Practical Approaches to Peace Building, DPCW

[DPCW]

Practical Approaches 
To Peace Building

Indian women and youth raise voice to build 
an international law for peace and 
encourage peace education

International United Peace Conference was held on February 9 at Vishwa Yuvak Kendra International Youth Centre in Delhi. As many as 100 participants including school principals, students and members of women and youth participation were present at the event.

Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), an international NGO under the UN ECOSOC organised this conference to shed light on comprehensive ways for implementing peace education and activities accompanied with international NGO's.

The conference urged government and the civil society in India to implement peace education and establish legal framework for peace building, case presentations on HWPL Peace Academy provided with peace education materials and the plan of peace activities of civil society were introduced.

"When I perceived that such education world surely bring peace and harmony in my own country India. Imparting peace education to children world surely root out discrimination amongst religions and once again we world be like the flowers of the sme garland," said Ms. Jagjeet Kaur, teacher of Samsara the World Academy.

"The youth of today in India have witnessed many sacrifices caused by religious disputes and the conflict between India and Pakistan since they were born. It is our duty and responsibility to protect our country as a youth who was born in India during this era. So, the DPCW of HWPL in becoming an enforceable law is necessary to be introduced in India." said Abeniel Anal, a member of IPYG.

From December 2015, as many as 49 schools of India have signed the MOUs with HWPL to encourage the culture of peace through peace education. As well as the peace education, International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) affiliated with HWPL have carried out various campaigns to develop the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War(DPCW) into a legally binding document as an international law for peace.

The DPCW was drafted by HWPL with 10 articles and 38 clauses addressing practical approaches to peace building including ethnic/ religious freedom, respect on the international law and spreading a culture of peace.

HWPL, the host organisation has assisted with legal professions, religious leaders, youth, women, civic organisations and media to support comprehensive resolutions for peace and promote awareness of peacebuilding activities to the people of the world.

Source: https://www.indiatvnews.com/lifestyle/news-indian-women-and-youth-raise-voice-

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Peace Education & India

Peace Education & India

When do you think of 'India' the first thing that comes to mind is peace, don't you? 

India always conjures up 'peace'.

Now, let's look at the news 'Flaring of Peace Education in India'.

Flaring of Peace Education in India

Planning for conducting peace education in India and wishing for peace with 50 educators and students

Mr. Man Hee Lee of HWPL Chairman is making a speech. 
- HWPL Peace Academy <Ramagya School in India> 21th Dec. 2015 - 

The following press release issued by the HWPL, an international NGO headquartered in, South Korea

(January 13, 2017, Seoul, Sri Lanka Guardian) On January 12th, 2017, a peace seminar ‘Promptly Meeting the Needs of the Times: The Necessity for Peace Education and the Comparative study for a Practical Plan’ was co-hosted by Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light (HWPL) and Lakshmibai College, Delhi University. The seminar took place in Lakshmibai College, Delhi University for about 50 officers from education field and university students. 

Participants understood the reality that wars are taking place over the world and how significant peace education is as the MC delivered the message of Chairman Lee of HWPL during the seminar stating ‘All living beings on the earth could constantly prosper with light, rain and air unconditionally given to. People have received life, which is a precious gift, from them. Let us give glory to heaven and live on the world of peace.’
About 49 HWPL Peace Academies have been appointed in India. In order to cease war and achieve peace through the peace education of HWPL aiming to develop various lesson materials and foster instructors, more than 1,000 HWPL Peace Academies to be designated in the world. Since the peace education began for the first time, in Israel on December, 2015, currently, 126 leading educational institutions have been appointed as HWPL Peace Academies and have implemented peace education from 8 countries including India, Myanmar, Philippines, Georgia, Kosovo, and Israel. 

Pratyush Vatsala, Principal from Lakshmibai College explained the necessity of peace education and how she began to participate in peace education as stating, ‘Peace is something close to my heart. As an educator, when I see that HWPL has been working for peace with sincerity, I decided to be part of HWPL’s peace education. Peace is essential value for existence of humanity. Through education, peace must be emphasized in India now, the era, which values of morality are undermined.’ Furthermore, she added the plan and expected effectiveness of peace education as saying ‘As faculties in university, we need to devote ourselves to achieving peace and gathering more number of students to join the peace work for their own future. Education transforms the thoughts and mindset. We can create a better world through peace education. 

The object of peace education is to accomplish the Article 10 ‘Spread a culture of peace’ of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) proclaimed on March, 2016. Recognizing the imminent threats posed by conflicts and wars, prominent legal experts from various countries joined HWPL’s peace movement with a determination to produce a new legal document and drafted DPCW. HWPL has designated HWPL Peace Academies and conducted peace education with an understanding that even though a condition is formed where peace can settle as the international law is implemented, however, true peace will not be achieved until the true seed of peace is sown into each one’s hearts. 

HWPL will conduct pilot peace education in March based on today’s seminar and continue to operate diverse peace events such as implementing Peace Education, signing for supporting DPCW, Peace Walks, peace conference for youth and women. The pilot classes for peace education will be implemented on March in India. Recruiting people who are working for peace in Kashmir will be followed to conduct peace initiatives of HWPL to promote DPCW and form peace education committee of India with officers from education field. 

Meanwhile, on the same day, on 12th, a signing ceremony for supporting Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW) was held in National Youth Day: Drawing Competition of Vishwa Yuvak Kendra where 200 people participated in and signed for DPCW. DPCW will be presented to the UN to be transformed into legally binding document.

✌ Peace Victory~✌ Peace Ceremony at Ramagya School

HWPL, Man Hee Lee Peace Advocate Visited India

HWPL, Man Hee Lee 

Peace Advocate 

Visited India

The Declaration followed by the International Convention 

on the Renunciation and Cessation of Wars and International 

Armed Conflicts, which Chairman Man Hee Lee first proposed, 

will provide tools to resolve current issues that the world faces. 

"It is possible when we act upon it," stated chairman Man Hee Lee.

Never has the law been as clear and sound as this before

Having attended the International Conference of Chief Justices of the World(ICCJW) in 2014, Chairman Man Hee Lee, Chairwoman of IWPG and the HWPL Peace Delegation visited India again. India, a home for 1.4 million law experts today, has given birth to many scholars who have dedicated their lives to the study of international law.

Upon their arrival, both Chairman Man Hee Lee and Chairwoman were warmly greeted by Mr. Narinder Singh, a member of the UN International Law Commission.

"In order to put an end to all wars and introduce peace in our generation, an international law needs to be implemented. The HWPL International Law Peace Committee is actively collaborating for this work," urged chairman Man Hee Lee amidst the conversation.

Admitting that such a convention needs to be implemented to ensure peace and safety, Mr. Narinder Singh readily agreed to lend his support in any way possible.

Mr. Pravin H Parekh, president of Confederation of Indian Bar also met Chairman Man Hee Lee to discuss the current progress of the Declaration of the Renunciation and Cessation of Wars and International Armed Conflicts.
The Declaration has been developed and revised after thorough discussions took place in London.

The Declaration followed by the International Convention on the Renunciation and Cessation of Wars and International Armed Conflicts, which Chairman Man Hee Lee first proposed, will provide tools to resolve current issues that the world faces. "It is possible when we act upon it," stated chairman Man Hee Lee. Bearing this statement in mind, he and the HWPL Peace Delegation continue their journey to be the voice of the people wishing for peace.