A five-member delegation from Fiji took part in the 11th Anniversary of the HWPL World Peace Summit held on September 18–19 in Cheongju, South Korea.
Hosted by the international peace NGO Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), the summit gathered over 800 global leaders under the theme “Uniting for Peace and Fulfilling Humanity’s Duty Together.”
The Fijian delegation included representatives from the education, religious, and youth sectors, namely Head of Interface Search Fiji, Adam Zoran Ali, Pastor of the AOG Church Rev Esira Salusalu Tunidau, Head of Lautoka Scouts and Messenger of Peace, Bimal Deo, Vice Principal of AOG High School, Amrit Prakash Sharma and Secretary-General of the National Youth Council of Fiji Ioane Nawaikula.
The delegates participated in the “Hope in Fiji – i-Taukei Project” roundtable, where they agreed on key peacebuilding initiatives tailored to Fiji.
These include the i-Taukei Peace Education Program, aimed at preserving language and identity while promoting peace values; the Religious Leaders’ Peace Leadership Program to enhance interfaith harmony; and a Peace Drawing Contest for youth in Fiji and other Pacific nations.
Mr Sharma proposed launching the contest online to reach primary school students, while Mr Deo emphasized unity between iTaukei and Indo-Fijians, reflecting on past conflicts.
He was also appointed as an advisor to HWPL Fiji.
Mr Nawaikula held discussions on how youth policies could align with international cooperation efforts, including partnerships with agencies like UNDP.
The summit highlighted HWPL’s growing influence in education, religion, and international law, with global initiatives expanding in over 78 cities this year.
HWPL’s peace education programs are now being integrated into national curricula in countries like Zambia and Mongolia.
The summit also featured the 2025 International Conference on Preparing for Peaceful Korean Reunification, where discussions centered on “Inter-Korean Free Movement Through Public-Private Partnership.”
Following the launch of the Preparatory Committee for Peaceful Unification on the Korean Peninsula (PCPUK) in March, this year’s conference discussed action plans focusing on inter-Korean exchanges, unification education, international cooperation.
The Fijian delegation is expected to collaborate with the HWPL Fiji branch to implement agreed initiatives in the coming months.
