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HJ Global News - News of the week, April 25, 2020

 

Hello dear members, and welcome to another edition of HJ Global News. The 2020 World Summit, which saw the participation of politicians, academicians, media professionals, economists and business people from all over the world, was a real opportunity to spread True Parents' vision of peace in various areas of society. In addition, True Mother brought the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace, IAYSP, to the Summit with the aim of training international future leaders the "heavenly youth" who will become the pillars of Cheon-Il Guk. In this special issue, we will look back at the main activities and at the last General Assembly of IAYSP. We hope that you will share their dreams and expectations for future generations.

 

Training Future Leaders to Create a World of Peace

International Association of Youth and Students for Peace

                 

International Association of Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP) General Assembly –

HJ Cheongshim International Youth Center - February 23, 2017

 

True Mother

All of you gathered here today, you are the Cheon Il Guk Special Forces who must work hard to create the environment to expand Cheon Il Guk throughout the world as you attend True Parents! Brave warriors!

 

With those words, the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace activated a youth movement for the creation of Cheon Il Guk in the world. True Parents' love for fostering future talent has ignited a student youth movement, and over the past three years YSP youth in seven regions of the world were able to present their vision and strategy for bringing world peace. Through S!NERGY programs, Peace Designer programs, through volunteer work, youth purity programs, by restoring families, providing relief, outreach activities and character education, they are striving to transform families and societies under God in more than sixty countries.

 

Founding of the Asia-Pacific Youth and Students for Peace.

June 13, 2017 - IMPACT Arena

Youth and Students for Peace, Peace Festival in Sao Tome and Principe’s National Stadium Square

(September 7)

After UPF made MOU’s with governments, youth purity campaigns took place in 77 states in Thailand, leading to the founding of the Asia-Pacific Youth and Students for Peace. Members of Youth and Students for Peace (YSP) for the Asia Pacific and the greater China regions met with Thailand’s senior-most deputy prime minister, the education minister, university presidents and members of parliament from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Leaders and educators came from around 35 nations. In all, over 15,000 participants joined the YSP’s continental network rally. In accordance with the agreement made with the government of Sao Tome and Principe, 140,000 students, which account for 75% of the population, are undergoing hyojeong character education. Together, they held their biggest peace festival in a large open space in Sao Tome that over 40,000 young students attended. The city mayor, many young people, and Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture staff members came to the festival. The event benefitted from the participation of five government ministers, the prime minister’s wife and the acting prime minister. Young people presented solutions to global problems from their perspective. S!NERGY presentations, contests, a Tong-il Moodo demonstration and hyojeong cultural performances were broadcast live over national television for seven hours.

 

Meeting of Japanese Youth with Korean Victims from the Japanese Colonial Period

January 2, 2020, Kim Koo Museum, Seoul, South Korea

In addition, young students opened a chapter of reconciliation and forgiveness, thereby guiding society forward. On the 2^nd of January, 1,200 young people from Japan came to Korea and announced the "Seoul Peace Declaration." They declared their hope for the private sector to continue such activities and build peace in Northeast Asia, so that similar tragedies are not repeated. From the political side, the minister of foreign affairs and members of parliament sent congratulatory messages. These activities attracted a great deal of attention from Korean society and the Korean media. This peace movement among young students across borders, races and religions has now spread throughout the world.

 

International Association of Youth and Students for Peace Assembly (IAYSP)

4th February, Ilsan Kintex

Theme: interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values and the role of youth in the re-unification of the Korean Peninsula

 

The International Association of Youth and Students for Peace movement has awakened many with the “Peace Starts With Me” movement. More than 200 YSP representative students from around the world attended World Summit 2020 and held forums with leaders on education, environment and youth.

Uniting with True Parents’ vision of interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values, they pledged to create permanent world peace and to lead the reunification of the Korean Peninsula. These heavenly youths are determined to be key players in creating the new millennium.

 

International Association of Youth and Students for Peace Assembly (IAYSP)

5th February, Ilsan Kintex (Hall 1)

 

Part 1: As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen: Heavenly Youth

Part 2: Presentation of Sunhak Scholarship Certificates

Part 3: Concert "Hyojeong Vision".

