7th Anniversary of HWPL Peace Day
Islamabad – January 28 (Online) Int’l: An online intercontinental peace conference was held in celebration of the 7th Anniversary of the January 24 HWPL Peace Day. The January 24 HWPL Peace Day declared by the Province of Maguindanao in the Philippines has been commemorated annually since the Mindanao Peace Agreement was made by the local government and civil society leaders on January 24th, 2014. The Peace Day was named after HWPL since the agreement was suggested by Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL, known as a Korean war veteran, to overcome the 50 years of conflict that resulted in approximately 120,000 victims in the region. The event was held to discuss the role of peace education. Attendees from more than 70 countries were present in the conference. Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL said during his address to the conference: “Today, Mindanao is no longer a place of conflict; rather, it has become a model of peace to which the world looks. Once, the people of this region used to point guns at each other—now, they share food while sitting at the same table, despite their differences in religion and ideologies. Students who were once being trained to kill are now learning the precious value of life and peace through HWPL Peace Education.”
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