PyeongChang Peace Forum 2022
2nd PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge [registration deadline]
Dear Friends,
Greetings of peace from PyeongChang on the Korean peninsula!
We are pleased to announce that youths interested in promoting and building peace are warmly invited to “The 2nd PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge (YPC)”.
The YPC 2022 is the peace and global citizenship education program in the form of essays and group debates for youths. It is organized in the context of the UN Decade of Action to deliver the SDGs by 2030 and the UN Declaration on the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the UN in 2020 in accordance with the PyeongChang Peace Spirit born out of the historical PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
THEME
How to implement the proposals contained in the Our Common Agenda report of the UN Secretary-General (Sep. 2021) from the peace perspective as a youth in your country and/or internationally. https://www.un.org/en/un75/common-agenda
Pre-register online by 20th December 2021 at https://forms.gle/FsvHYpoK97HsdGwF7. Orientation for early applicants at 4-6 PM on Tuesday, 21 December 2021.
Submission of the essay is due by 15 January 2022. More detailed guidelines about the essay and group debate will be sent to registered applicants by email.
For any inquiries about YPC 2022 please contact us through PyeongChangYPC2022@gmail.com. More details about the PyeongChang Peace Forum (PPF) are available at http://ppf.or.kr/en/. Summary Report (English) of the PPF 2021 is available at http://ppf.or.kr/en/board/board_view.asp?BoardID=Notice&LangType=ENG&searchtext=&page=1&SNO=615. We look forward to welcoming your participation.
In peace and solidarity,
PyeongChang YPC 2022 Organizing Team
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Children’s Rights-NY, please visit childrightsny.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Intergenerational Solidarity, please email the vice chair at susanneseperson@gmail.com.
Peace Agenda 2045: Abolish Nuclear Weapons and War
We cordially invite you to attend Peace Agenda 2045: Abolish War and Nuclear Weapons, a plenary session of the PyeongChang Peace Forum 2021.
Experts from around the world will discuss concrete approaches and effective campaigns to abolish war and eliminate nuclear weapons, key objectives of the United Nations, with the aim of achieving these no later than 2045, the 100th anniversary of the UN. Click here to register for the session.
Speakers:
- Hon Ms Maria Fernanda Espinosa (Ecuador), President of the 73rd UN General Assembly. Member of the World Future Council. Former Ecuador Foreign Minister and Defence Minister.
- Hon Gareth Evans (Australia). Chair, Asia Pacific Leadership Network on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament. Former Foreign Minister.
- Hon Mr Saber Chowdhury MP (Bangladesh), Honorary President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. PNND Co-President
- Hon Ms Jaejung Lee MP, (Korea). PNND Member.
- Mr Roberto Zamora (Costa Rica), Board Member of International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms.
- Ms Leah Bolger (USA). President of World Beyond War. Former Naval Commander and former President of Veterans for Peace.
- Ms Vanda Proskova (Czech Republic), Vice-Chair of PagueVision Institute for Sustainable Security. Co-convenor of Youth Fusion.
Background and Objectives
Armed conflict and nuclear weapons violate peoples’ Right to Life, consume trillions of dollars every year, impact significantly on the climate and impede sustainable development. The United Nations was established in 1945 with the primary goal to ‘save succeeding generations from the scourge of war’. The UN Charter prohibits the threat or use of force in international relations and provides a range of mechanisms for resolving conflicts and achieving security without recourse to war. In addition, the very first resolution of the UN General Assembly, adopted by consensus, establishes the goal of the elimination of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. This session will explore how these objectives of the UN can be achieved, at least by 2045 the 100th anniversary of the UN.
Event flyer:
Click here for the event flyer
Session organizers
Basel Peace Office, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, Pax Christi Korea, World Beyond War, World Future Council and Youth Fusion
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bknotts@uua.org or bobbinassar@gmail.com.
