Haifa, Israel - Haifa, Israel - The Global Peace Festival was celebrated in Haifa, Israel, as part of that city’s annual December celebrations. The diverse crowd was composed of Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Druze from Haifa and all around the country.
Manila, Philippines - Religious and political leaders from various nations shared the limelight on December 13 in front of thousands of people at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila in a show of unity and symbolic breaking of cultural barriers to become "one big family under God" during the Global Peace Festival.
During the occasion, GPF co-chairman Dr. Hyun Jin Moon announced to festival delegates the holding of the first ever World Convention of the Global Peace Festival in Manila by the end of 2009.
"London, Washington, Tokyo and Seoul were all strong candidates. But in the end, I am pleased to announce to you this evening that this GPF World Convention will be held right here in Manila," he said to the cheering crowd.
Brasilia, Brazil - With more than 20,000 noisy Brazilians of all ages filling the Nelson Nilson stadium with noise and enthusiasm, Bishop Manoel Ferreira, the tireless chairman and promoter of the Global Peace Festival (GPF) held in Brasilia last weekend could perhaps at last afford himself a quiet smile of satisfaction.
“This is a very important time for Brazil,” he told reporters. “We are one of the fastest growing nations in the world, and it is time for us to show the world what we can do.” Although Brazil has its full share of social and economic problems, the most urgent problems facing its 180 million people are not primarily material or economic, but moral and spiritual, Ferreira said.
Honiara, Solomon Islands - “Under the motto of One Family under God, everyone can learn to live in harmony,” according to the chair of the Global Peace Festival-Solomon Islands, Hon. Augustine Taneko, a Member of Parliament.
The declaration given by Rev. Sun Myung Moon on November 29, 1992 in Sydney, Australia, entitled “The Unified World Begins from Oceania” bore substantial fruit exactly 16 years later in the summertime nation of the Solomon Islands through the Global Peace Festival held November 28 and 29, 2008. Paraphrased by many in the Solomon Islands as the “Unified World Begins from the Solomon Islands” and strengthened by Father Moon’s focus on that nation as the future headquarters of the Federation of Island Nations for World Peace, this motto has been the driving force behind the decision to host the Global Peace Festival in its capital Honiara. The vision is to establish the Solomon Islands as a model nation of peace for Oceania and the world
Keynote Address by Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, Chairman, International Leadership Conference at the Global Peace Festival, Manila, Philippines, December 13, 2008
Distinguished guests from around the world, friends, family, ladies and gentlemen: Welcome to the Global Peace Festival in beautiful Manila, Philippines!
It is a privilege and an honor to be back here in Manila, exactly one year and one day after the Global Peace Festival 2007 began a whirlwind year of GPF successes all over the world.
We have come full circle, both figuratively and literally, as we meet once again at the Quirino Grandstand to celebrate the culminating event of the Global Peace Festival series in 2008.
London, England - The Global Peace Festival 2008 in the United Kingdom was a sell-out event with a capacity audience at the Peace Celebration on November 22 at the London ExCel Center. Together with the main event there were six focus sessions of 200 delegates each, an art exhibition, and exhibition stalls.
With over 30 exhibits at the event and a great variety performance line-up, the 3,000-strong crowd had plenty to keep them informed and entertained.
Manila, Philippines - Religious and political leaders from various nations shared the limelight on December 13 in front of thousands of people at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila in a show of unity and symbolic breaking of cultural barriers to become "one big family under God" during the Global Peace Festival.
Brasilia, Brazil - With more than 20,000 noisy Brazilians of all ages filling the Nelson Nilson stadium with noise and enthusiasm, Bishop Manoel Ferreira, the tireless chairman and promoter of the Global Peace Festival (GPF) held in Brasilia last weekend could perhaps at last afford himself a quiet smile of satisfaction. 
Honiara, Solomon Islands - “Under the motto of One Family under God, everyone can learn to live in harmony,” according to the chair of the Global Peace Festival-Solomon Islands, Hon. Augustine Taneko, a Member of Parliament. 
Distinguished guests from around the world, friends, family, ladies and gentlemen: Welcome to the Global Peace Festival in beautiful Manila, Philippines! 
London, England - The Global Peace Festival 2008 in the United Kingdom was a sell-out event with a capacity audience at the Peace Celebration on November 22 at the London ExCel Center. Together with the main event there were six focus sessions of 200 delegates each, an art exhibition, and exhibition stalls.
