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The International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP) was launched in South Korea during the 2019 World Summit organized by the UPF with the aim of bringing together current and former heads of state. Among the speakers at the 2019 Summit were Cheney, former US vice president, Gingrich, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and many other politicians and statesmen. Among others, the former presidents of Albania, Ghana, Paraguay and other former presidents participated in the summit. [1] [2] [3] ISCP continues to work on the foundations of the World Peace Summit, established in 1987. [4]

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ISCP Distinguished Award

At the inaugural meeting, ten prominent statesmen and politicians received the ISCP Distinguished Award:

International Summit Council for Peace ISCP-Africa

Goodluck Jonathan, the former president of Nigeria, became the chairman of the ISCP-Africa Peace Council International Summit, which brings together former and current presidents of African countries. [5] [6] [7]

At the inaugural meeting, nine prominent African statesmen and politicians received the ISCP Distinguished Award:

Goodluck Jonathan, as the chairman of the International Peace Council of the African Union Summit (ISCP), spoke in 2019 at the International Leadership Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Goodluck Jonathan, chairman of the International Summit Council for Peace ISCP-Africa

At the gathering, it was said that democratic elections in Africa should be transparent and democratic, for the benefit of all the people of Africa. [8] [9]

At the Sao Tome Peace Summit 2019, it was said that the goals of the International Summit of the Peace Council (ISCP) are to strengthen democracy, peace and stability by supporting the youth of Africa. [10] [11] [12]

The former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, at the 2020 world summit in South Korea, led the session of the International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP), where former and current heads of governments discussed current problems in the world. [13]

In its activities, the International Summit for Peace (ISCP)-Africa supported African leaders in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. They called on the international community to help the African people in the fight against COVID-19 and send medical equipment, and they also called on local and international organizations to cooperate in the fight against COVID-19, especially in Africa. [14] [15]

Asia-Pacific Summit 2019 and the International Summit Council for Peace Council (ISCP) in 2022

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, together with other world leaders, signed the Resolution on the Establishment of the International Summit Peace Council (ISCP), during a ceremony at the second Asia-Pacific Summit 2019 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. [16] [17]

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen

The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, delivered the keynote speech at the International Summit Council for Peace Council (ISCP) in 2022. Hun Sen proposed that the two Koreas should begin to cooperate through UNESCO, to cooperate culturally and to change the demilitarized zone into a zone of peace.

He proposed the initiative: "Two states towards one nation, one culture and people", based on the vision of the Universal Peace Federation. [18] [19]

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