The Global Endorsement Campaign of Declarations for Human Rights of World Citizens and Peace is Launching in New York
UN Ambassadors and FOWPAL International Ambassadors of Peace Responding to the Campaign
The Global Endorsement Campaign of Declarations for Human Rights of World Citizens and Peace is launching in New York at 7:00 pm, April 4, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel.
Year 2008 is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations. Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy and the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL) are sponsors of the Global Endorsement of Declarations for Human Rights of World Citizens and Peace and invite Heads of State, Ambassadors, governmental and elected officials, and faculties of all levels of schools to attend and support the campaign. Launching at Los Angeles and San José, California on March 29, the campaign has received lots of positive feedback and an abundance of reports from all media sources.
At the launching ceremony in New York, Mr. Rick Ulfik, FOWPAL's Honorary International Development Committee Member, on Dr. Hong's behalf, called for members of the Federation of World Peace and Love, Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy and friends embarking on the peace power. It is not difficult to do good deeds. All it takes is fulfilling the responsibilities of being world citizens, upholding basic human rights and ignite the lights of love and peace within our hearts and, most importantly, starting out from ourselves by practicing love and peace in our daily lives. As long as we turn our thoughts into good thoughts, we can turn around the world.
UN ambassadors and representatives at the launching ceremony of the Global Endorsement of Declarations for Human Rights of World Citizens and Peace include H. E. Giadalla Azuz ETTALHI, Libyan UN Ambassador, Mrs. Molly Eromosele, Secretary of Nigerian Mission to the UN represents Ambassador Felix Ani Aniokoye, Ms. P. Lindiwe Mndebele, Counsellor of Swaziland Mission to the UN, Mr. Ignacio Llanos, Counsellor of Chilean Mission to the UN, Ms. Koumealo A. Balli, Deuxième Conseiller of Togo Mission to the UN, Mr. Ogtay Ismayil-Zada, First Secretary of Azerbaijan Mission to the UN. Together with UN ambassadors and representatives, UN NGO representatives and FOWPAL's Honorary International Ambassadors of Peace cut a ribbon and lit up a Ball representing the launching of the Global Endorsement of Declarations for Human Rights of World Citizens and Peace, and united together to safeguard the planet, our only common hometown. After H. E. Giadalla Azuz ETTALHI, Libyan UN Ambassador, endorsed the four declarations, participants of the ceremony also signed the endorsement page to show their support. After all the participants finished their endorsement, they made a gesture of "ENERGY" (see picture 1) to show the power of love and peace had been ignited and everyone is to strive together for love, peace and human rights.
The global endorsement of Declarations for Human Rights of World Citizens and Peace includes four declarations which are "Love of the World A Declaration of Peace," "Peace Declaration," "Declaration of Human Rights for World Citizens," and "Declaration of International Love and Peace Day." During the launching ceremony, FOWPAL also presented an important film entitled "How One Good Thought Can Improve the World," to generate and disseminate the good thoughts of all participants.
Mr. Rick Ulfik, FOWPAL's Honorary International Development Committee Member, said that every time when he attends FOWPAL's activities, his and many others hearts are touched. He appreciates Dr. Hong spreading the message of love and peace throughout the world and hopes the current of love and peace will never stop. Another FOWPAL's Honorary International Development Committee Members, Dr. Larry T. Gell told participants that whenever he saw Dr. Hong and FOWPAL members, he thought they are just like beautiful butterflies flying here and there. But, we know they are flying to the five continents to spread the message of love and peace. Mrs. Molly Eromosele, Secretary of Nigerian Mission to the UN, stated that she was very moved tonight. She saw why the world needs love and peace which has to continuingly grow in both surface and in the depths of human hearts. The launching ceremony was scheduled to finish at 9:00 pm; however, people enjoyed sharing with each other so much that they did not leave until 11:00 pm.
UN ambassadors of US, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Canada, Denmark and another twenty more countries send messages to congratulate the success of the launching ceremony of the Global Endorsement of Declarations for Human Rights of World Citizens and Peace in New York and the United Nations. Since the establishment of The Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL), Dr. Hong Tao-Tze, President of FOWPAL, has been spreading the idea of love and peace throughout the world. When the campaign was launched, more and more people in the UN, governmental organizations of different countries, civil societies, non-governmental organizations, various levels of schools, and all kinds of media including radio, TV, newspaper and others endorse the declarations and join the movement of "How One Good Thought Can Improve the World."
In addition, many organizations have linked to the campaign of the Global Endorsement of Declarations for Human Rights of World Citizens. Through the endorsement, the movement of "How One Good Thought Can Improve the World" will link everyone together in every corner of the world, in every country until the end of this year.
Our change to bear good thoughts in mind should start out from ourselves by practicing love and peace in our daily lives. When we unite together and practice it, we will change the destiny of the world towards a bright direction. When visiting the website of Tai Ji Men at www.taijimen.org or FOWPAL at www.fowpal.org and clicking the endorsement page to convey your wish, you are fulfilling the responsibilities of being world citizens, upholding basic human rights and creating a new era of love and peace. In addition, when you are at the Tai Ji Men or FOWPAL website, the film "How One Good Thought Can Improve the World" is suggested to see to understand how Heads of State turn the symbolic key of the world to practice the idea of love and peace. The Heads of State who have turned the key include President Fradique de Menezes of Sao Tome and Principe and President Leonel Fernandez of Dominican Republic.