[IPYG]

[IPYG] IPYG's Friends: Arrow Youth Leadership Council International (AYLCI)

Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The  DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.

Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.

How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.

Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before the talk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.

Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.

I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.

Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding HWPL's affiliate youth group, IPYG's affiliate organization: Arrow Youth Leadership Council International (AYLCI)

Introducing IPYG Affiliate Organization – Arrow Youth Leadership Council International (AYLCI)

Arrow Youth Leadership Council International (AYLCI), headquartered in Union City, Georgia, USA, is a youth leadership organization that empowers young people to develop the leadership and career skills needed in the 21st century through mentoring, academic support, and civic engagement. Guided by its four core principles—mind, mouth, heart, and hands—the organization aims to cultivate well-rounded leaders who embody intellectual growth, effective communication, empathy, and practical action.

YEPW in Atlanta, Play4Peace

In 2025, AYLCI partnered with IPYG to establish the Youth Engagement & Peacebuilding Working Group (YEPW) in Atlanta to address issues such as conflict and violence within the community. Through its flagship project, Play4Peace ATL, the group supported young people in designing peace initiatives based on their own experiences with conflict. It also provided training on how to communicate with government officials and how to draft policy proposals. Through these efforts, the initiative created an environment where youth can grow as key actors for peace within their communities.

AYLCI also hosted a “Critical Community Conversation,” bringing together representatives of six cities, youth, and local residents to openly discuss issues of violence, equity, and solidarity. A few months later, the City of South Fulton unanimously endorsed the youth-led Play4Peace project and officially proclaimed June 6–8 as the Weekend of Peace.

DPCW Legislative Proclamation Adoption Ceremony, City of South Fulton

YEPW in Atlanta developed a toolkit to help local governments implement YEPW activities and encouraged municipalities to adopt a peace-building framework. The group also advanced a city-level resolution supporting Article 10 of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) focused on spreading a culture of peace. As a result, five cities and counties—South Fulton, Stonecrest, Fairburn, DeKalb County, and Fulton County—officially adopted a legislative proclamation supporting Article 10 of the DPCW and proclaimed their own “Weekend of Peace.”

These achievements have drawn significant attention to the collaboration between AYLCI and IPYG as a new model of youth peace leadership—one that integrates peace education, civic engagement, and leadership development.

Dr. Maya Taylor, founder and executive officer of AYLCI, who has spent decades helping young people grow into exemplary adults, shared the following message with youth around the world:

“Young people, we know that you’re the age when you want to play, and that’s wonderful. We just want you to understand the value in playing for peace. When we play for peace, we learn how to get along with one another, and we learn how to care for one another. Because indeed we are all on one team, one world, and one team. So let’s play for peace.”

HWPL Official Homepage

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en/home-hwpl-_en/

                                                                                    

[IWPG]

[IWPG] IWPG Chairperson honored with Mexico’s UJAT Peace Culture Promotion Award

Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The  DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.

Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.

How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.

Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before the talk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.

Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.

I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.

Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding IWPG Chairperson honored with Mexico’s UJAT Peace Culture Promotion Award

IWPG Chairperson honored with Mexico’s UJAT Peace Culture Promotion Award

Nayoung Jeon, Chairwoman of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG), was honored with the Peace Culture Promotion Award from Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco (UJAT) in Mexico.

The award ceremony took place on November 21, 2025, during the opening of the 4th International Conference on Gender Studies and Violence Prevention, held as part of UJAT’s 67th anniversary celebrations.

The award recognized Jeon’s contributions to promoting peace through women’s organizations and expanding peace education.

IWPG’s Global Division signed an MOU with UJAT to introduce IWPG’s Peace Lecturer Training Education (PLTE) program into the university’s undergraduate curriculum — making UJAT the first Mexican university to adopt it.

A Peace Committee was also launched at UJAT, with professors and students appointed as peace commissioners. Already, 50 students have completed the PLTE general course.

In her acceptance remarks, Jeon expressed gratitude and emphasized that the award reflects IWPG’s ongoing efforts in Mexico and Latin America to advance peace education and women’s rights. She pledged to continue fostering women as leaders of peace across the region.

HWPL Official Homepage

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en/home-hwpl-_en/

                                                                                   

[HWPL]

[HWPL] HWPL's "Sign for Her" Campaign

Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The  DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.

Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.

How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.

Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before the talk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.

Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.

I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.

Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding HWPL's "Sign for Her" Campaign in 

HWPL's "Sign for Her" Campaign

On November 12, 2025, the campaign held its first European street event at the World Trade Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Originally launched in Africa (Zambia, Malawi), the initiative is now reaching Netherlands and Belgium, aiming to raise awareness that menstrual poverty is not only an African issue but also exists in Europe.

