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Buddhist leader Ikeda urges human rights focus as key to resolution of global issues and nuclear weapons abolition

-On January 26, 2018, Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, President of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued his ...

International Buddhist group welcomes nuclear weapons ban treaty

-The adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at UN Headquarters in New York on July 7 is being ...

VP Kalla departs for Thailand to receive honorary doctorate degree

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla departed for Thailand on Tuesday to receive an honorary doctorate degree in ...

Buddhist leader's annual peace proposal stresses power of youth in building global solidarity, calls on civil society to play active role in nuclear disarmament talks

-Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued his 35th annual peace ...

Faith groups issue interfaith statement calling for urgent action towards nuclear weapons abolition in Geneva

-   On May 2, a group of diverse faith-based organizations issued a powerful interfaith statement ...

Buddhist leader calls for respect for dignity of all, protection of refugees and most vulnerable

-In his annual peace proposal released on January 26, titled "Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to ...

Panel at Sendai UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Highlights Opportunities for Cooperation between China, South Korea and Japan

-In support of the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) being held in Sendai from March 14-18, Soka ...

Buddhist Leader Calls for Increased Efforts to Rid World of Poverty and Ban Nuclear Weapons in 70th Year since WWII

-Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, has issued his 2015 peace ...

Buddhist Youth Meet in Hiroshima, Call for World Youth Summit for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

-    On Sept. 7, Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International (SGI) held a Youth Conference for Peace ...

Buddhist Youth Step Up Momentum toward Nuclear Abolition, Spread Message of Peace

-    On August 2-3, 2014, youth representatives of the Soka Gakkai Buddhist association from Okinawa, ...

US Faith Groups Unite to Call for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Stressing Devastating Humanitarian Impact

AsiaNet 56598WASHINGTON DC and TOKYO, Apr. 25 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --On April 24, 2014, Buddhist association Soka Gakkai ...

Buddhist Leader Calls for Regional Cooperation in Response to Natural Disasters

-In his annual peace proposal, "Value Creation for Global Change: Building Resilient and Sustainable Societies," ...

International Survey by SGI Youth Shows 91% See Nuclear Weapons as Inhumane

-     On April 23, the results of an international survey on attitudes towards nuclear weapons carried ...

Buddhist Leader Issues Peace Proposal Calling for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Dialogue between China and Japan

-     On January 26, 2013, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist ...

Buddhist Leader Highlights Need for Education, Empowerment in Advance of Rio+20 Meeting

-     Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued ...