Activity Report 2020-2021

This 2020-2021 Special Edition Activity Report summarizes the programs and initiatives of the Global Peace Foundation in the past two years, during which the world faced an unprecedented time of uncertainty as the COVID-19 global pandemic disrupted everyday lives and the well-being of communities everywhere. By early 2020, all of the Global Peace Foundation’s activities moved online and efforts globally were focused on providing support and aid during the pandemic. In 2021, most activities continued virtually while some transitioned back to in-person gatherings or hybrid events. During this same period, we saw people join together in common cause, to figure out how to adjust to challenging circumstances - with social distancing, zoom school, tele-work, and home quarantines. We also witnessed remarkable human creativity to innovate new and unique ways to use various telecommunication platforms to continue reaching out, communicating, collaborating, and connecting. As our highly interconnected world was impacted as never before, it challenged all of us to work together to forge innovative solutions beyond borders and our many differences. Throughout this time, we witnessed across the world ordinary people making heroic efforts with extraordinary compassion to help those in need. Indeed, we saw the collective power of the human spirit at work. On behalf of our Global Peace Foundation team, we extend our best wishes for health, safety and well-being to everyone in our global community.

ACTIVITY REPORT

2020-2021

2021-2022 SPECIAL EDITION

This 2020-2021 Special Edition Activity Report summarizes the programs and initiatives of the Global Peace Foundation in the past two years, during which the world faced

an unprecedented time of uncertainty as the COVID-19 global pandemic disrupted everyday lives and the well-being of communities everywhere.

By early 2020, all of the Global Peace Foundation’s activities moved online and efforts globally were focused on providing support and aid during the pandemic. In 2021, most

activities continued virtually while some transitioned back to in-person gatherings or hybrid events.

During this same period, we saw people join together in common cause, to figure out how to adjust to challenging circumstances - with social distancing, zoom school,

tele-work, and home quarantines. We also witnessed remarkable human creativity to innovate new and unique ways to use various telecommunication platforms to continue

reaching out, communicating, collaborating, and connecting.

As our highly interconnected world was impacted as never before, it challenged all of us to work together to forge innovative solutions beyond borders and our many

differences. Throughout this time, we witnessed across the world ordinary people making heroic efforts with extraordinary compassion to help those in need. Indeed, we saw

the collective power of the human spirit at work.

At the Global Peace Foundation, like everywhere, the pandemic forced us to adapt to the virtual environment. Once we did, we discovered ways to expand our efforts on both

local and regional issues across all areas of our work, with increased participation both in total numbers as well in geographic reach and nations represented.

Of course, those programs and engagements were quite different from the past, as we have learned to connect virtually on platforms like Zoom, On24, YouTube Live, and

Facebook Live. We had webinars, online trainings, online policy forums, virtual volunteer camps, and virtual volunteer opportunities. We even hosted the 2021 Global Peace

Convention in a completely virtual environment, even including a virtual exhibition hall!

These experiences have only strengthened our capacity as a global organization to expand our reach and to impact more communities in the years to come. As our nations

re-open, we will certainly utilize these new capacities as we continue to work with our stakeholders and partners – both in-person and virtually - to implement effective

programs that address critical issues facing the human family.

On behalf of our Global Peace Foundation team, we extend our best wishes for health, safety and well-being to everyone in our global community.

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

GLOBAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

OUR VISION

WHERE WE WORK

OUR WORK

FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION

•International Religious Freedom Roundtable

•Korea International Religious Freedom Roundtable

•U.S. Capital Area Coalition for Religious Liberty

•U.S. First Amendment Voice Alliance

ONE KOREA GLOBAL CAMPAIGN

•Building Global Support for a Free and Unified Korea

•Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea

•A Korean-Led Movement: Action for Korea United

•Korean Diaspora Support

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP

•Message from the Chairwoman

•Peace Begins in the Home International Movement

•Advancing Women’s Leadership

•Local Initiatives and Projects

COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PEACEBUILDING

•Community-Driven Peacebuilding Campaigns in Nigeria

•Strengthening Democracy and Mitigating Election-Related Conflict

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•Advancing Social Cohesion

•Toward National Transformation in Latin America

•All-Lights Village

•Cross-Community Engagement Models

•Preventing Targeted Violence and Terrorism

•Creating PeaceHubs

•Japan’s Multi-Cultural One Family Festival

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION

•Developing Hybrid Education During the Pandemic

•Future-Ready Education

•Character and Creativity Initiative

•Teacher Training

•World Teacher Day

•Kenya’s ‘Great Places to School’ Initiative

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

•Global Peace Volunteers

•Youth Leadership

•Global Peacebuilder Practicum

•International Young Leaders Assembly

DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE

•Community Development

•Emergency Relief and Aid

•Environmental Projects

•Health and Hygiene

INTERNATIONAL CONVENINGS

•Global Peace Convention

•Global Peace Leadership Conference

•Peacesharing Forum

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Just as we understand that living in harmony with the laws of nature is necessary for sustaining life on our planet, so too aligning with the moral laws of the universe

is necessary for finding meaning and fulfillment. True freedom is to recognize and live by those principles through which genuine human value and dignity are

realized.

That is why freedom of conscience, the freedom to govern our existence and distinguish right from wrong, is so

essential. All other freedoms, such as freedom of religion and expression, are an extension of the freedom to live

according to one’s conscience, which is the essential foundation for a truly free and ethical society.

Today human rights are being violated in many parts of the world in ways that deny freedom of conscience, human

dignity, and innate value. North Korea is particularly notorious in this regard. Given the global ramifications of these

issues, promoting freedom of conscience and religion, and a comprehensive solution to the peace, security and

human rights issues on the Korean peninsula are key priorities of the Global Peace Foundation.

I have spoken and written of the Korean Dream, the dream of a country re-united on the foundation of universal

principles and values, and the shared heritage of all Koreans. The impact of the principled reunification of the

Korean people will benefit the peninsula and the East Asia region through greater peace, stability, and prosperity.

It will be a light to the world, showing how even the most extreme division and conflict can be overcome.

Thus, we stand today at a crossroads. What principles, which values, will direct our lives and guide us to a better

future? Our choices today will determine whether humanity takes the path to peace and prosperity or to further

conflict and chaos. We, collectively, are the authors of this chapter in human history. The choices we make, the

standards we set, and the leadership we exhibit will have far-reaching implications for the future.

Let us all commit to become the moral and innovative leaders who invest our passion, energy and talent to serve

the greatest good for the benefit of all humanity.

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

MESSAGE FROM

THE CHAIRMAN

Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon

The global pandemic of 2020-2021 and beyond has reminded us of the uncertainties of human existence and our limitations in finding effective global solutions,

regardless of the myriad international organizations created for just such a crisis.

While globalization has benefited humanity greatly through trade, travel, and communications, it has also led to increasing fragmentation and antagonism in the

spheres of politics and, most importantly, values. Universal principles that guarantee human rights and freedoms are the foundation of a strong and resilient society.

Today, however, many have lost sight of those values and are turning to more extremist reactions, eroding liberty in significant ways. The cacophony of conflicting

ideas about human identity and society have resulted in widespread moral confusion. It is important that we recognize which ideas will lead to a peaceful,

harmonious future and which will dissolve social bonds, leading to chaos and anarchy.

