KGFP : Korea Global Forum for Peace 2020
Online Conference
- Discussion will be held on Peace and
Prosperity of the Korean Peninsula on the occasion of the 70th year
since the Korea war
and 20th anniversary of the June 15th Joint
Declaration -
The Ministry of Unification will host ‘KGFP : Korea Global Forum
for Peace 2020’ from September 7th to 9th through an online platform
to discuss peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula of the past,
present and the future.
The Korea Global Forum for
Peace(KGFP) is a multilateral international conference hosted by the
Ministry of Unification since 2010. The forum has come across as a
conference that leads international discussions with scholars and
experts on North Korea and the Korean Peninsula on peace and
unification.
As 2020 marks the 70th year of the Korean War
and the 20th anniversary of the June 15 Joint Declaration,
participants will review 70 years of separation and peace efforts, and
gather ideas to bring lasting peace and prosperity to the Korean Peninsula.
This year’s conference will be held online, following social
distancing measures implemented due to COVID19, and all programs will
be broadcasted live on Youtube.
Throughout three days of
the KGFP, 16 organizations and over 190 speakers from in and out of
Korea will touch upon various agendas including the ‘Peace on the
Korean Peninsula,’ ‘Humanitarianism, Change in North Korea,’ and
‘Future of the Korean Peninsula.’
※ Participating
organizations(16) : Korea Rural Economic Institute, Korean Educational
Development Institute, Institute for Peace and Unification Studies
(Seoul National University), Korea Maritime Institute, South-North
Korea Exchanges and Cooperation Support Association, Institute for Far
Eastern Studies (Kyungnam University), Hananuri Academy of North-East
Asia Studies, UN OHCHR (Seoul Office), Korea Rural Community
Cooperation, Rural Research Institute, Soongsil Institute for Peace
and Unification (Soongsil University), Korea Institute for National
Unification, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, Korean
Association of North Korean Studies, PEACEMOMO, Council for Peace and
Public Diplomacy, National Institute of Forest Science
The first day will start with an opening remark by Minister of
Unification Lee In-young which will be followed by congratulatory
remarks by the National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug and Prime
Minister Chung Sye-kyun. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will
also deliver a special message on settling peace on the Korean
Peninsula.
Domestic and international NGOs, researchers
studying peace, and Korean Peninsula experts will participate in a
session to discuss how we can shift people’s paradigm and promote
civil societies’ role to establish peace on the Korean
Peninsula.
Professor Thomas J. Biersteker from the
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva,
Switzerland) will deliver a special lecture on ‘Linking Sanctions
Relief to Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.’
The
second day will kick off with World Food Programme Executive Director
David Beasley’s keynote speech, followed by sessions reviewing recent
humanitarian situation of North Korea and changes observed in the
North’s regime over the past decade.
On the last day, Futurist and Executive Director of DaVinci
Institute Thomas Frey, will give a special lecture regarding the
future of the Korean Peninsula, followed by discussion sessions on
peace economy and cooperation in the fields of forestry, tourism,
railroad and agriculture in pursuit of peace and prosperity on the
Korean Peninsula.
Throughout the KGFP, the Ministry of Unification will seek to garner
joint effort and interest for peace on the Korean Peninsula. By
listening to various voices, the Ministry will continue its efforts to
improve inter-Korean relations and settle lasting peace on the Korean
Peninsula.
※ Official Website: www.kgfp.kr
Official Youtube
Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCifmGGvCj859E0dPTwF5BXg
※ Annex 2020 KGFP Program
