SGI Welcomes Landmark 50th Ratification of UN Nuclear Ban Treaty
The ratification of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) by the 50th member state, Honduras, on October 24, 2020,...
Soka Gakkai Calls for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons and Urges Japan’s Participation in UN Nuclear B
On August 6, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soka Gakkai released a statement calling...
Faith Communities Concerned About Nuclear Weapons Issues Joint Interfaith Statement on 75th Annivers
On August 6, the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), along with 189 organizations of different faith backgrounds, including Buddhist,...
SGI President Issues 2020 Peace Proposal
On January 26, 2020, the 38th annual peace proposal by Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist network,...
Everything You Treasure Exhibition Held across the World
From October 9 to 11, 2019, Rotary District 5550, World Peace Partners, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, SGI-Canada and other organizations...
SGI Participation in UN First Committee and Related Activities
The 74th session of the UN General Assembly First Committee took place from October 7 to November 8. Hayley Ramsay-Jones and Anna Ikeda...
The 12th Amman Security Colloquium
The Amman Security Colloquium is a gathering of experts and officials on the security issues of the Middle East co-organized by Arab...
A UN Side Event on the “Appeal of the Hibakusha” with More Than 10 Million Signatures Calling for a
On October 11, 2019, at the UN Headquarters in New York, the Austrian Mission and Hibakusha Appeal hosted a side event, with the support...
An Antinuclear Weapons Symposium Commemorating UN Nuclear Abolition Day
An antinuclear weapons symposium commemorating the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was held in Tokyo on...
Free eBook of Hibakusha Testimonies Available Now
Over 50 hibakusha – victims of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945 – give vivid testimony of...
The Peace Declaration delivered by the Mayor of Hiroshima City
On August 6, 2018, Mr. Kazumi Matsui, the Mayor of Hiroshima City, issues the Peace Declaration, stating: "Year by year, as hibakusha...
UN Secretary-General's Message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Service
On August 6, 2018, UN Secretary-General's message to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Service is delivered by Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High...