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GLOBAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

GLOBAL

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Dr. Markandey Rai

President, Global Peace and

Development Service Alliance;

Senior Advisor, UN-HABITAT

Dr. Douglas Johnston

Founder and President Emeritus,

International Center for Religion

and Diplomacy

Hon. Lilian Samaniego

National Senator,

Republic of Paraguay (2004-Present)

H.E. Marco Vinicio Cerezo

President, Republic of Guatemala

(1986-1991); Secretary-General of

the Central American Integration

System (SICA) (2017-2021)

Bishop Dr. Manoel Ferreira

Presiding Bishop, National Convention

of the Assemblies of God, Brazil

Dr. Manilal Chandaria (OBE KBE)

Chairman and CEO,

Comcraft Group

Dr. Eva Latham

President, Human Rights

Teaching International

H.E. Amani Abeid Karume

President, Zanzibar (2000-2010);

Chairman, Africa Leadership Mission

Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon

Founder and Chairman,

Global Peace Foundation

Dr. Junsook Moon

Co-founder and Chairwoman,

Global Peace Women;

Co-founder, Global Peace Foundation

Dr. KH Said Aqil Siradj

Former Chairman, Executive Council,

Nahdlatul Ulama

Dr. Robert A. Schuller

Award-Winning Author,

Evangelist

The Global Peace Foundation (GPF) promotes an innovative, values-based approach to peacebuilding, guided by the vision of One Family under

God. We believe that this shared identity and our common aspirations as members of the human family establish the basis for sustainable

peace. We affirm the importance of universally recognized principles and shared values as essential to building social cohesion within nations

and the global community.

The Global Peace Foundation engages and organizes a global network of public and private sector partners who develop community, national,

and regional peacebuilding models as the foundation for ethical and cohesive societies and nations.

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OUR VISION

OUR

VISION

Global Peace Foundation leadership, partners and supporters pose with Global

Peace Awards winners at the 2019 Global Peace Convention in Seoul, South Korea.

WHERE

WE WORK

• Brazil

• Guatemala

• Paraguay

• Uruguay

• United States

AMERICAS

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• Tanzania

• Uganda

AFRICA

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WHERE WE WORK

• Cambodia

• India

• Indonesia

• Japan

• Malaysia

• Mongolia

• Nepal

• Philippines

• Republic

of Korea

• Thailand

ASIA

• Iraqi Kurdistan

• Ireland

• United Kingdom

EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST

Peacebuilding Practicum

in the United States.

Character education in Nepal.

Engaging village leaders in Nigeria on the

International Day of Peace.

Development projects in Malaysia.

One Korea Global Campaign.

VALUES-BASED

PEACEBUILDING

The Global Peace Foundation applies a values-based approach to peacebuilding that emphasizes universal principles and shared values as

a basis to address conflict, promote equitable and sustainable development, and engage all members of the human family as necessary and

valuable contributors to building a culture of peace.

GPF field work is advanced in four key areas of focus, each supported by the conviction that all people belong to one human family with a

shared origin.

SOCIAL COHESION AND PEACEBUILDING

GPF fieldwork brings together diverse stakeholders to further cross-

community reconciliation, prevent violent extremism, and develop

community-driven models of peacebuilding. This approach:

• Emphasizes principles and shared values to foster connection between

different groups

• Furthers dialogue and engagement to build trust and understanding

• Equips community members with skills for problem solving and conflict

management

• Promotes peace as a basis for investment and economic development

• Develops conflict management skills to further mutual understanding and

common ground

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OUR WORK

CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

GPF places special importance on engaging youth and leaders in civil society,

the private sector, educational systems, and government to provide moral and

innovative leadership to meet complex social, political, and environmental

challenges. GPF leadership projects and training:

• Build awareness of core leadership values: live for the greater good, dream

big, take ownership, and teamwork

• Promote holistic growth and good character as integral to education and

leadership development

• Transmit skills that cultivate character, creativity, and excellence

• Demonstrate high ethical standards and model good behavior in leadership

roles

• Develop and apply effective and creative solutions to local, regional, and

national issues

Peacebuilding Practicum

in the United States.

Peacesharing Forum in Ireland.

