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Date created : 2020-09-10/ Views : 773 |
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Million Rally of Hope for the Realization of a Heavenly Unified World
Macky Sall
President of the Republic of Senegal
Honorable Dr Hak Ja Han Moon, Ladies and Gentlemen,
As a Sunhak Peace Prize laureate, I am happy to join you for the
Universal Peace Federation’s Rally of Hope 2020.
I would first like to salute the legacy of the esteemed founder of
UPF, Reverend Sun Myung Moon, whose centenary we are celebrating this year. I
address my affectionate tribute to the Honorable Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, who
pursues with such love and generosity UPF's ideal of peace and human
brotherhood.
This Rally of Hope is taking place at an unprecedented time in
history, when the entire world is bearing the brunt of the brutal impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to being a major health crisis, the virus has deeply
disrupted our living conditions and our social relations. Education systems are
in jeopardy, economies at half mast, companies are in trouble and workers face
a precarious situation.
The COVID-19 pandemic ignores borders as well as social, ideological
and geopolitical considerations. It brings to light the limits of the most
sophisticated health care systems and shows us our common vulnerabilities—men
and women, young and old, rich or poor. Countries of the North and the South
are all equally affected.
To date, COVID-19 has not revealed all of its secrets. And there is
still no medicine or vaccine to fight it. In the face of so many challenges and
uncertainties, faith, confidence in science, and the resolve to act together
will help us maintain hope, overcome trials, and overcome our common
vulnerabilities.
We need to act together, because just as the virus has circled the planet
in a few months, it will remain a threat to everyone as long as it continues to
be active somewhere in the world. Self-centeredness is not an option if we are
to bring victory. Rather we need to work in solidarity and human fraternity, as
UPF has always done.
This is what prompted me, on May 14, to co-sign the International
Appeal so that the future vaccine for COVID-19 is a common good, free and
accessible to all countries.
In the same spirit, I salute and support the Rally of Hope 2020
which brings us together so that the post COVID-19 world will be a better place
for everyone. I send you my warm congratulations and wish your event to be a
complete success.