: Address to ILC Working Groups
August 16, 2019
“It is only when we join hands as both serving and former leaders that we can successfully harness all our energies toward building peace on our continent and around the world.”
J. de Venecia: Address to ILC
August 16, 2019
“As we prepare for the Centennial Anniversary of our beloved man of peace, the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, which we will commemorate next year, we the leaders of parliament, political parties, civil society, religion and the academe must work together in carrying out Father Moon and Mother Moon’s vision of world peace and promote peace and reconciliation, peaceful settlement of disputes, sustainable human development, and join in fighting poverty, disease, and climate change and environmental degradation.”
M. Kajikuri: Address to ILC
August 16, 2019
“One of the important activities of IAPP-Japan is to strengthen ties among Japan, the U.S. and South Korea in the interest of security. Many Japanese Diet members have shown considerable concern about the nuclear and missile issues of North Korea; so, UPF-Japan has held a series of discussions with parliamentarians and experts on security issues among Japan, the U.S. and South Korea.”
S. Moon: Address to ILC
August 15, 2019
“The 2020 World Summit will be the culmination of not only my Father’s eminent legacy and profound works over his 92 years on this earth serving God and humanity, but also the culmination of my Mother’s equally grand and inspired visionary work over these past seven years that is exponentially expanding their lifetime scope of works for higher enlightenment, mutual prosperity and an end to suffering around the globe.”
G. de Venecia: Address to ILC
August 15, 2019
“We congratulate Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon for deepening and enlarging the late Reverend Moon’s unwavering commitment and tireless efforts in promoting peace, reconciliation, unity, interfaith dialogue, the strengthening of marriage and family, and many other heartwarming initiatives in Asia and in the global community.”
Y. Ohno: Address to ILC
August 15, 2019
“What I am a little bit concerned about is that the world is tending to be inward looking. Please do not say, ‘Build a wall on our national border.’ Please do not say, ‘Brexit.’”