Northeast Asia Peace Initiative
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 20: Closing Session
August 20, 2021
Asia Pacific—Speakers shared their reflections on the August 19-20 ILC2021 for UPF’s Asia Pacific region in the closing session of the conference.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session III – Northeast Asian Economic Union
August 20, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The third ILC session was titled “Prospects for a Northeast Asian Economic Union.”
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session IV – Trade and Business Activities
August 20, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The fourth ILC session focused on the potential and benefits of trade and business activities with North Korea.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session V – Worldviews
August 20, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The fifth ILC session examined how the worldviews of the two Koreas affect their attitudes toward reunification.
ILC2021 UPF-Asia Pacific: Opening Session
August 19, 2021
Asia Pacific—The opening session of the ILC explored opportunities for peace through economic development on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 19: Session II – Connectivity & Economic Integration in the Asian Century
August 19, 2021
Asia Pacific—The second ILC session discussed various connectivity and peace projects, such as the Japan-Korea Undersea Tunnel and Bering Strait projects.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 19: Session III – Northeast Asian Economic Union
August 19, 2021
Asia Pacific—The third ILC session considered the benefits that would come from a Northeast Asian Economic Union.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, August 19: Session IV – Expanding Intra-Korean Trade
August 19, 2021
Asia Pacific—The fourth ILC session examined how a unified Korea can accelerate regional integration, peace and prosperity.
ILC2021 Japan, August 19: Session VII – 115th Interreligious Forum
August 19, 2021
Tokyo, Japan—The seventh ILC session, hosted by the IAPD, was the 115th Interreligious Forum.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session I – Japan-Korea Tunnel
August 19, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The August 2021 ILC started by examining the benefits of building a tunnel between Japan and Korea.
ILC2021 UPF Europe and the Middle East (EUME): Session II – Bering Strait Tunnel
August 19, 2021
Europe and the Middle East—The second ILC session examined the feasibility of a tunnel connecting Russia and Alaska.
ILC2021 UPF-Latin America and the Caribbean
August 17, 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean—On August 16 and 17, 2021, the Universal Peace Federation (UPF-Latin America and the Caribbean) held the International Leadership Conference.
ILC2021 Japan, August 14: Session IV – Peace on the Korean Peninsula
August 14, 2021
Taipei, Taiwan—The fourth ILC session, organized by UPF-Taiwan and the IAPP, focused on peace on the Korean Peninsula from the perspective of National Liberation Day of Korea.
ILC2021 UPF-Japan: Session I – 2022 Korean Presidential Election
August 2, 2021
Tokyo, Japan—The first session of UPF-Japan’s Aug.-Sept. ILC2021, hosted by IMAP, discussed the 2022 Korean presidential election.
ILC2021 Japan, Session VIII – Japan-Korea Cultural Dialogue
July 31, 2021
Tokyo, Japan—UPF-Japan’s July ILC 2021 concluded with an online youth session.
ILC2021 North America Executive Summary
July 29, 2021
North America—ILC2021 (July 13 & 27-29, 2021), webcast worldwide, was the second of three to be held this summer. This ILC was focused on Track II Diplomacy, humanitarian aid, NGOs and people-to-people engagement, including Faith-Based Organizations.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, July 29: Session V - Humanitarian and Private Sector Initiatives
July 29, 2021
Asia Pacific—The fifth session of the July 28-29 ILC2021 for UPF’s Asia Pacific region considered how humanitarian and private sector initiatives can contribute to Korean reunification.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, July 29: Session VI – Culture, Arts, Sports and the Peace Road
July 29, 2021
Asia Pacific—The sixth session of the July 28-29 ILC2021 for UPF’s Asia Pacific region discussed how culture, arts and sports initiatives as well as the Peace Road project can contribute to Korean reunification.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, July 29: Session VII – Youth and Student Initiatives
July 29, 2021
Asia Pacific—The seventh session of the July 28-29 ILC2021 considered how youth and student initiatives can contribute to Korean reunification.
ILC2021 Asia Pacific, July 29: Closing Session
July 29, 2021
Asia Pacific—Speakers shared their reflections on the July 28-29 ILC2021 for UPF’s Asia Pacific region in the closing session of the conference.