Global Efforts for Peace

Soka Gakkai Donates to UNHCR in Support of African Nations

28 November 2022

UNHCR Japan Representative Karen Farkas (center left) and Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada (center right) at the donation ceremony with Executive Director of Japan for UNHCR Masayuki Kawai (left) and Soka Gakkai Vice President Hirotsugu Terasaki (right). Photo by Seikyo Press.

On November 28, the Soka Gakkai donated five million yen (US$ 35,993) to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) toward humanitarian assistance in Africa. UNHCR Japan Representative Karen Farkas visited the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Tokyo to meet with Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and expressed her gratitude for the donation. Ms. Farkas remarked on the severe humanitarian crises in Somalia and Ethiopia and stated the donation would be used to support children in harsh conditions and improve food security.