- On the first day of the WARP Summit 2016, press conference was held with correspondents, reporters, and presidents from 93 press around the world. During the conference, journalists asked questions on how to create the environment for peace with the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW), and the answers clearly explained the peace initiatives the HWPL operates with global leaders and organizations.
- 1.What are the main challenges you have while working to bring peace?
- - Mr. Sami Mohieldin M Elhag, Director of Al Jazeera
- The reason that we are carrying out the work of peace is to achieve peace and end all wars. Through journalism and broadcasting, all representatives of organizations and states have chances to be informed about the contents of all 10 articles and 38 clauses of the DPCW. Now, we need to have their signatures in support of the Declaration. When we bring these collected signatures to the United Nations, the UN will then acknowledge and start reviewing this work. In case of delay or any hindrance of support from heads of state, it will be considered as opposition to the nation, citizens, and peace, which will be uncomfortable records in history. The role of media is to bring peace messages to people who can urge their leaders to reflect and act according to what people want peace. Considering this, a special portion of contribution to peace will be the people in media.
- 2. What does today mean to you?
- -Mr. Nazeeb Sulayman Ibraheem, Program manager of FRCN Radio Nigeria
- The title of this year’s peace festival is 2nd Annual Commemoration of WARP Summit. Commemoration means celebration of something in the past in order to congratulate one another and remember forever but this peace festival is no ordinary commemoration. It is a meaningful day because every necessary mechanism and people to widespread this peace news and achieve the world of peace have gathered in this occasion. I’d like to highlight three key backbones of this year’s commemoration. First, as a result of many endeavors, Chairman Man Hee Lee is providing a platform to understand all contents of the DPCW and urge for the implementation of international law for peace. Second, all religious leaders participating in this summit are preparing sessions to detail out their tasks and action plans because believers in this religious world no longer carry out the proper duty but instead incite armed conflicts, providing 80% causes of war. And lastly, experts in every field are all eager to join the forums to produce and promote action plans for every article of the DPCW.
- 3. Since the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War(DPCW) was proclaimed in March this year, what kind of initiatives have been undertaken around the world in order to achieve implementation of the DPCW?
- - Mr. Kishor Kumar Karki Managing Director/Editor of Blast Times
- Since publicly being announced this year, the DPCW has basically formed the backbone of all the work that we do. We’ve started the Legislative Peace Campaign which is taking this Declaration and getting into the introduction and discussion in the UN. We have gone as far as, with Chairman Lee’s vision, getting this declaration on paper, getting it authorized and legalized. We are working together with political leaders, with religious leaders, with UN Ambassadors at the stage, and youths can play a crucial role in bringing out change in contribution to achievement of peace. We have the energy, drive, and manpower, but we lack the experience. Working with these groups, their expertise and experiences to create more peaceful and sustainable world for future are of tremendous importance..
- 4. How do you think that this declaration even if it is adopted and ratified by the UN can bring peace because we already have similar declarations in place?
- -Mr. Fazul Rahim Producer/Bureau Chief of NBC News
- What sets the DPCW presented by Chairman Lee apart from the existing international law is that the Declaration sets in stone articles aimed at preventing outbreak of religious conflicts in advance. Up until today, these articles have been most commonly excluded by lawmakers. In the midst of ongoing religious conflicts, cessation of war in the entire global village will not be realized without proper articles aimed at straightening religion with proper functions and preventing all armed conflicts. Yes, there are many existing declarations. Why do you suppose the Declaration mentioned by Chairman Lee needs to be absolutely implemented? It is the practical solution to making rule of law based on legally binding mechanism that can fulfill cessation of war.
