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Prestigious Sunhak Peace Prize Laureates to be Honored

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Global Summit Gathers World Leaders on

Peaceful Reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula

Prestigious Sunhak Peace Prize Laureates to be Honored

The upcoming World Summit 2022 (Summit for Peace on the Korean Peninsula) will gather world leaders and a worldwide virtual audience around topics related to peaceful reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula.

The Feb. 10-13 World Summit 2022, held in Seoul, South Korea, is sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) and the Kingdom of Cambodia. It will feature keynote speakers from around the world on a range of topics related to the peaceful reconciliation of the Korean Peninsula. Many speakers are from the 157 countries that have diplomatic ties with both North and South Korea.

World Summit 2022 is hosted by UPF Co-Founder Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, and co-chaired by Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and H.E. Ban Ki-moon, former United Nations Secretary-General (2007-2016).

A highlight of the Summit is the 5th Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony, to be held on Feb. 12, which will honor Oxford University vaccinologist Prof. Sarah Gilbert and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance for their efforts to serve humanity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

H.E. Hun Sen will be honored with the 2nd Sunhak Peace Prize Founder’s Award, which is given to recognize distinguished world leaders who demonstrate significant accomplishments for peace throughout their careers.

The Sunhak Peace Prize, founded in 2013 by Dr. Moon to honor the legacy of her late husband Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, is intended to “find and scale up the best peace solutions we can find,” organizers said at a Feb. 7 press conference to announce the 2022 Laureates. Speakers included H.E. Chring Botum Rangsay, Cambodian Ambassador to South Korea; H.E. Jose Manuel Barroso, chairman of the Sunhak Peace Prize; and Sunhak Peace Prize leaders, Washington Times Chairman Thomas P. McDevitt, Dr. Nam In-seog and Dr. Yun Young-ho. Laureates receive a cash prize, medal and plaque.

Adhering to South Korea’s COVID-19 safety guidelines, distinguished participants from around the world will gather in Seoul for World Summit 2022, which begins with the Opening Plenary at the Republic of Korea National Assembly on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 (KST). Millions more will participate in the Summit via a high-tech hybrid format.

“The Korean War began more than 70 years ago and concluded with an armistice, not a peace treaty,” said UPF Chairman Dr. Thomas G. Walsh. “The Korean Peninsula is populated by a people with thousands of years of common history, culture and language. Is it not possible to resolve this conflict and bring about the peaceful reunification of the peninsula? We will seek answers to these questions at the Summit,” Dr. Walsh said.

In addition to the 5th Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony, World Summit 2022 will hold the Global Assembly of Heads of State and Government, the Interreligious Peace Summit and the Rally for Peace on the Korean Peninsula that will involve more than one million people.

Moreover, before and during World Summit 2022, organizers will convene high-level sessions around the work of UPF’s peacebuilding associations. These include:

· International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP) and the International Association of First Ladies for Peace (IAFLP)
· International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP)
· Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD)
· International Association for Peace and Economic Development (IAED)
· International Media Association for Peace (IMAP)
· International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP)
· International Association of Arts and Culture for Peace (IAACP)

World Summit 2022 is part of UPF’s ongoing series of peacebuilding activities, which are held under the theme of mutual prosperity, interdependence and shared universal values.

UPF, an NGO in General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, is known for its Rally of Hope series, the International Leadership Conference series, and, since early 2021, the Forum series of Think Tank 2022. The latter project was created to engage more than 2,000 global thought leaders on how to achieve a breakthrough for peace on the Korean Peninsula. (Details about Think Tank 2022 Forums can be found at UPF.org)

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William P. Selig | Communications Director, Universal Peace Federation

Ph: 240-274-1744 | Email: wselig@upf.org | Web: www.upf.org

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NEW YORK, Feb 7 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, announced today that Parexel, a leading global clinical research organization (CRO) focused on development and delivery of innovative new therapies to advance patient health, is extending their 15-year global strategic partnership. This builds upon the trusted relationship between the two companies and sets the goal of jointly pioneering a new era of decentralized clinical trial technology (DCT) for the life sciences industry.

