kasia
10-03-2004, 09:24 PM
does anyone know what year this declaration was drawn? do these women representatives meet every year? what have they done since this to encourage reunification? and why did they take it upon themselves, at the exclusion of men, to do something?
North and South Korean Women's Reunification Declaration
Today women representatives from North Korea, South Korea, and overseas have gathered here at Gumgang Mountain for the first ever Women's Reunification Rally, full of our desire and will for the unification of Korea. While representatives participated in Women's Conference for Implementation of the June 15th Joint Declaration and Peace through sectoral meetings, joint artistic performances, recreational competitions, arts and crafts exhibitions, and other diverse events, we sincerely realized the vitality of the June 15th Declaration and the urgency for peace and the reunification of our nation. Recognizing the importance of the responsibility and role of women in the resolution of national and reunification issues, we have made the following resolutions in our desire for all women to unite strongly in the understanding of the June 15th Declaration, and that peace and reunification be realized.
1. Women's groups from North Korean, South Korean, and overseas Korean populations, with renewed hope and belief, will be actively involved in reunification movements so that the June 15th declaration may be fulfilled. The June 15th Joint Declaration has made clear the path for national reunification.
-North Korean, South Korean, and groups of overseas Koreans will actively support the June 15th Declaration and will play the leading role in the reunification movement.
-No matter what the circumstances are before us, North Korean, South Korean, and groups of overseas women will hold on to the basic spirit of and will reject all opposition to the June 15th Joint Declaration.
2. North Korean, South Korean, and overseas representatives will make every effort to prevent a new war and to build peace and security on the Korean peninsula.
- The peace and security of Korea is important for the destiny of this nation and is vital in all of our daily lives.
-North Korean, South Korean, and overseas representatives will not accept any pretense for war, and will unite to keep the country peaceful and safe.
-North Korean, South Korean, and overseas representatives will strengthen the international cooperation with women in the world, and concentrate the peaceful strength of women all over the world so that there will be no more pain, suffering, or war in this land.
3. North Korean, South Korean, and overseas women's groups will actively pursue cooperation and unity between women so that peace and reunification come sooner in this land.
-The unity among North Korean, South Korean, and overseas women's groups is an important means of ensuring enforcement of the June 15th Declaration.
-North Korean, South Korean, and overseas women's groups will strengthen solidarity and unity under the June 15th Declaration, join the strength and voices of women in the process of reunification movement, and work for the continuation of the North South Women's Reunification Rally for above purposes.
-North Korean, South Korean, and overseas Korean women will further promote cooperation, exchanges, contacts, and dialogues between women's groups and individuals, helpful for the joint prosperity and reunification of our nation.
4. North Korean, South Korean, and overseas Korean women will make every effort to establish a framework for a unified society with gender equality.
-The equal participation of women in the process of reunification meets the absolute need of the resolution of national and reunification issues and in the realization of gender equality in a unified society.
-North Korean, South Korean, and groups of overseas Korean women will make sure that women, who make up half of this nation, fulfill their responsibilities and roles along with men in the resolution of national and reunification issues.
-North Korean, South Korean, and groups of overseas Korean women will work in cooperation, and will join the strength and voices of women to participate equally with men in every process of reunification, so that a unified society with gender equality can be realized.
To contact Gyung-Lan Jung, the Chairperson of the Committee of International
Affairs of Women Making Peace email: humanrights@korea.com.
North and South Korean Women's Reunification Declaration
Today women representatives from North Korea, South Korea, and overseas have gathered here at Gumgang Mountain for the first ever Women's Reunification Rally, full of our desire and will for the unification of Korea. While representatives participated in Women's Conference for Implementation of the June 15th Joint Declaration and Peace through sectoral meetings, joint artistic performances, recreational competitions, arts and crafts exhibitions, and other diverse events, we sincerely realized the vitality of the June 15th Declaration and the urgency for peace and the reunification of our nation. Recognizing the importance of the responsibility and role of women in the resolution of national and reunification issues, we have made the following resolutions in our desire for all women to unite strongly in the understanding of the June 15th Declaration, and that peace and reunification be realized.
1. Women's groups from North Korean, South Korean, and overseas Korean populations, with renewed hope and belief, will be actively involved in reunification movements so that the June 15th declaration may be fulfilled. The June 15th Joint Declaration has made clear the path for national reunification.
-North Korean, South Korean, and groups of overseas Koreans will actively support the June 15th Declaration and will play the leading role in the reunification movement.
-No matter what the circumstances are before us, North Korean, South Korean, and groups of overseas women will hold on to the basic spirit of and will reject all opposition to the June 15th Joint Declaration.
2. North Korean, South Korean, and overseas representatives will make every effort to prevent a new war and to build peace and security on the Korean peninsula.
- The peace and security of Korea is important for the destiny of this nation and is vital in all of our daily lives.
-North Korean, South Korean, and overseas representatives will not accept any pretense for war, and will unite to keep the country peaceful and safe.
-North Korean, South Korean, and overseas representatives will strengthen the international cooperation with women in the world, and concentrate the peaceful strength of women all over the world so that there will be no more pain, suffering, or war in this land.
3. North Korean, South Korean, and overseas women's groups will actively pursue cooperation and unity between women so that peace and reunification come sooner in this land.
-The unity among North Korean, South Korean, and overseas women's groups is an important means of ensuring enforcement of the June 15th Declaration.
-North Korean, South Korean, and overseas women's groups will strengthen solidarity and unity under the June 15th Declaration, join the strength and voices of women in the process of reunification movement, and work for the continuation of the North South Women's Reunification Rally for above purposes.
-North Korean, South Korean, and overseas Korean women will further promote cooperation, exchanges, contacts, and dialogues between women's groups and individuals, helpful for the joint prosperity and reunification of our nation.
4. North Korean, South Korean, and overseas Korean women will make every effort to establish a framework for a unified society with gender equality.
-The equal participation of women in the process of reunification meets the absolute need of the resolution of national and reunification issues and in the realization of gender equality in a unified society.
-North Korean, South Korean, and groups of overseas Korean women will make sure that women, who make up half of this nation, fulfill their responsibilities and roles along with men in the resolution of national and reunification issues.
-North Korean, South Korean, and groups of overseas Korean women will work in cooperation, and will join the strength and voices of women to participate equally with men in every process of reunification, so that a unified society with gender equality can be realized.
To contact Gyung-Lan Jung, the Chairperson of the Committee of International
Affairs of Women Making Peace email: humanrights@korea.com.