The 5th World Peace Forum (WPF) which is organised by the Central Board of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia, in collaboration with Cheng Ho Multi Culture Trust of Malaysia with the support of the Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among civilisations (CDCC) begins today in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The forum which is scheduled to hold from Thursday, November 20 (today) to Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Century Park Hotel has as its theme: Quest for Peace: Lessons of Conflict Resolution.
The organisers said: “World Peace Forum has been organised four times since 2006. Under the spirit of One Humanity, One Destiny, and One Responsibility, religious leaders, policy makers, intellectuals, politicians and activists from various backgrounds and nationalities engaged in productive dialogues following their commitment to create a safer and more peaceful world for all mankind. ”
“While the previous WPF focused on consolidating multicultural democracy, the 5th WPF will focus on Quest for Peace: Sharing lessons from Conflict Resolution. It should be noted that consolidating multicultural democracy in both advanced and emerging democracies, particularly in conflict-torn areas, has always been challenged at the first place with effort to design and implement conflict resolution.”
The event which is to be declared opened by Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, would discuss, amongst other things, various conflict-prone parts of the world such as Kosovo in South Eastern Europe, Pattani in South Thailand , Mindanao in South Philippines, Lebanon, Aceh and Ambon in Indonesia, Central Africa, Nigeria and Buddhist- Muslim relation in Myanmar.
