News and Encouragement from Soka Gakkai International

SGI President Urges G7 Leaders to Move toward “No First Use” of Nuclear Weapons at Hiroshima Summit
President Ikeda has issued a statement urging G7 leaders meeting in Hiroshima from May 19–21 to take bold steps toward resolving the conflict in Ukraine and guarantee the security of all humanity by taking the lead in discussions on pledges of “No First Use” of nuclear weapons.
Statement on the Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons
On January 11, 2023, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda released his “Statement on the Ukraine Crisis and No First Use of Nuclear Weapons”
Making Resistance My Ally
An interview with Wayne Shorter, legendary American jazz saxophonist, composer and longtime Soka Gakkai member
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July 26, 2022: SGI President Ikeda's Statement to 2022 NPT Review Conference Calling for "No First Use" of Nuclear Weapons
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Weekly News Highlights from Seikyo Shimbun
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Statement by Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada: Fervent Prayers for Ceasefire and Return to Peace in Ukraine
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Full Text of SGI President’s 2022 Peace Proposal Available in English
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Climate Change: A People-Centred Approach
An Opinion article written by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda published by IDN-InDepthNews on September 19, 2019
SGI President Issues 2019 Peace Proposal
On January 26, 2019, the 37th annual peace proposal by Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist movement, was released, titled “Toward a New Era of Peace and Disarmament: A People-Centered Approach.”
SGI President Congratulates ICAN on 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
Tokyo, Oct 6, 2017: Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, has today congratulated ICAN, (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) on being awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.
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