FOSTERING CIVIC VIRTUE

GPF supports responsible, informed citizenship and works

to strengthen the underlying values that foster social

cohesion, promote robust civic engagement, and respect

for essential rights and freedoms, including freedoms

of conscience and religion. Through education, expert

convenings of political and civil society leaders, and cross-

cultural service initiatives, GPF works to:

• Increase recognition of our interconnectedness, inherent

human dignity, and the need to respect essential human

rights and freedoms

• Empower civil society, especially faith communities, to

engage as active citizens and participate in the public

square at local and national levels

• Cultivate service and volunteerism throughout all levels of

society

• Advance public understanding and protection of essential

rights, including freedom of conscience and religion

• Secure higher levels of sustainable peace, tolerance, and

interreligious cooperation

PATHWAYS FOR NATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

All people are subject to national sovereignty in the modern world order. This includes the

utilization of public resources and the authority to promote the general welfare through state-

level action. GPF works to facilitate the growth of ethical societies and sustainable peace on

a national level in collaboration with public, private, and civil society partners. Through these

partnerships GPF works to:

• Increase recognition of universal principles and shared values as essential to an ethical nation

• Create family-friendly policies and a social environment that supports strong families as the

basis for nurturing ethical citizens

• Promote healthy civic discourse toward the ideal of unity in diversity throughout society

• Foster multi-sector collaboration to solve problems and build peace, stability, and prosperity

• Establish pathways to peace and sustainable development on a national level

• Foster greater civic engagement and participation in advancing shared national goals

• Expand successful, holistic practices of peace and sustainable development to other nations

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OUR WORK

Former Latin American presidents discuss good governance and development

priorities at the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.

FREEDOM OF

CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION

Freedom of conscience and religion is the most essential of all human rights, the deepest expression

of human dignity and freedom. If this primary freedom is not respected, other human rights will not be

respected.

Through its Freedom of Conscience and Religion Initiatives, the Global Peace Foundation has championed

and executed a range of multilateral initiatives that provide education, awareness, and advocacy in

addressing international religious freedom violations and domestic religious liberty infringements. Some

of these initiatives include a dynamic series of virtual forums and roundtable sessions hosted during the

2021 Global Peace Convention; Meet4Peace, a Middle East educational peace initiative for faith leaders;

and the forthcoming “Did You Know: Your Faith Under Attack” podcast series, which aims to highlight the

acute persecution of various religious groups around the world through engaging audiovisual storytelling.

As a staunch advocate for religious freedom around the world, the Global Peace Foundation is an active member of the International Religious Freedom

Roundtable. GPF Vice President Dr. Paul Murray serves as the Roundtable co-chair, on the Roundtable’s steering committee, and in the executive leadership

level of the International Religious Freedom Secretariat.

The International Religious Freedom Secretariat and its Roundtables are comprised of representatives from non-governmental organizations who gather

regularly to discuss international religious freedom issues on a non-attribution basis and propose joint advocacy actions to address the protection and promotion

of freedom of religion, conscience, and belief around the globe.

The Washington, DC Roundtable convenes weekly virtual meetings which include senior staff from the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Commission on

International Religious Freedom, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, the International Religious Freedom Caucus,

Members of Congress, and foreign embassies. With approximately 83 percent of the world’s population now living in countries with high government restrictions

on religion according to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, the goal of the Roundtable is to reverse the rising tide of restrictions on religious freedom

that is spreading globally.

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INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ROUNDTABLE

FREEDOM OF CONSICENCE AND RELIGION

Leaders of international religious freedom efforts and representatives of the world’s faiths

discuss threats to freedom of conscience and religion at a roundtable in Washington, D.C .

FREEDOM OF CONSICENCE AND RELIGION

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KOREA INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ROUNDTABLE

U.S. CAPITAL AREA COALITION FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

The Korea International Religious Freedom

Roundtable was launched in Seoul, South Korea in

2019. Protections for religious freedom are virtually

nonexistent in North Korea. As noted in the 2014

UN Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human

Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of

Korea, “There is almost complete denial of the right

to freedom of thought, conscience and religion as

well as the right to freedom of opinion, expression,

information and association.” The UN inquiry noted

that the regime in North Korea continued to arrest,

physically abuse, and execute individuals engaged

in almost any religious activities. The inaugural

roundtable included high-level defectors from

North Korea and previously incarcerated pastors,

university professors, government representatives

and civic leaders. A second Korea International

Religious Freedom Roundtable was held in 2021 as

part of the virtual Global Peace Convention.

