The Global Justice, Love & Peace Summit, the world’s largest peace conference, concluded with the declaration of a Peace Charter – “A Love Letter to Humanity” – by 12 Nobel Laureates, emphasizing that that true peace can only thrive when guided by fairness, open dialogue, and unwavering dedication to justice, love, and freedom.
‘Human rights for everyone’
Opening the second day of the summit with a key note address, Chief Guest, Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Cabinet Member and the UAE Minister of Tolerance and Co-existence, said: “It will be our wisdom that will bring about and strengthen peace among nations and will promote and ensure respect and human rights for everyone. It will be our wisdom that will allow us to resolve conflicts through peaceful means.”
Citing examples of the wisdom of the UAE leaders, Sheikh Nahayan said their wisdom has made the UAE a country of progress, prosperity and stability. “It will be our wisdom that will ensure an economic prosperity that will reach everyone in the future and lead to better living conditions for all regions of the world,” adding that “our wisdom that will make our cultural, economic and religious diversity a basis for mutual respect and for enhancing our capacity to bring great change as we act together.”
A Love Letter to Humanity
Later in the day, Nobel laureates reinforced the call for a peaceful and a just world through a Peace Charter – “A Love Letter to Humanity” – which will be presented which will be presented to the United Nations, (UN),” said Dr Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Chairman of the I am Peacekeeper Movement, the organisers of the Summit.
The joint Peace Charter said in its preamble: “Peace is not merely the absence of conflict but the presence of justice, love, and peace, commit to upholding the principles that foster harmony, progress, and human equality for all. We believe that true peace can only thrive when guided by fairness, open dialogue, and unwavering dedication to justice, love, and freedom.”
The 12 Nobel laureates who took the historic peace pledge included:
- Abdesattar Ben Moussa – Lawyer, Tunisia Human Rights Activist, Nobel Peace Laureate 2015
- Houcine Abbasi – Educationist, Tunisia, Nobel Peace Laureate 2015
- Jose Manuel Ramos Horta – President, East Timor, Nobel Peace Laureate 1996
- Kailash Satyarthi – Social Activist, India, Nobel Peace Laureate 2014
- Lech Walesa – Ex-President and Politician, Trade Union Activist, Poland, Nobel Peace Laureate 1983
- Leymah Gbowee – Liberia, Nobel Peace Laureate 2011
- Mohamed Fadhel Mahfoudh – President, Tunisian Order of Lawyers, Tunisia, Nobel Peace Laureate 2015
- Prof. Mohan Munasinghe, Deshmanya – Sri Lanka, Nobel Peace Laureate 2007
- Nadia Murad – Social Activist, Iraq, Nobel Peace Laureate 2018
- Oscar Arias Sanchez – Ex-President of Costa Rica, Nobel Peace Laureate 1987
- Ouided Bouchamaoui – Tunisia, Nobel Peace Laureate 2015
- Dr. Shirin Ebadi – Social Activist, Judge, Lawyer, Iran, Nobel Peace Laureate 2003
The Pace Charter reinforced that holding up the fundamental values of justice and equality, fairness and open dialogue, knowledge power, right to education and dignity, leadership, compassion and action.
The charter also emphasized the need to foster the seven human values of Gratitude, Forgiveness, Love, Humility, Giving, Patience & Truth are the Foundation of Inner Peace.
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