Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), a non-governmental organization affiliated with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, hosted an online event on Friday March 25th, 2022 to honor the creation of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).
The DPCW is a peace-focused legislative declaration that outlines the right of all countries to state sovereignty and self determination.
Specifically, this year’s commemoration, under the theme, Institutionalizing Peace: Building a Legal Foundation for Sustainable Peace, spotlighted the necessity of strong institutions, mechanisms, resources, and skills in the development and sustainability of peace.
According to the HWPL, now more than ever, peace must be established. In their official release, they stated that the actions being taken against Ukraine by Russia are detrimental to establishing peace worldwide, and are in direct opposition to articles 4 and 5 of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).
Since 2014 the DPCW has garnered wide-spread recognition with 1.5 million supporters from 195 countries and nation leaders. One of the event’s speakers, Mr. Maximo Augusto Ancio Guzman – Vice President of the Dominican Organization of the Study and Promotion of International Relations, noted how “all of us are truly lovers of peace but it is necessary for humanity to adopt a methodology that induces peace.”