 

The next day around 5,000 students from 78 countries joined the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace Assembly (IAYSP) at the 2020 World Summit. There, True Mother, after hearing their resolution, gave them words of love and encouragement, blessing their future activities.

 

True Mother

You are the leaders who will guide the future. That is why you must not rest. You need to keep on moving and keep pushing forward. You will, won't you? [Yes.] As sons and daughters of the True Parents who have manifested on earth, you must become the best. Thank you very much. I love you guys. Give it your all.

 

Subsequently, Ms. Moon Yeon-ah (문연아), director of the HJ Foundation for World Peace, conducted the 8th annual Sunhak Scholarship Conferment Ceremony. She thus transmitted True Mother's keen heart and eagerness to train competent future leaders, by presenting scholarship certificates to 2,500 representatives of selected students from 78 countries. After messages from Mr. Matsuda Koji, international president of IAYSP, and Mr. Permanand Jha, former vice president of Nepal, the "Hyojeong Vision" concert took place in which young people expressed their hearts of filial piety towards God and True Parents through culture and art. They emphasized in their messages that interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values can change the world, thus creating an opportunity for all participants to experience a moment of sincere fellowship.

 

Matsuda Koji, president of IAYSP

The establishment of the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP) was thanks to the unconditional love and care of True Parents for youth. It will work based on the following three objectives: Firstly, in every region of the world, we will develop in young people a character of true love and a sense of responsibility so that they can become the light of the world; Secondly, to expand hyojeong peace and culture, we will promote educational programs that contribute positively to society and the nation; Thirdly, we will become an exemplary international youth organization that contributes to the realization of a world of peace in which all humanity is one family under God. To make these objectives a reality, the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace, IAYSP, with your help, shall always push forward with vigor.

 

 

Agreement to Train Future Leaders

April 16, 2020 - International Hyojeong Cultural Center

In order to achieve these goals, on April 16^th, IAYSP, Universal Peace Academy and the Cheongshim International Youth Training Centre signed an academic cooperation agreement.

                 

Kim Jae-hyun, international vice president of IAYSP

From now on, IAYSP will educate the world's young generation on the importance of the new expression of truth and the value of love.  In order to establish a unifying cultural sphere of hyojeong in which we serve God and True Parents, we will select key projects through which we intend to set up an effective unification-oriented organization. In addition, through cooperation agreements with welfare organizations centered on True Parents, we will train future leaders of Cheon-Il Guk by striving to find and contribute to the development of young talented people armed with hyojeong, working in fields such as politics, economics, culture, education and the arts. We will give the best of ourselves so that the new expression of truth and the value of True Parents' love will be effectively recognized on a national level.

 

A Message from Young People

“The International Association of Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP) represents hope for the future of humanity. We will create peace and happiness with love, purity and gratitude. At IAYSP, we are driven by will and passion to provide hope to True Parents and to nations. At IAYSP, we will pursue a far greater dream; we will strive to realize it.”.

Inheriting the vision of interdependence, mutual prosperity and universal values from True Parents, who lived a lives of true love, IAYSP members will open the door to hope for future generations, so that these young, devout people can realize the dream of one human family under God.

 

In other News:

Now, let's look at a KCLC activity for a Heavenly Unified Korea.

KCLC Prayer Meeting for a Heavenly Unified Korea

April 20, Korea Religious Association Headquarters

The Korean Clergy Leadership Conference, KCLC, held prayer sessions again for the sake of a unified Korea under God. As a result of social distancing for the prevention of the spread of COVID 19, only religious leaders attended the session on behalf of their congregations. They prayed for Korea’s reunification, for victory over coronavirus, for the unity of KCLC and WCLC, for religions to overcome adversity with happiness, for wisdom to spread, for this troubled world to become enlightened and for God's will to be done.

 

 

The commitment of these heavenly youth to carry forward the legacy of True Parents and move into a new millennium was remarkable. Just as True Parents have kept their promise to God by living a spirited youthful life, it is our hope that blessed families around the world will live each day to the fullest by drawing inspiration from the spirit and dreams of the youth. With these words we close this edition. Thank you for your faithfulness and may God bless you.