“To restore America's standing, I will call on our greatest resource—not our bombs, guns, or dollars—I will call upon our people. . . . We'll reach out to other nations to engage their young people in similar programs [to Peace Corps], so that we work side by side to take on the common challenges that confront all humanity.”
—Barack Obama, President, USA

 
“Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, once called for a Middle East development bank to empower the poor through infrastructure development and policy change. Perhaps we should go further still and develop a non-denominational peace corps of architects, engineers and builders to help reconstruct the ravaged nations of our region.”

“Is it not time that multilateralism was ethically revived by a new conference which brings a greater alliance between academics, between men of faith, between men and women who are prepared to put their actions where their words are in calling for a new, multinational peace corps? "
—Crown Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, Jordan

“Building upon America’s great tradition of volunteerism, I’d like to see our nation’s faith-based and community partners joining with those of other countries to establish a Global Peace Corps that will be more than just an American effort. Tonight, each of us can start toward this ideal through our own contributions to the Million Acts of Service and Kindness.”

“Creating a culture of service is necessary for peace to exist, and the Global Peace Festival has been re-igniting the spirit of volunteerism in many countries around the world. I’d like to see Mongolia’s exemplary volunteers and service partners joining with nations, such as the United States, Russia, Europe, and Asia to establish a Global Peace Corps.”
—Hyun Jin Moon, Founder, Service For Peace & Global Peace Festival

“In this century . . . a solely American effort won’t do it. We need Lebanese who are willing to live eye to eye with Brazilians; Chinese willing to live eye to eye with Indians; Kenyans willing to live eye to eye with Kazakhstanis; and more. The next generation of peace and reconstruction work will have to enable a culture of service of all to all.”
—Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman, Special Olympics

“We propose to establish an independent, nongovernmental, all-volunteer Peace Corps for the whole earth, an Earth Corps. What would an Earth Corps actually do? It would work with existing service organizations all over the world to recruit and help citizens address the U.N. Millennium Development Goals. Volunteers would work to monitor and reverse global warming, clean up polluted rivers and toxic waste sites, teach basic computer skills and business practices to the recipients of micro-credit loans, provide information and medical care and so forth. Together, working with our neighbors, and in voluntary service settings around the world, we can make a difference— perhaps the critical difference.”
—Carol Bellamy, CEO, World Learning; former Executive Director, UNICEF