“Peace is something that needs efforts from everyone and makes progress step-by-step just like how it unfolded in South Korea past year.” said Director Lee Mi-kyung of KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) during her keynote speech at Pyeongchang Global Peace Forum 2019 that took place on the 9th. “Peace is not simply about eliminating wars, but it needs active efforts in finding and solving structural causes of conflicts and violence and preventing them.”
“Peace is not made by special people just like how Bishop Desmond Tutu of the Republic of South Africa said at Hague Peace Conference that peace becomes reality when it is dreamt about many people rather than single person.” said Chairman Lee. “Everyone needs to participate in making a peaceful world.”
Meanwhile, Pyeongchang Global Peace Forum 2019 was co-hosted by Organizing Committee for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Gangwon-do, and Pyeongchang-gun and it was co-ran by Operating Committee for Pyeongchang Global Peace Forum 2019 and Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. Former President Lech Walesa of Poland who received Nobel Peace Prize was the special speaker for Pyeongchang Global Peace Forum 2019 and emphasized the importance of global peace. Besides Lech Walesa, Co-President Lisa Clark of IPB (International Peace Bureau) and Director Tatsuya Yoshioka of ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) were also speakers at Pyeongchang Global Peace Forum 2019.
Staff Reporter Gil, Jaeshik | osolgil@etnews.com