Addis Ababa, 9 October 2015 (WIC) – HWPL urged UN and the International Community to strengthen efforts to end wars and restore world peace.
Speaking at The 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly, Global Peace Advocate and Chairman of Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), Mr. Man Hee Lee emphasized world leaders, politicians, religious leaders and the entire people of the world to come together for the cessation of wars and thrive of peace.
The World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit in Seoul, South Korea was a summit of an unprecedented scale, where all participants came together and made commitments of peace that laid the foundation for world peace, Mr. Lee said.
According to the peace advocate, thousands showed their determination to achieve world peace by signing the Agreement to Propose the Enactment of International Law for the Cessation of Wars and World Peace and the Unity of Religions Agreement, respectively.
During the 1st Annual Commemoration of September 18th World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summit in September 2015, International law experts pledged to work together for the implementation of an International Convention on the Renunciation and Cessation of War and International Armed Conflicts to bring fruition to the works initiated last year, he added.
Chairman Man Hee Lee urged international law experts engaged in the Convention on the Renunciation and Cessation of War and International Armed Conflicts, which was drafted by members of HWPL Peace Advisory Council.
He also indicated that the draft will be revised into a pragmatic international convention. Furthermore, HWPL aims to send the final convention to heads of states for ratification, and undergo the deliberative process of the UN to be fully adopted, implemented, and overseen by the relevant UN bodies.
Chairman Lee and Chairwoman Kim of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) addressed the media, women, and youth involvement on the importance of the Implementation of an International Convention on the Cessation of War and Achievement of World Peace.