PyongChang Peace Forum 2021 Plenary Session: Peace Agenda 2045
Dear Friends of PyeongChang,
Welcome to PPF 2021! You are cordially invited to register for the three sessions on Peace and SDGs hosted by PNND, APSD, PCK in partnership with many international CSOs during the PPF 2021. The outcome of the sessions will be incorporated into the PyeongChang Agenda for Peace (PCAP) 2021.
The Plenary Session (English/Korean) will focus on “Peace Agenda 2045” and be held from 10:00 to 11:40 am, Monday, February 8, 2021.
A zoom or youtube link and background materials will be sent to those who have registered here in advance. Pre-registration is available here: http://bit.ly/21ppf4youth
Please visit http://ppf.or.kr/en/index.asp to register for other sessions.
Contact and inquiries PPFpeacemakers@gmail.com / asia@apsd2030.org
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bknotts@uua.org or bobbinassar@gmail.com.
PyeongChang Peace Forum Parallel Session: Asian Civic Agenda on Peace and SDGs 2021
Dear Friends of PyeongChang,
Welcome to PPF 2021! You are cordially invited to register for the three sessions on Peace and SDGs hosted by PNND, APSD, PCK in partnership with many international CSOs during the PPF 2021. The outcome of the sessions will be incorporated into the PyeongChang Agenda for Peace (PCAP) 2021.
Parallel Session No 18 (English) will focus on the Asian Civic Agenda on Peace and SDGs 2021
A zoom or youtube link and background materials will be sent to those who have registered here in advance. Pre-registration is available here: http://bit.ly/21ppf4youth
Please visit http://ppf.or.kr/en/index.asp to register for other sessions.
Contact and inquiries: PPFpeacemakers@gmail.com / asia@apsd2030.org
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bknotts@uua.org or bobbinassar@gmail.com.
PyeongChang Peace Forum Parallel Session: Global Civic Agenda on Peace and SDGs
Dear Friends of PyeongChang,
Welcome to PPF 2021! You are cordially invited to register for the three sessions on Peace and SDGs hosted by PNND, APSD, PCK in partnership with many international CSOs during the PPF 2021. The outcome of the sessions will be incorporated into the PyeongChang Agenda for Peace (PCAP) 2021.
The Parallel Session No 10 (English/Korean) will focus on the Global Civic Agenda on Peace and SDGs 2021.
A zoom or youtube link and background materials will be sent to those who have registered here in advance. Pre-registration is available here: http://bit.ly/21ppf4youth
Please visit http://ppf.or.kr/en/index.asp to register for other sessions.
Contact and inquiries PPFpeacemakers@gmail.com / asia@apsd2030.org
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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security, please visit ngocdps.wordpress.com. For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bknotts@uua.org or bobbinassar@gmail.com.
PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge (YPC) 2021
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: JANUARY 10, 2021
ONLINE APPLICATION LINK HERE.
SUBMISSION LINK HERE.
DEADLINE ON JANUARY 10 BASED ON THE FOLLOWING TIME ZONES:
§ 19:00 GMT-5 (New York), Sunday, 10 Jan. 2021
§ 23:59 GMT/UCT +0 (London), Sunday, 10 Jan. 2021
§ 07:00 GMT+7 (Bangkok, Thailand) Monday, 11 Jan. 2021
§ 09:00 GMT+9 (Seoul, Korea) Monday, 11 Jan. 2021
The YPC 2021 is a youth leadership empowerment program for peace through reflection and sharing of experiences, ideas and visions about the challenges youths are facing now. The YPC 2021 is an international initiative to commemorate and promote PyeongChang Peace Spirit which is characterized by the transformation of hostile confrontation into peaceful dialogue on de-nuclearization and peace on the Korean peninsula according to the Olympic ideal for peace at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
We welcome you to participate PyeongChang Youth Peace Challenge (YPC) 2021.
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CoNGO Notes: CoNGO is an international partner of the PyeongChang Peace Forum.