Through its active participation in the Capital Area Coalition for Religious Liberty, the Global Peace

Foundation brings its diverse network of faith and civic leaders to the table to strengthen the vital work

being done to address religious liberty issues in the U.S. Capital Area. GPF Vice President Dr. Paul

Murray serves as the Coalition’s Co-Chair.

This coalition is a growing network of faith leaders and organizations within the District of Columbia,

in collaboration with partners from the greater Maryland and Virginia areas, with a distinct mission to

identify, address, and lead efforts to combat the encroachment of state and federal courts into the

religious freedom of houses of faith and faith-based organizations.

In addition, the Coalition came together as a faith-based community to lead the distribution of more

than 40,000 pounds of donated food through various houses of worship and food banks across D.C.

and Maryland to feed those in need at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Korea experts and human rights advocates discuss abuses by

the North Korean regime at a roundtable in Seoul, South Korea.

Capital Area Coalition for Religious Liberty organizes food drive

to provide for those in need during the coronavirus pandemic.

FREEDOM OF CONSICENCE AND RELIGION

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U.S. FIRST AMENDMENT VOICE ALLIANCE

The First Amendment Voice Alliance seeks to encourage Americans to understand and exercise their First

Amendment rights and responsibilities as self-governing citizens through a collaborative campaign of

education, awareness, and advocacy. The Global Peace Foundation served as an incubator for the First

Amendment Voice Alliance and continues to work with the Alliance on its vital programs.

The First Amendment Voice Alliance has launched a comprehensive national campaign that reaffirms

and promotes U.S. First Amendment rights and responsibilities. Through education, awareness, advocacy,

network development, and the promotion of grassroots solutions, the Alliance hopes to address issues

and policies affecting First Amendment rights; to build a broad pluralistic constituency of citizens,

regardless of religion, race, culture, or socio-economic background; and to demonstrate through

grassroots solutions the power of self-governing ethical citizens engaged in solving problems facing our

communities.

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PROTECTIONS

GPF leaders have served as vocal advocates engaging with the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships for guaranteeing religious

freedom protections in the public square, and have participated in a non-partisan capacity throughout the last three U.S. administrations.

Among the principal functions of the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is partnering with civil society to organize more effective efforts to

serve people in need across the country and around the world and optimizing the efforts of faith-based and other secular communities to do so.

In addition, the Office works to ensure that policy decisions and programs throughout the federal government is consistent with the policy set forth in

the Executive Order with respect to faith-based and other community initiatives, and to bring concerns, ideas, and policy options to leaders for assisting,

strengthening, and replicating best practices and partnerships, with faith-based and other community organizations.

Global Peace Foundation served as an incubator for the First Amendment

Voice Alliance, which advances public awareness of fundamental freedoms.

2021 GLOBAL PEACE CONVENTION – INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TRACK

The 2021 Global Peace Convention organized panels over three days covering Government Restrictions on Religious Freedom,

Religious Freedom as a Human Right, and a convening of the South Korea Religious Freedom Roundtable. High levels of religious

freedom promote peaceful democracies, tolerance, and interreligious cooperation. Despite the importance of religious freedom,

it is denied or abridged in many countries. These interactive sessions brought together thought leaders representing academia,

NGO’s, government, and the faith community. The expert panels affirmed that freedom of religion and freedom of conscience are

fundamental human rights and the foundation for peace in the world.

ONE KOREA

GLOBAL CAMPAIGN

The current conflict on the Korean peninsula has impacted security, development, and stability not only for

North and South Korea but also Northeast Asia and the world. How the Koreans and the global community

approach the peaceful reunification of the Koreas and build sustainable solutions for peace and prosperity

in this region can serve as a model for other nations and regions.

