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WATCH: Laying out a roadmap for peace in Korea in 2023

Published on March 1, 2023

2023 has witnessed dangerously high tensions on the Korean Peninsula: North Korea recently displayed enough ICBMs to overwhelm the U.S.’s missile defense system, the United States and South Korea are ramping up joint military exercises, and South Korea is considering arming itself with nuclear weapons. The backdrop to this endless cycle of provocations is the […]

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WATCH: Congressman Brad Sherman Leads Colleagues in Re-Introducing the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act

Published on March 1, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led 19 members of Congress in re-introducing the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act – bipartisan legislation that calls for serious, urgent diplomatic engagement in pursuit of a formal end to the Korean War. Congressman Sherman made the announcement in a press conference on Capitol […]

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WATCH: Christine Ahn Receives the Peace Summit Medal for Social Activism

Published on December 13, 2022

On December 13, 2022, Women Cross DMZ Executive Director Christine Ahn was awarded the 2022 Peace Summit Medal for Social Activism at the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Gangwon in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The award was presented by Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee.

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WATCH: Press conference at the 18th Annual Nobel Peace Laureate Summit in Pyeongchang, South Korea with Nobel Peace Laureates and leaders of civil society leaders of peace organizations

Published on December 12, 2022

https://fb.watch/hoAnRo2lUK/ Nobel Peace Laureates and South Korean civil society leaders held a press conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, to call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, a return to diplomatic talks, and, most crucially, replacing the 1953 Korean War Armistice with a formal peace agreement. Speakers included Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah […]

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Christine Ahn’s Speech “Scars of War”

Published on December 12, 2022

Women Cross DMZ Executive Director Christine Ahn delivered this speech at the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Gangwon in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on December 12, 2022.

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WATCH: U.S.-China Competition and the Korean Peninsula: From Confrontation to Peacebuilding

Published on October 26, 2022

A moderated discussion with the authors of a new report, “U.S.-China Competition and the Korean Peninsula: From Confrontation to Peacebuilding.” The authors discuss the implications of the U.S.-China rivalry on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the opportunity that regional peacebuilding presents for U.S.-China cooperation.   Speakers include: Kevin Gray, University of Sussex Dong-Jin Kim, […]

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WATCH: Australian Launch of Path to Peace Report

Published on December 14, 2021

On December 14, 2021, the University of Melbourne’s Initiative for Peacebuilding, in collaboration with the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, hosted the Australian launch of the Korea Peace Now! report “Path to Peace: The Case for a Peace Agreement to End the Korean War” — which explores how a peace-first approach can resolve the […]

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WATCH: Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument for Ending the War [Korean]

Published on December 9, 2021

세계 인권의 날 즈음 진행된 이번 웨비나는 북미관계에서의 인권과 평화의 교차점과 끝나지 않은 한국전쟁에 대한 이야기를 나눴습니다. 참가자는 아래와 같습니다. 인사말: 토마스 오헤아 퀸타나, 유엔 북한인권특별보고관 사회: 크리스틴 안, 위민크로스DMZ 사무총장 패널: 엘리자베스 비버스, 국가안보 및 인권변호사 패널: 전수미 인권 변호사 (한국)

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WATCH: Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument for Ending the War [English]

Published on December 9, 2021

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Women Cross DMZ and Korea Peace Now! hosted a panel discussion titled “Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument For Ending the War.” This event grappled with the intersection of human rights and peace in the context of US-North Korea relations and the role of the unended Korean […]

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Film for Thought: In Conversation with Deanne Borshay Liem

Published on November 29, 2021

WATCH NOW: On the HIFF Facebook. Women Cross DMZ’s Christine Ahn was proud to join Deann Borshay Liem, Mimi Han, and Ann Wright for the Film for Thought series presented by the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities as a part of the Hawai’i International Film Festival! These incredible women. Moderated by Vernadette Gonzalez, Professor of […]

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