The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace is one of the cornerstones of the Rotary movement.With Rotary's active presence in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, our organization has established itself as a world leader in fostering world understanding and peace.

 We have accomplished a great deal in this area throughout our history, but we must continue to look forward and recognize that the future of Rotary - and the future prospects of world peace - rest with today's young leaders. To ensure a lasting legacy in this arena we must engage young people and the new generations to come in a meaningful way and empower them to carry Rotary's peace-building efforts into the future.

The Forum in Berlin will