The year 2020 is a very significant year for the Sunhak Peace Prize. Not only does it represent the 4th award ceremony; it is the centenary year of the founders. For this reason, in addition to the 2020 peace prize, there will also be a special Founders’ Award that will be presented to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the founder, Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon. World peace can only be achieved when all people live together in harmony, guided by principles of interdependence, mutual prosperity, and universal values. As the founders, Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han, have always said, ”In order to transcend religious, national and racial barriers, we must move away from self-centeredness and exclusivism by cultivating a harmonious mind and by promoting earnest encounters between peoples.”
In international relations, the principle of “national self-interest” takes precedence over norms of dialogue and cooperation. In order to achieve peace, we must work to overcome the barriers that divide us. If we all associate the fate of the world with our own destiny, and if we unite and cooperate across borders, races, ideologies, and religions, the world will be able to move one step closer towards one prosperous peaceful community.