“Parexel’s priority focus is on providing patient-centered solutions that enhance the clinical trial experience and make participation more accessible to everyone,” said Clare Grace, Ph.D., Chief Patient Officer at Parexel. “Medidata’s DCT technologies further support our efforts in a market where nearly 75% of proposals include at least a hybrid trial model. We’re pleased to partner with them as we continue to expand our offerings in this area.”

Anthony Costello, Patient Cloud CEO at Medidata, added: “The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that we can leverage DCT technologies to expedite and enhance the entire clinical trials process. The relationship with Parexel represents an enormous opportunity to forever redefine the patient experience and development timelines for the development of new medicines and vaccines.”

Parexel also participates in Medidata’s Early Adopter DCT program leveraging its unified platform, the myMedidata patient portal, Sensor Cloud, and Medidata’s proprietary Patient Centricity by Design program. Parexel provides feedback and insights to help ensure the portal meets the needs of patients, sites, and sponsors. With myMedidata, patients can virtually access all of their clinical trial needs through one web-based portal, removing the need for provisioned devices and improving clinical trial experiences.

Medidata is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, which with its 3DEXPERIENCE platform is positioned to lead the digital transformation of life sciences in the age of personalized medicine with the first end-to-end scientific and business platform, from research to commercialization.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — On World Wetland Day, Mary Kay Inc, a global leader in corporate sustainability and eco-responsibility, has made a renewed commitment with The Nature Conservancy to preserve the precious wetlands that line—and protect—our coasts.

According to a statement, Mary Kay’s partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) began in 1990.

In the decades since then, they’ve combined forces to engage Indigenous peoples in sustainable aquaculture in New Zealand, secure fresh water for people in Mexico, clean up oceans, and save species and empower women in the Solomon Islands.

Their latest project with TNC, which kicked off in 2019, focused on the preservation and enhancement of wetlands.

“Coastal wetlands provide the trifecta of climate wins: carbon capture, adaptation to sea-level rise, and increased resiliency to storms and flooding, all while supporting local and national economies,” said Chief Operating Officer at Mary Kay Inc, Deborah Gibbins.

“Unfortunately, Texas—Mary Kay’s home state—has lost more than half of its coastal wetlands in the past 200 years to habitat conversion, overgrazing and development. On World Wetlands Day, Mary Kay is recommitting its efforts to protecting our wetlands to benefit generations to come.”

Meanwhile, Texas Resilient Coast Program Director at The Nature Conservancy, Lauren Williams said: “Through our partnership with Mary Kay, we’re committed to supporting growth along the coast that is sustainable for the economy, the environment, and the wildlife species that depend on it.”

Together, Mary Kay and TNC will work toward the objectives to protect wetlands over the next year including identify priority wetland areas for protection and restoration across more than 27,000 kilometres of shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico.

This also include Assess the feasibility of blue carbon markets to support long-term wetland management needs in Texas; and, Identify a dynamic coastal wetland site that can be established as a ‘living laboratory’ to share conservation techniques, explore blue carbon offsets and highlight the importance of these critical ecosystems.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The Universal Peace Federation (UPF) has announced a series of Global Forums to be held Feb 1-3, 2022 on the theme of bringing peace on the Korean Peninsula.

According to a statement, the Forums are part of the upcoming World Summit 2022.

They are organised by UPF’s seven Peace Associations as part of its Think Tank 2022 project, which is gathering expertise from more than 2,000 people on the challenges and pathways to peace on the Korean Peninsula.

The regions (Africa, the Americas, Europe/Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Japan and Korea) will hold their fora from about 9am to 3pm in their respective time zones.

UPF’s seven Peace Associations are International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP) and the International Association of First Ladies for Peace (IAFLP); International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace (IAPP); and, Interreligious Association for Peace and Development (IAPD).