The campaign is based on HWPL’s Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) and seeks to promote dignity and peace by tackling menstrual poverty.

Citizens engaged with booths where volunteers explained the issue and invited participants to write supportive messages for women affected. Some even donated spontaneously.

Isabel Silva, HWPL Netherlands program manager, emphasized that the campaign helps people realize menstrual poverty is a global reality, not confined to developing regions.

The campaign began in Seoul in June 2025, later spreading to Gimpo, Lusaka (Zambia), and Cheongju. In Zambia, HWPL partnered with local NGO FDI to provide reusable sanitary pads, peace education, and child rights awareness.

Symbolic kits with the message “You are strong, valuable, and beautifully made” represent the campaign’s dignity theme.

HWPL Official Homepage

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en/home-hwpl-_en/

                                                                                  

[HWPL]

[HWPL] HWPL's World Peace Summit in Nairobi

Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The  DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.

Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.

How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.

Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before the talk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.

Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.

I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.

Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding HWPL's World Peace Summit in Nairobi

HWPL Holds 11th Anniversary of September 18th World Peace Summit in Nairobi – Launch of Peace City Project

On September 7, 2025, the “Commemoration of the 11th Anniversary of the HWPL September 18 World Peace Summit” was held at the University of Nairobi Science Campus. Co-hosted by HWPL and the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK, a government body), the event gathered 550 participants, including 7 VIPs, to reaffirm their commitment to fostering a culture of peace.

Distinguished guests included Ms. Aurelia Rono, Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly and Representative of the Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya; Hon. Athanas Nyaboke Ongeri, Judge of the High Court of Kenya; Ms. Prisca Kamungi, Peace and Development Officer at the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Kenya; Mr. Ramadan Abubakar, President of the East Africa Law Society; Mr. Linus Thigai, Executive Director of IRCK; and Mr. Felix Amu, Acting Permanent Representative of the United Nations Office in Nairobi.

The program featured a highlights video of HWPL’s global initiatives, presentation of 2025 achievements and vision, congratulatory speeches, IRCK’s signing of a DPCW resolution, declaration of the “Peace City Nairobi Project,” and collective signing of the DPCW.

Key outcomes included full DPCW support signatures from all participants, four letters of support from high-ranking officials, IRCK’s adoption of Articles 8, 9, and 10 of the DPCW, and an official declaration of support for the Peace City Project on behalf of the Prime Cabinet Secretary.

Mr. Linus Thigai, Executive Director of IRCK, emphasized, “The provisions of Articles 8, 9, and 10 of the DPCW are essential for inter-religious peace in Kenya, which is why we have adopted this resolution.” Ms. Aurelia Rono stated, “We are delighted that HWPL will work with Nairobi and Kenya for peace. We hope to achieve practical peace, and both the Parliament and the Prime Cabinet Secretary’s Office will actively support this effort.”

The event is recognized as a milestone in promoting the culture of peace in Kenya, marking a meaningful step toward realizing Nairobi as a Peace City through international cooperation.

HWPL Official Homepage

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en/home-hwpl-_en/

                                                                                 

[HWPL]

[HWPL] HWPL's Unity in Diversity

Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The  DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.

Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.

How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.

Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before the talk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.

Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.

I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.

Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding HWPL's Unity Multicultural Dialogue :)

Unity in Diversity: A Multicultural Dialogue for Peace and HWPL Religious Peace Academy

On September 13, the “Unity in Diversity: A Multicultural Dialogue for Peace and HWPL Religious Peace Academy” event was held at The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

This Religious Peace Academy was organized as part of “The Beloved Community International Expo” hosted by The King Center — a symbolic institution of the human rights movement in the United States. A total of 266 participants, including religious leaders, community leaders, and citizens, gathered to share messages of interfaith peace and mutual understanding. The event carried special significance with the attendance of Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and CEO of The King Center, who highlighted the enduring values of human rights and peace.

Religious leaders representing Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism took part as speakers, each sharing insights on the essence of peace based on their respective scriptures.

Sudarshan Gopalakrishnan, speaker and scholar at Hindu Speakers Bureau said, “Let’s not try to look at only our differences. Everyone and everything should be treated with respect and kindness. Everyone is equal on all terms; we need to acknowledge and understand this.”

Reverend Dr. Robert Franklin Jr., Program Chair and President Senior Advisor at Emory University, stressed that “it is important for us to make efforts to understand each other. We need to treat others with regard and consideration.”

The religious leaders collectively emphasized that “diversity in faith and religion should not be a source of conflict but rather a bridge for peace.” The event served as a meaningful platform demonstrating that different religions can be the starting point for peace rather than division.

HWPL Official Homepage

https://www.hwpl.kr/language/en/home-hwpl-_en/