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Seoul, South Korea - Can Korea ever be reunited? That was the urgent question posed separately to a crowd of tens of thousands at the Global Peace Festival in Seoul’s Yoido Plaza, and to a smaller but highly placed group of more than 600 people at the Korean National Assembly. Congressmen and women and representatives of the international diplomatic community in Seoul gathered November 7-9 for a frank and often outspoken debate on the need for new strategies for the reunification of Korea, the last divided nation on earth. The UPF’s International Leadership Conference also included 177 delegates from 55 nations gathered in Seoul to celebrate the Global Peace Festival.

Chisinau, Moldova - Sunday, November 9, the long-awaited dream of the Global Peace Festival in Moldova finally arrived. Crowds of local citizens and guests flocked to the Leogrand Convention Center in downtown Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova, for an evening of entertainment and socializing in support of the common goal of peace. It was a true coming together of people from different nationalities, religions, and social backgrounds to prove, with overwhelming success, that everyone’s aspirations revolve around the same principles and a belief in the power of love to mend a torn world.

Tokyo, Japan - On November 9, 880 people gathered at 9:30 am in the Adachi Ward, Tokyo, Japan, to clean the banks of the Arakawa River that flows through the eastern part of the city. Following the orientation and opening remarks, 150 families from eight different community volunteer groups started collecting garbage that had been dumped along the riverside.

Beirut, Lebanon - Global Peace Festival organizers seek the participation of schools, universities, and youth organizations in a special program of voluntary service November 14-16 throughout Beirut and beyond.

Global Peace Festival is holding Lebanon Youth Service Weekend on November 14, 15, and 16. During those three days, people in Beirut will witness hundreds of simultaneous service projects involving young people from schools and universities, scouts and NGOs, civic institutions and public-spirited families.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - “Space has definitely changed my view on life,” Malaysian astronaut Datuk Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor told the packed and attentive audience at Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Jalil stadium at the Global Peace Festival Malaysia on October 19. “When I was in space, I felt very sad,” he said. “I saw how small, how perfect our planet really is, and then I reflected on all the conflict and suffering we cause each other. I started to be more concerned about the suffering of women and children, and I decided I had to do something about it.”