The others are International Association for Peace and Economic Development (IAED); International Media Association for Peace (IMAP); International Association of Academicians for Peace (IAAP); and International Association of Arts and Culture for Peace (IAACP).

To register visit https://upf-asiapacific.org/ and more details at http://www.upf.org.

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SELANGOR, Jan 25 (Bernama) — Let us carry on the spirit of Tiger in this year of the Tiger and “Bring Back the Tiger” together!

Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, the founder of Country Heights Holdings Berhad, is looking forward to the year of the Tiger. To celebrate the arrival of the year of the Tiger, he will exhibit his tiger collection to the public, including the largest and most unique tiger statue in Malaysia. At the same time, he will also display his new Guanyin Statue Collection – “Ten Thousand Hands Guanyin”

Country Heights Holdings Berhad and Golden Horse Digital Investment Bank, founded by Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, have collaborated to organize the “Bring Back the Tiger” 2022 Chinese New Year Cultural Event to celebrate the year of the Tiger.

Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew stated that the year of the Tiger is significant for Malaysians because it is also the crucial year in which the Malaysian economy starts to recover from the pandemic.

“There is a tiger in everyone’s heart. In the year of the Tiger, I hope that Malaysia can awake its inner-tiger and make a strong comeback, to reclaim its former glory as one of the “Tiger Cub Economies”, Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew said.

Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew also stated that the year of the Tiger is a year for people of all races to come together to celebrate and promote the culture of the tiger, as well.

“Why does the culture of Tiger represent Malaysia? First, our national emblem was designed with two tigers, the national branded car, “Proton”, has the head of a Tiger as logo, and one of the endangered species – Malayan Tiger, is also protected by Malaysia,” said Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew, stressing that we should spread the Tiger spirit and promote better cultural understanding as well as racial harmony among all Malaysians.

The “Bring Back the Tiger” 2022 Chinese New Year Cultural Event is made up of three parts, including tiger statue and art exhibition, Guanyin Cultural Exhibition, as well as flower market and tea party.

The tiger statue and art exhibition will showcase Malaysia’s largest tiger statue. It is about 28 feet tall and weighed approximately 3 tonnes, and is made of aluminum by a North Korean artisan. Visitors will also get the chance to visit Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew’s collection of tiger-themed artworks, such as tiger embroidery.

Guanyin Culture Exhibition will showcase the largest Guanyin statue – “Ten Thousand Hands Guanyin”, as well as over 100 Guanyin statues. The 20 feet tall Guanyin statue was crafted by a master carver from Fujian, China, by using Nanmu.

There will also be a flower market at the event, selling various types of Chinese New Year flowers, tea leaves, and so on. Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew stated that a portion of the revenues would be used for charity courses and go to associations such as the Malaysian Lion Dance Association, 24 Festive Drums Association Malaysia, and The Sun Art and Cultural Theatre.

“Because of the pandemic, the cultural groups in our country have had a hard time in recent years. Thus, I hope that by selling flowers and tea leaves during the event, while helping the local sellers, we can assist the cultural groups at the same time and support the cultural development in the country, by providing them with both financial aids and moral support,” added Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew.

 “Bring Back the Tiger” 2022 Chinese New Year Cultural Event will be held at the Palace of the Golden Horses from 1^st February 2022 until 15^th February 2022 (the Chinese Lantern or Yuan Xiao Festival), from 10am to 6pm. There will be a series of cultural performances on 12^th February, including 24 Festive Drums Performance, “Malaysia Hundred Years of Drama Exhibition” by The Sun Art & Cultural Theatre, as well as public seminar on “Sun Yat-sen and Drama”. For more information, please visit Golden Horse Digital Investment Bank’s Facebook page.

All citizens are welcome to visit. Let us welcome the year of the Tiger together.

SOURCE:Golden Horse Investment Bank Ltd

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