A Closer Look: The True Story of Peace of Man-hee Lee, a Korean – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.mindanao of the philippines was an island marked by a conflict that lasted four decades and resulted in 120 000 casualties but on january 24 2014 political and religious leaders representing mindanao gathered in one place before young people women and children they signed a peace agreement at the civilian level promising to end the conflict and cooperate for peace [Music] this agreement built on a culture of peace and combatants voluntarily turned in their weapons the person who mediated such an agreement was a peace activist from the republic of korea by this occasion mr manhe lee chairman of hwpl became known to the international community here is a closer look into his peace movement having witnessed his comrades die as a soldier in the korean war chairman manhili made it his life's mission to achieve a peaceful world without war in 2013 he founded heavenly culture world peace restoration of light and started a peace movement hwpl is associated with the united nations department of global communications and the economic and social council it was established for the purpose of achieving peace and cessation of war and leaving a peaceful world as a lasting legacy for future generations the peace work of hwpl chairman lee is being covered by the korean media a series of articles titled korean madhi lee the true story of peace addresses his peace movement and evidential materials the articles published until may 2021 were compiled into a 64-page long special issue the series continues to be published this will serve as an important source for world peace what this special issue covers in depth is the declaration of peace and cessation of war which is a document that offers a solution for global peace on september 18 2014 at the hwpl world peace summit leaders from around the world promised to work towards an international legal instrument on the cessation of war and bring religions together as one under god to fulfill this promise the hwpl international law peace committee was established consisting of 21 renowned experts in international law the members discussed ways to cease war and armed conflict then on march 14 2016 they proclaimed to the world the declaration of peace and cessation of war a document composed of 10 articles and 38 clauses that proposes a framework for the cessation of war experts in international law and national leaders say that the dpcw will allow the international community to overcome the limitations of the existing international law and contribute to establishing advanced principles of peace [Music] even the international law peace committee members were surprised at the speed of how the dpcw was drafted we made efforts to put chairman lee's intention into the declaration [Music] the whole world will stop wars and achieve peace through the dpcw the dpcw is an excellent declaration that the whole world will use as a foundation for peace the dpcw suggested a solution to the border issue during guyana's independence [Music] we will achieve dpcw's vision and goal of eradicating violence between countries [Music] i hope that the dpcw will be adopted as a un resolution and become binding international law the dpcw also received support from the international community the pap which is the legislative body of the african union consisting of 55 african countries the center bbs whose members are former heads of eastern european countries and the cclp comprised the former heads of caribbean countries promised to cooperate with hwpl [Music] also seychelles eswatini comoros antigua and barbuda and saint vincent expressed their support for the dpcw at the national level national leaders of pacific island countries signed a comprehensive agreement on the advocacy for the dpcw and the central american parliament passed a resolution in support of the dpcw at a peace conference united nation permanent representatives of 145 countries showed their support as well campaigns advocating for the implementation of the dpcw are actively taking place in various sectors of society across the world global citizens are sending peace letters to national leaders urging them to support the dpcw with the support of the global community the dpcw will write a new page of peace in history chairman lee is carrying out other various peace activities as well hwpl peace education is being offered at 214 educational institutions in 34 countries training students into messengers of peace the world alliance of religions peace office a platform for seeking interfaith harmony and promoting peaceful interactions among religions is operating in 256 locations in 129 countries in september every year the hwpl world peace summit is held gathering people from around the world to discuss peace this event is regarded as a well-organized international conference the world peace summit has shown the potential to bring global citizens together under the banner of peace chairman lee and his peace delegation have gone on world peace tours since 2012 visiting 49 countries on 31 tours they advocated for the need for the dpcw and spread a spirit of peace chairman lee's visit was welcomed by leaders around the world who promised to take part in his peace efforts transcending nationalities ethnicities and religions chairman lee's idea is really great world peace will be achieved soon as chairman lee played a pivotal role in uniting the hearts of muslims and christians in mindanao we should spread the heavenly culture around the world so that everyone can live in harmony it is chairman lee's great achievement to motivate the youth to work for the noble purpose of world peace the peace movement of hwpl is effective and groundbreaking as a global exemplary case i am a witness who saw chairman lee's efforts and dedication to deliver peace to future generations thanks to the efforts of hwpl i believe that peace will be achieved in our generation chairman lee's contributions to peace are acknowledged widely individuals and organizations around the world have presented various gifts awards and certificates to chairman lee for his unparalleled efforts to create peace [Music] these appreciation plaques have been received from politicians and legal professionals cities educational institutions religious organizations and more [Music] chairman lee also received peace and recognition awards leaders sent him gifts as a token of appreciation [Music] cities and regions declared hwpl day to celebrate hwpl's achievements also many people sent letters supporting the peaceful reunification of korea hoping peace will take root in the peninsula the world's media has taken notice of chairman lee's movement but the series published in the republic of korea is a little more special it has been published for a long period of time and was recently compiled as a special issue at the request of readers hwpl's achievements are quite remarkable for a non-governmental peace organization [Music] the special report will encourage more people to join chairman lee's movement peace is coming true with hwpl until the day sustainable peace is established in the world chairman lee's peace work will not stop