As global citizens and peace scholars, we are obliged to understand, investigate and try to change what happens to our communities, specially what is envisioned is a world where the peoples of Asia and the Pacific can enjoy the fullness of life with genuine peace and security. Peace scholars and all the academicians need to contemplate how we can contribute to make our planet liveable and peaceful addressing the wide range of issues including climate change to changing world orders to wars to pandemic and crisis. The former UN SG His Excellency Ban Ki Moon, during the virtual session of the UN Security Council on the ‘Challenges of Sustaining Peace During COVID 19’ on August 12, 2020 stated that, “we need to address the comprehensive sectors affected by COVID 19, not only in term of immediate health and humanitarian ramification, but also in the areas of social cohesion, governance and rule of
law”. His focus was to explore many ways to respond to the current global dynamics amidst COVID 19 pandemic and the possibility to create a non-violent sustainable future beyond only health and economic impacts.
The pandemic has an even more severe impact on the livelihood of people in fragile societies fraught with political strife. It is high time to understand the root of conflict, to seek ways to mitigate the situation, and to sustain peace-building processes. At present, apart from Covid – 19 pandemic, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine is resulting into the serious humanitarian crisis where UN and other agencies are failed to stop this catastrophe. The conference will have the deliberations on the issues affecting peace, security, human rights, and other pertinent issues related to the theme.