World Culture and Sports Festival Succesfully Concludes | August 09, 2005

The past weeks have seen a flurry of interreligious and international peace activity in South Korea, including Seoul and Chonan. The World Culture and Sports Festival (July 23 - August 3) included the International Peace Sports Festival (IPSF) for over 1000 athletes representing religions from the world over. The IIFWP annual assembly (July 29 - August 2), gathered religious and political leaders under the banner “Establishing a Global Culture of Heart and a World of Lasting Peace”.

Just prior to these events was the meeting of the UN Peace Forces of the Korean War Memorial Federation. This was a reunion of Korean War veterans from 16 nations who led the war to liberate what became the Republic of Korea, or South Korea. For many it was the first time back to Korea since their military service some 55 earlier.

To learn more of these and other events of the 2005 World Culture and Sports Festival, please visit the website of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace.