Please find below a Call for Peace for the Korean Peninsula by Jeong Soo Kim, working at Women Making Peace (South Korea), member of the Asia WPP Network and Asia Mother Board.

My name is Jeong Soo Kim, living in South Korea, working at Women Making Peace (South Korea) and a member of the Women Peacemakers Program. The last couple of days I participated in the WPP Asia Training of Trainers and Consultation Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. Throughout the Consultation, I have been following the news from my home country closely, which made me very concerned.

I am writing this statement to all peace loving people throughout the world for bringing peace to the Korean Peninsula. The threats of war and the tensions on the Korean Peninsula has been escalating since the third nuclear test by North Korea and the sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council last month. There is a high probability that an outbreak of violence on the Korean Peninsula will result in a nuclear war with total destruction. The consequences for North East Asia will be catastrophic and human suffering will be beyond our imagination.

I ask all stakeholders, specifically South Korea, North Korea and the United States of America, to begin peace negotiations. The negotiations should result in a comprehensive peace agreement, including a strong settlement of the nuclear issues and replacement of the ceasefire of the Korean War (1950-1953).

Considering United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, I call for the inclusion of men and women in the peace negotiations and strong measures for achieving gender-sensitive peace.

Nonviolence and dialogue are the only ways to bring peace to the Korean Peninsula.

More information, please contact Jeong Soo Kim via

hesed62@empas.com or hesed62@gmail.com