On the 20th, ‘Women of Unity – Light of the World’ was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
On the 22nd, the IWPG Peace Monument Unveiling Ceremony was held at the public park in the Bayanzurkh district
Pre-meeting was held by the Global 9 Region of the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG, Global Region Director Mi-sook Lim) on the June 20th, 2023 at a hotel in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with Bude Munkhtuya, the former member of the National Assembly Security Committee and the National Assembly of Mongolia and about 10 public personalities on the theme of ‘Mutual Cooperation Plan for Women’s Peace and Cultural Activities in Mongolia’ and later in celebration to the ‘Women’s Union Light of Peace Assembly’ attended by about 300 people.
The next order of the ceremony, the advisory committee appointment ceremony, MOA/MOU signing ceremony with 9 organizations, and appointment letters were awarded to 14 IWPG peace committee members. In addition, events such as the completion ceremony for 3 female peace lecturers (PLTE) and the appointment ceremony for 12 PLTE lecturers were held. Under the theme of ‘Women’s Cooperation for the Implementation of Sustainable Peace’, the event was set up to share the results of peace activities with women around the world and present a blueprint for institutionalizing peace.
Afterwards a map of Mongolia was made into a jigsaw puzzle in the sense of pledge to spread peace activities in the Mongolian region and the peace committee representatives signed together to complete the puzzle, and talking freely with the peace committee representatives in a meeting.
Also on the 22nd, an IWPG Peace Monument Unveiling Ceremony was held at a public park in Bayanzurkh District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The inscription on the monument read, “Until a world of peace is settled, IWPG and women around the world will support and urge the ‘Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War’ (DPCW), is the answer to peace, that we will work with all our heart and soul, such as spreading a culture of peace and educating women for peace.”
As it has been designated as the ‘Visit Mongolia Year’ by 2025, it will serve as an opportunity to introduce IWPG not only to Ulaanbaatar citizens, and residents of Bayanzurkh Distric but also foreign tourists.
IWPG is a women’s peace organization that transcends borders, religions, races and politics with women all over the world under the slogan of protecting children from war with a mother’s heart. As a world-class women’s NGO, registered with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Department of Global Communications (DGC), it is headquartered in Korea and is active with about 110 branches and 550 cooperative organizations around the world.
The event included a Peace Walk to urge for the introduction of the DPCW as a resolution in the UN General Assembly and a DPCW Support Signature Campaign in which various women from all over the world participated.
