On May 14, 2019, British Prince Andrew, Duke of York, visited Hahoe Folk Village in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea, 20 years after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, visited Hahoe in 1999, on the occasion of a a State Visit to the Republic of Korea. During his visit, the Duke of York planted an apple tree before relaying and greetings from his mother the Queen to the people of Hahoe. 
Prince Andrew also stopped by Chunghyodang House, the residence of Ryu Seong-ryong (1542-1607), a scholar and government official during the Joseon Dynasty era (1392-1910), and saw there the Korean fir tree that his mother planted.
Prince Andrew met with 93 locals from Hahoe - one for each of the Queen's years of life - and then watched a traditional mask dance.  
The Duke of York later travelled to the region’s Agricultural Co-op centre to watch a daily auction. He also visited Bongjeongsa Temple, Korea’s oldest surviving wooden building. Here The Duke laid a fragment of ceramic as a prayer offering, just as Her Majesty did 20 years ago.
Later on, The Duke visited the Korean Studies Institute, which holds the largest collection of private printing blocks in South Korea. 

At the 6th Mediterranean Tourism Forum in the Republic of Malta held in February 2019, Amb. DHO Young-shim, Chairperson of ICF, introduced the idea of establishing the International Sports and Tourism Organization for Peace & Prosperity (ISTO for P&P) to H.E. Mrs. Elena Kountoura, Minister of Tourism of Greece, who receives it positively. Dr. Taleb RIFAI, former UNWTO Secretary-General, was also present. Back in Korea, Amb. DHO sent the draft agreement for the establishment of ISTO for P&P to Minister KOUNTOURA on Feb. 18, 2019.
On April 10, 2019 the foundational document of ISO for P&P were signed in Beirut, Lebanon by the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon, George Katrougalos, Nikos Christodoulides, and Gebran Bassil, and Minister of Tourism Kountoura, her Lebanese counterpart Avedis Guidanian and Cyprus Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios.
On April 22, 2019, the inaugural ceremony for the establishment of International Sports & Tourism Organization for Peace & Prosperity (ISTO for P&P) took place in Athens, Greece.
The ISTO for P&P Preparatory Provisions Committee is composed of:
Chairperson: Dho Young-shim, former Chairperson of UNWTO ST-EP Foundation – Republic of Korea; Vice-President: Taleb Rifai, former UNWTO Secretary-General – Jordan; Vice-President: Elena Kountoura, Minister of Tourism – Greece; Member: Rania A. Al-Mashkat, Minister of Tourism – Egypt; Member: Nikolina Angelkova, Minister of Tourism – Bulgaria; Member: Avedis Guidaniuan, Minister of Tourism – Lebanon; Member: Savvas Perdios, First Deputy Minister of Tourism – Cyprus; Member: Ana Mendes Godinho, Minister of Tourism – Portugal (or the Sports Minister); Two World Renowned Sports Personalities as Members.

​Amb. DHO Young-shim, Chairperson of ICF and UN SDGs Alumni, had a lunch meeting with Mrs. Mi-kyung LEE, President of the Korea International Cooperation Agency – KOICA, and H.E. Mr. BAN Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations.  This meeting focused on gender equality and women empowerment.

On April 8, 2019, Amb. DHO Young-shim, Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation, and UN SDGs Alumni attended the 25th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (KWIBUKA25) at the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.
The ceremony included remarks by: H.E. Mr. BAN Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, as a friend of Rwanda; the Honorable LEE Ju-young, Deputy-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, and Chairman of the National Assembly Forum for Africa’s New Era; the Dean of the African Group of Ambassadors, H.E. Carlos Victor BOUNGOU, Ambassador of the Republic of Gabon to the Republic of Korea; and the Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Republic of Korea, H.E. Emma ISUMBINGABO. 

​Amb. DHO Young-shim, Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation and UN SDGs Alumni, had a meeting at the headquarters of the Korea International Cooperation Agency – KOICA, with Mrs. Mi-kyung Lee, President of KOICA, and
Dr. Irina BOKOVA, former Director-General of UNESCO. On that occasion, they shared ideas on women and girls’ empowerment.
Dr. BOKOVA highlighted that a 12 year-old girl should be able to continue education in a safe school, supported by her family & community, as a measurement of SDG’s success. During her visit to Korea, she give lectures at Hansei University, Seoul National University, Sogang University and the Korean University, on several issues related to the UN SDGs.

​The First 2019 Pyeongchang Peace & Sustainable Development Forum was hosted on March 30, 2019 at Woljeongsa temple by Pyeongchang city, in partnership with International Charity Foundation (ICF) and Millennium Hikers, under the theme  “Peace, Sports and Sustainable Tourism”. Commemorating the first anniversary of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Forum was designed as a venue to share to discuss about the PyeongChang Olympic Legacy Development Plan and sustainable development through sports and tourism, as well as sharing experiences and cases of cities around the world  with the participants,
The event started with welcoming remarks by Mr. HAN Wang-kee, Mayor of Pyeongchang and Amb. DHO Young-shim, Chairperson of ICF and UN SDGs Alumni, and by a keynote speech of H.E. Mr. YOO Jin-ryong, Former Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea. This was followed by questions and comments by the participants, and an active debate on how peace and prosperity could be promoted through sustainable cultural, sports and tourism experiences.
The Forum was attended by an international audience of 100 participants from across the world, including the Ambassadors of Egypt, Lebanon and Romania to South Korea and representatives of the Embassies of Netherlands, and Norway. The program also included visits of Olympic facilities, as well as Templestay activities on March 31, and an hiking event organized by Millennium Hikers group in order to celebrate Francophonie.

Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) attended the
6th  Mediterranean Tourism Forum in Malta on Feb. 13 to 16, 2019, under the theme “Mediterranean STARS: Sustainable Tourism Actions and Renewal Strategies”.
On Feb.15th, she took part as guess speaker in the panel discussions titled “A Global Tourism Outlook& & the Mediterranean region”, as well as “Mediterranean Women in Tourism – Tourism Entrepreneurship Challenges and Opportunities for Women across the Mediterranean region.”

​The 2019 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting took place on January 22nd to 25th in Davos, Switzerland, focused on “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, picking up on two major trends - global cooperation challenges, and changes as a result of the high-tech digital revolution.
Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) attended Davos Forum together with over 3,000 participants from 115 economies, including several heads of states and leader figures from global charities.

​On the occasion of a business trip to attend FITUR in Madrid, Spain, Amb. DHO Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF), had meetings in Paris with some leaders of UN Agencies, including a meeting   with Dr. Francesco FRANGIALLI, former UNWTO Secretary-General (1997-2009), and Dr. Taleb RIFAI, former UNWTO Secretary-General (2010-2017), and a meeting with Dr. Irina BOKOVA, former Director-General of UNESCO and Dr. RIFAI.