The 3rd Global Summit for Ministries and Departments of
Peace took place September 21-26 in Kisarazu and
Tokyo, Japan. This extraordinary event began on the
International Day of Peace and Global Ceasefire
declared by the UN. It featured 21 country delegations*,
representing both civil society and parliamentarians, from
all five continents, including Nepal, which became the
second country after the Solomon Islands to form a
Ministry of Peace, and Rwanda, a country that
experienced genocide in 1994. The event was
sponsored by the Global Alliance for Ministries and
Departments of Peace numbering more than 25
countries and hosted by its Japanese member, Japan
United for Ministry of Peace (JUMP). |
Ministries and Departments of Peace are dedicated to creating a
culture of peace within and between countries where the Ministers of
Peace would meet to reduce violence and war through non-violent
conflict resolution. |
Over the four days of meeting, the Summit heard reports from each country, carried out a series of
intensive training towards the formation of Ministries and Departments of Peace within their respective
governments, and resolved to witness the creation at least two more ministries by the next Summit, with
Costa Rica as the most likely to declare. “This summit empowered each one of the participants and gave
the Global Alliance the power to go forward,” said Yumi Kikuchi, founder and chair of JUMP. |
At the summit the Africa Alliance for Peace emerged, initiated
by delegates from Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and
Uganda. |
