By Robert Egwea in London
November 21, 2008
Robert Egwea in the British Parliament. Photo by a Peace Delegate.
As world peace leaders converge on London for the Global Peace Festival organized by the Universal Peace Federation, there is a lot that we, Ugandans, can learn from them. The event kicked off yesterday 20 Nov 08, with the Plenary Session of the International Leadership Conference at the House of Commons (Committee Room 14). I was perhaps the only Ugandan that attended the meeting.
The session was opened by David Anderson MP. Speakers of the day were:
- Hon Amjad Al Majid, Jordanian Member of Parliament
- H.E. Dr Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, ex president of Sierra Leone (1996-2007)
- Mrs Ida Betty Odinga, Chairperson, League of Kenya Women Voters
- Rev Dr Marcus Bryabrooke (President, World Congress of Faiths)
- H.E. Anton Rop, ex-Prime Minister of Republic of Slovenie (2002-2004)
- Dr Hyunn Jin Moon, Chairman Global Peace Festival and Co-Chair Universal Peace federation Read the rest of this entry »
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