Hak Ja Han's Impact Series: Spotlight the Sunhak Peace Prize

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A LEGACY OF LOVE Ded i ca ted i n lovi n g m e mo ry to h e r h u s ba n d, T h e S u n ha k Pea ce P rize wa s esta b l i s h ed by D r. H a k J a H a n to h e l p reso lve wo r l dwi d e s uffering, confl ict, pove rty a n d t h reats to t h e envi ro n m ent by pro m oti ng a co m p re h ens ive, fu tu re - o ri e nted vis io n of pea ce.

Over th e pa st 1 0 yea rs, t h e S u n h a k Pea ce Pri ze h a s recog n i zed a tota l of 1 7 i n d ivid u a l s a n d o rg a n i zatio n s f ro m a c ross t h e g l o be.

RECOGNIZING LEADERS Fo l l owi ng th e vi s i o n of “O ne Fa m i ly U n d e r God p rese nted by D r. H a k J a h a n, Th e S u n H a k Pea ce P rize fo l l ows th ree te n a nts fo r pea ce: R es pect fo r h u ma n d eve l opme nt, co nf l ict reso l uti on, a n d eco l og i ca l co n se rvation .

By recog n iz i ng l ea d e rs i n t hese th ree a rea s, t h e S u n h a k Pea ce P rize b ri n g s ho pe a n d e n co u ra g e m e nt to c h a n g e ma ke rs a n d eve ryd ay citize n s.

FROM PEACE-MAKERS F ro m sc ie nti sts a n d e nvi ro n m e nta l i sts to states me n, h u m a n ri g hts activi sts, a n d re l ig i o u s l ea d e rs - t h e S u n h a k Pea ce Prizes awa rd s l ea d e rs from a l l n ati o n s a nd wa l ks of l ife.

On e exa m p l e i s Bi s h o p D r. M u n i b A. Yo u n a n, a c h a m p i o n for re l i g io u s u n ity. Bo r n i n J e ru sa l e m a s a Pa l esti n ia n ref u g ee, h e h a s wo rked to b ri n g re l ig io u s h a r m o ny a m o n g I s l a m, C h ri stia n ity a n d J u d a is m i n t h e M i d d l e E a st fo r ove r 40 yea rs.

TO ENVIRONMENTALISTS I n 2 0 2 5, T h e S u n h a k Pea ce P rize ha d 4 awa rdees, i n c l u d i n g e nvi ron m e n ta l a ctivi st Wa nj i ra M at h a i f ro m Ke nya .

O n e of h e r m a ny a cco m p l i s h m e nts i s l ea d i n g the AFR1 0 0 i niti ative - b ri ng i n g 31 Africa n natio n s to resto re 1 0 0 m i l l ion h ecta res of la n d by 2 0 3 0 . To d ate, 3 0 m i l l i o n h ecta res h ave bee n resto red, c reati n g jo bs, e n ha n ci n g l ive l ih ood s, a n d boosti n g a g ric u lt u ra l p rod uctivity.