CategoryGlobal Efforts for Peace

From March 10 to 12, the World BOSAI Forum 2023 (International Disaster and Risk Conference) was held in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Scholars and civil society representatives discussed how to promote the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. On March 12, Musicians Without Borders (MWB) and SGI (Soka Gakkai International) co-organized a session titled “Approach to Psychosocial

From March 6 to 17, the 67th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) was held at the UN Headquarters in New York. On March 9, the SGI (Soka Gakkai International) hosted a parallel event titled “Women’s Leadership for Human-Centered Technology,” at which Ivy Koek of the SGI Office for UN Affairs

On March 1, members of GreenFaith, a multifaith environmental NGO, visited the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Tokyo. Led by Executive Director Reverent Fletcher Harper, delegates Hening Parlan from Indonesia and Meryne Warah from Kenya spoke about the increasing number of climate-induced disasters, stating that women and children in developing countries are the most impacted. Miyuki

On February 23 and 24, the Government of Costa Rica held the Latin American and the Caribbean Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons in San José, Costa Rica. Prior to that, the Stop Killer Robots coalition held its fourth global meeting, “The Digital Dehumanisation Conference,” from February 20 to 22. Hayato

From February 23 to March 4, the exhibition “Restoring Our Humanity,” jointly created by the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network and the SGI (Soka Gakkai International), was shown at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD). The exhibition encourages viewers to reflect on actions they can take on humanitarian issues. UASD Vice Rector Rosalia Sosa Pérez

On February 14, General Director of Soka Gakkai of Mexico Nereo Ordaz Anzurez spoke at an event commemorating the 56th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco). In conjunction with the event, the exhibition “Everything You Treasure—For a World Free

On February 3 and 4, Soka Gakkai Singapore (SGS) members performed at the annual Chingay Parade held at the F1 Pit Building, Marina Bay Street circuit. This is the 39th year that SGS has participated in the parade, which is celebrated to coincide with Lunar New Year. The parade was attended by Prime Minister Lee

From February 1 to 10, the “Everything You Treasure—For a World Free From Nuclear Weapons” exhibition, jointly created by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and the SGI (Soka Gakkai International), was held at the La Piedad Campus of El Colegio de Michoacán (The College of Michoacán) in Mexico. This was the 22nd time the

On January 27, the Toda Peace Institute, an affiliate of the Soka Gakkai, held a seminar titled “Global Challenges to Peace in the 21st Century” in Tokyo, Japan. The event consisted of two panel discussions that were facilitated by Director of the Toda Peace Institute Kevin Clements. In the first, panelists discussed the role of social

Between January 24 and 28, a Soka Gakkai delegation joined some 1,000 scholars and civil society representatives from 90 countries attending the 5th International Conference For World Balance in Havana, Cuba. The event, themed “With all and for the good of all,” was held to mark the 170th anniversary of the birth of José Martí,

From January 23 to 25, a Soka Gakkai delegation led by Chair of the Soka Gakkai Peace Committee Tomohiko Aishima visited Agouégan village in Togo and a reforestation project run by the African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF) and supported by the International Tropical Timber Organization and the Soka Gakkai. Cécile Ndjebet,

On January 21, SGI-USA opened the SGI Guam Ikeda Peace and Culture Center in Tamuning, Guam. A delegation led by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and Soka Gakkai Senior Vice President Yoshiki Tanigawa attended the opening ceremony to which President Daisaku Ikeda sent a congratulatory message. To mark the opening, the Guam Legislature presented a resolution recognizing

On January 14 and 15, the 3rd European Summit Towards the 100th Anniversary of the Soka Gakkai was held at the Soka Gakkai Italy center in Rome. Some 900 people from 34 countries attended the hybrid meeting. The event featured faith experiences, a report by Soka Gakkai representatives who had participated in COP27 and a

The Ukraine crisis that erupted in February last year continues with no prospect for cessation. The intensified hostilities have inflicted great suffering in population centers and destroyed infrastructure facilities, compelling large numbers of civilians, including many children and women, to live in a state of constant peril. More than 7.9 million people have been forced

Throughout the month of December, some 20 countries across Africa held the Fifth All-Africa Buddhist Exam in English and French. President Daisaku Ikeda sent a message to the participants.

On December 31, a groundbreaking ceremony for a new center in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire was held. The ceremony was attended by members from eight neighboring countries, including Togo, Benin and Senegal. President Daisaku Ikeda sent a congratulatory message. The new center will consist of a 1,700-seat auditorium and a two-story building and will be one of the

On December 22, a Central Africa General Meeting was held in Douala, Cameroon. Soka Gakkai members from the Central African Republic, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo attended the meeting. Other meetings were held on December 23 in Cameroon, including in the cities of Edéa and Yaoundé. On January 1, a West Africa

On December 10, Amnesty International Japan and the Soka Gakkai Peace Committee co-organized the Fifth Annual Youth Forum, titled “Young People and Human Rights Education: Promoting Children’s Rights in Japan” to mark Human Rights Day. Held in Tokyo, the hybrid event featured a keynote speech by Slovenian Ambassador Blanka Jamnišek. She stated that more people learning about

On December 9, El Colegio de Michoacán (The College of Michoacán) and the Soka Gakkai of Mexico opened the exhibition “Everything You Treasure—For a World Free From Nuclear Weapons” at the college’s Luis González library. The exhibition, jointly created by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and the SGI (Soka Gakkai International), was held to

On December 3, SGI-Argentina (SGIAR) joined an annual community interfaith event, coordinated by the religious affairs bureau of the City of Buenos Aires, where different places of worship open their doors to the public. At the SGIAR Peace Auditorium and the Soka Women’s Peace Center, SGIAR presented the social engagement initiatives of SGIAR youth and