Since 2010 the Global Peace Foundation has been promoting international support for Korean-led

peaceful unification, envisioning a free and unified Korea that is nuclear-free and upholds freedom,

democratic values, the rule of law, and human rights as an urgent, not a distant goal, based on the shared

identity and cultural heritage of the Korean people.

International dignitaries celebrate hopes for Korean reunification

at a 2019 rally commemorating the 100th anniversary of the

Korean Independence Movement in Seoul, South Korea.

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Global Peace Foundation has co-convened international conferences on the

challenges and opportunities of Korean unification, as well as supported

diverse public education, humanitarian campaigns and civil society

partnerships to bridge divisions and raise awareness of approaches to, and

significant implications of a free and unified Korea.

Given the global pandemic’s impact on in-person events everywhere, in 2020

GPC continued its support of Korean reunification through the Virtual Forum

Series: International Forum on One Korea. Convenings of prominent scholars,

policymakers, journalists, and civil society leaders from Korea and the global

community examined the new circumstances, identified new opportunities

and developed a more specific roadmap for a free and unified Korea

predicated on the ideals embodied in the ancient Korean ethos of Hongik

Ingan, or “Living for the Greater Benefit of All Humanity.”

BUILDING GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR A FREE AND UNIFIED KOREA

2020 INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ONE KOREA

VIRTUAL SERIES

• Realignment Amid Global Changes: New Opportunities for a Free and

United Korea (August 2020)

• Free and Unified Korea: Northeast Asia Regional Collaboration

(September 2020)

• Free and Unified Korea: Challenges and Opportunities Amid Dynamic

U.S.-China-Korea Relations (November 2020)

• Free and Unified Korea: International Cooperation on Human Rights

and Religious Freedom (December 2020)

Korea experts examine Korean reunification as an approach to advance

peace, security, and shared prosperity in the Northeast Asia region.

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CONGRESSIONAL ROUNDTABLE AND POLICY FORUM:

FREE AND UNIFIED KOREA: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

An online forum was convened concurrently in Washington D.C. (February 24)

and Seoul (February 25), 2021. Legislators from both sides of the aisle in

the U.S. Congress and South Korea’s National Assembly called for bipartisan

efforts to support a reunified Korea and to strengthen U.S.-ROK relations.

Leading officials from the Clinton and Bush administrations, as well as Korean

policy and grassroots leaders, explored critical issues and prospects of the

U.S.-Korea policy under the newly elected U.S. administration.

Special Remarks by Heritage Foundation Founder Dr. Edwin Feulner

underscored the essential role of a vibrant civil society in building a free and

united Korea. In his keynote address, Global Peace Foundation Chairman Dr.

Hyun Jin Preston Moon affirmed, “A unified Korea, aligned with fundamental

freedoms and human rights, should become the clearly stated and actively

pursued policy of the U.S., South Korea, their allies and the UN. This would

provide a clear end goal for Korea policy and a framework for all negotiations

with the North. Focus on this end goal naturally requires a comprehensive

approach that no longer compartmentalizes the nuclear issue from

other issues such as human rights, governance concerns, and economic

development.”

MONGOLIA FORUM ON NORTHEAST ASIAN

PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT AND KOREAN UNIFICATION

Mongolia has played a unique role in the work for Korean reunification. It

has diplomatic relations with both North and South Korea and experienced

a peaceful transition in the early 1990s into the nuclear-free, democratic

nation it is today. Since 2011, it has convened important Global Peace

Leadership Conferences and International Forums on One Korea focused

on security, development, and the peaceful resolution of the conflict on

the Korean peninsula. In October 2021, Mongolia hosted a six-part forum

focused on advancing strategies for peace in Northeast Asia and discussions

on the denuclearization and reunification of the Korean peninsula.

GPF Chairman Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon (left) and Heritage Foundation Founder

Dr. Edwin Feulner (right) give special remarks during a virtual forum.

