Third African Summit Announced

Written by UPF-Africa

Tuesday, 17 January, 2023 

Africa- In Maputo, Mozambique, at the ILC convened on January 7-8, UPF and FFWPU Director General Dr. Yun Young Ho announced that an another African summit will be held in Nigeria during this year 2023. 

The event, sponsored by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), is the third regional summit organized by UPF in Africa. At the launch of the 2023 Africa Summit Organizing Committee, Dr. Yun said that Nigerian President Buhari, Senegalese President Sall, Comorian President Azari Assoumani, and H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou, as the sponsor of the 2023 Africa Summit, will serve as co-chairs of the committee.

Recalling recent news events, Dr. Yun mentioned that the world is looking for a way to get rid of COVID-19 and that this struggle has brought out the selfishness of nations which has promoted divisions in the world. Not forgetting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Dr. Yun recalled the principles of interdependence, mutual prosperity, and universal values that represent the fundamental solution to achieving a world of sustainable peace proposed by UPF co-founder Mother Moon.

Addressing the participants gathered at the official opening ceremony, Dr. Yun said, "Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honor and a privilege for me to announce the organization of the AFRICA SUMMIT 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria,". And, "In May and September, I met with President Macky Sall, Chairman of the African Union, and he accepted the summit. In September, President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria agreed to the summit and sent an official letter in November," he continued.

Thus, it is under the theme "Supporting the African Union's Goals and Flagship Projects for Sustainable Peace and Innovative Solutions for Peace in Africa and the World,"  that the third African regional summit will be held.

For the FFWPU President, the vision of a Unified Africa: One Africa, One People of Peace and an African Culture of Peace, will be the model for the world. He said: "The African continent will be the engine, the model of the celestial unified world and a light of hope for the whole world".