Soka Gakkai Issues Statement on the Entry into Force of the TPNW

Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada welcomes the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on January 22, 2021. Affirming the organization’s legacy of action toward a world free of nuclear weapons, he calls for increased global solidarity to achieve this goal and a shift from state-centered security to people-centered security.

He also expressed a “strong desire that Japan participate as an observer in the first meeting of States Parties of the TPNW with the goal of creating the conditions that will make its ratification of the treaty possible.” It concluded with a determination on behalf of the members of the Soka Gakkai to continue to take action toward constructing “the defenses of peace” in the hearts of individuals everywhere.

The full statement can be found here.