Twelve thousand world-renowned scholars, thinkers, and social activists gathered together in Seoul, South Korea on June 15, 2001 to attend the New Millennium World Peace Humanity Conference.

The conference was presented by the New Millennium Peace Foundation (NMPF), a non-governmental, independent organization founded by Ilchi Lee and Neale Donald Walsch in 1997. NMPF invited prestigious academicians, journalists, activists, and experts in the fields of religion, journalism, culture, and the environment to make presentations and engage in discussions with an international audience. It was an ambitious attempt at exploring the Earth Citizen philosophy and sought ways to put it into practice to foster a more peaceful, sustainable global culture. Speakers at the event included former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, environmental activists Maurice and Hanna Strong, anthropologist and advisor to UNICEF Dr. Jean Houston, Baptist pastor Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, and renowned journalist Seymour Topping.

The conference members unanimously adopted the Declaration of Humanity on June 17, 2001. Drafted at the event, the declaration is a five-point statement of intention that recognizes the Earth as the common ground of humanity. The document emphasizes the basic responsibilities of humanity toward humanity and the Earth.

Declaration of Humanity

1. I declare that I am a Spiritual Being, an essential and eternal part of the Soul of Humanity, one and indivisible.
2. I declare that I am a Human Being whose rights and security ultimately depend on assuring the human rights of all people of Earth.
3. I declare that I am a Child of the Earth, with the will and awareness to work for goals that benefit the entire community of life on Earth.
4. I declare that I am a Healer, with the power and purpose to heal the many forms of division and conflict that exist on Earth.
5. I declare that I am a Protector, with the knowledge and responsibility to help the Earth recover her natural harmony and beauty.