- Written by: Keldon Alleyne
Session VI(A), Human Rights in a Multicultural Society, was chaired by Mr Jonathan Fryer, writer, lecturer and politician. Madi Sharma, the UK Representative for the European Economic and Social Council, spoke on the topic of domestic violence, a problem that affects one in three women in the world. She opened with the thought provoking statement, “a woman is like a teabag, you don't know her value until you put her in hot water”.
- Written by: Dr. Krishna Ahoojapatel
This House of Parliment, has Lords and Ladies, working toward gender equality. It has witnessed property debates for centuries. Discussions centered on how to acquire and hold on to wealth and status to maintain a very hight standard of living(of manor born). Probably, the small population of this house is a part of one percent. According to millions of citizens,the rest of the ninety percent of the world population have been recently inprotest marches in a large number of cities across the developed and developing countriesof the world economy.
- Written by: Meera Tailour
Mark Brann, European Secretary General of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and Taeko Duckworth, Vice-President of Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP) UK explained the original vision and types of activities of their organisations both globally and within Europe.
- Written by: Prof. Akiko Yamanaka
Prof. Akiko Yamanaka
Former Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan
I. Introduction
Political dynamics in the international arena have changed radically since the end of the cold war. Both developed and developing countries need to establish a new security framework in order to fulfill their roles as leading members of a peaceful world community.
After the cold war, the international landscape has been extensively marked by increasing ethnic and religious conflicts, drugs, terrorism, a proliferation in weapons of mass destruction in certain countries and the prevalence of new disease. In addition to these global issues, newly tangible phenomena such as pirates, oil spills, the financial crash, cyber terrorism and natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, droughts, floods, forest fires, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, typhoon as well as the scramble for natural resources can jeopardize peace and stability at anytime, anywhere on the earth.- Written by: Dr Lance Gardiner
“I have lived my life with just one thought – I wanted to bring about a world of peace.”
This is the central precept that has motivated the life of Father Moon, the founder of UPF and the source of inspiration behind the dedicated UPF staff who organize the European Leadership Conferences. In a deeply moving presentation on the life of Father Moon, European Vice-chair Mr Timothy Miller drew extensively on the recently published autobiography of the UPF Founder, tracing his origins from his birth in a rural location in Japanese-occupied Korea in 1920 through unspeakable hardships as he sought to fulfill his profound spiritual mission.
- World Cafe
- Human Rights, Torture and Sexual Violence
- Human Value and Dignity
- Religious Freedom: Religious Minorities, Majorities and the State
- Religious Freedom: Religious Minorities, Majorities and State
- Human Rights and Human Security
- Religious Freedom and Human Rights Education
- Women’s Empowerment and Human Rights
- Towards a New Vision for Human Rights