Virtual forums on a Free and Unified Korea engaged U.S. and ROK

Congressional Representatives and internationally renown Korea experts.

First democratically elected Mongolian President Ochirbat Punsalmaagiin (left) and Former Mongolian

Ambassador to UN Dr. Jargalsaikhan Enkhsaikhan (right) discuss Northeast Asia peace and security.

GPF Chairman Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon published Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified

Korea in 2014. The book presents the division of Korea in historical context and

outlines a groundbreaking approach for reunification that transcends the Cold War

division, and places Korea’s destiny not as a struggle of great powers but in the hands

of the Korean people. The Korean Dream looks to the ancient Korean ethos of Hongik

Ingan, or “living for the greater benefit of humanity,” as a guiding principle to build a

Korea that can benefit the world.

In 2020, a Centennial Edition of the Korean Dream was published in English and

Korean, updated with a new section chronicling the ongoing work around the world

since the publication of the first edition. The Global Peace Foundation applies this

comprehensive, vision-based approach to the resolution of long-standing Korean

peninsula issues.

KOREAN DREAM: A VISION FOR A UNIFIED KOREA

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Forums discuss the role of civil society for Korean reunification.

While Koreans will need the support of the international community to

achieve unification, the process must be Korean-led, as it is the Korean

people themselves who must determine what type of nation that will be.

“Korean-led” involves the efforts of the two Korean governments but, more

importantly, the active engagement, participation, and leadership of the

Korean people. The Korean people – in the South, North and diaspora – that

are the most important stakeholders and should be the driving force in the

movement for unification.

Global Peace Foundation Korea is a founding member of Action for Korea

United (AKU), a grassroots coalition of more than 1,000 NGOs committed to

advancing a vision for a peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula.

Unification is increasingly being examined, not as a distant dream for future

generations, but as a realistic and a strategic approach to promoting regional

stability, economic growth, and denuclearization of the peninsula. The brief 73-

year span of political division cannot overshadow the five millennia of shared

history, heritage and aspirations for unity and peace shared by all Koreans.

A KOREAN-LED MOVEMENT:

ACTION FOR KOREA UNITED

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Leaders of Korean society commit to

active participation in the work for a

free and unified Korea.

GPF Chairman Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon addresses a

gathering of civil society leaders and activists.

BUILDING A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT

FOR KOREA’S PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION

The 1919 Samil movement was a peaceful, people-led movement calling for

Korean independence and the formation of a new nation that would be free,

independent, democratic, and rooted in the Hongik Ingan ethos.

The Korean independence movement appealed to Wilsonian ideals of

freedom and self-determination and profoundly influenced twentieth-

century popular movements including India’s movement for independence

from British colonial rule, the U.S. civil rights movement, and South Africa’s

peaceful anti-apartheid movement.

The Global Peace Foundation commemorated the centennial of the Samil

movement in 2019 with policy forums and celebrations over three days,

culminating in a One Korea concert on the grounds of Korea’s National

Assembly. In August of 2019, more than ten thousand civil society leaders

and activists packed a Kintex Hall for the Action for Korea United Assembly.

AKU has taken on the unfinished cause of Korean self-determination and

formed a unified nation that is true to its history, heritage and ideals.

AKU has continued its vital work amidst the pandemic, adapting to limitations

on in-person gatherings throughout 2020-21. Virtual and hybrid meetings,

forums, and trainings were organized to maintain the momentum of this vital

popular movement.

In 2021, AKU sponsored retreats and a Korean Dream lecture series for South

Korea’s opinion leaders. Sessions were convened every week throughout

2021. Other new initiatives were launched including the founding of the

Action for Korea United Professors Association.

We claim independence in the interest of the eternal and free

development of our people and in accordance with the great

movement for world reform based upon the awakening conscience

of mankind.”

— Korean Declaration of Independence (1919)

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Engagement of Korean citizens. The Korean Dream emphasizes that the

future of the Korean peninsula must be decided by the Korean people.

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