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Education for Sustainable Development

Buddhist Leader Calls for Respect for Dignity of All, Protection of Refugees and Most Vulnerable

TOKYO: In his annual peace proposal released on January 26, 2016, titled “Universal Respect for Human Dignity: The Great Path to Peace,” Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, calls for intensified efforts to respond to the needs of humanity’s most vulnerable, including those displaced by conflict in Syria and elsewhere or […]

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Buddhist Leader Calls for Increased Efforts to Rid World of Poverty and Ban Nuclear Weapons in 70th Year since WWII

TOKYO: Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, has today issued his 2015 peace proposal, “A Shared Pledge for a More Humane Future: To Eliminate Misery from the Earth.” In the proposal, Ikeda welcomes the ambitious scale of the United Nations’ proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which call for putting an

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Selangor Holds Seeds of Hope Exhibition at Specialist Hospital

As part of the initiative in supporting Sustainable Development Goal 3 regarding good health and well-being, Wyeth Nutrition Sdn Bhd collaborated with Avisena Women’s and Children’s Specialist Hospital (AVISENA) to organise the Avisena Fun Health Day. Held on 25 June 2022, the aim of the event was to spread awareness on sustainable and healthy living

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Buddhist Leader Issues Peace Proposal Calling for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons

TOKYO, Jan. 29, 2013: On January 26, 2013, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, published his 31st annual peace proposal, “Compassion, Wisdom and Courage: Building a Global Society of Peace and Creative Coexistence.” Ikeda stresses the centrality of the dignity of life and calls for action toward abolition of nuclear

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“Intercivilizational Dialogue Towards Peace, Harmonious Co-Existence And Sustainability” Symposium

The Centre for Civilizational Dialogue of University Malaya (CCDUM), Malaysia and The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP), Japan are the main organizer of this symposium in collaboration with the Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) and the Department of National Unity and Integration (JPNIN). The symposium, which will be held on 23 – 24 October 2012 will

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Buddhist Leader Highlights Need for Education, Empowerment in Advance of Rio+20 Meeting

TOKYO, June 7, Kyodo JBN/ — Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued a proposal on June 6 stressing that empowerment of individuals and communities is vital to achieving a sustainable global society. The proposal puts forward ideas related to the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development opening in Rio

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SGM Month of Sustainable Development – APRIL “Building a Culture of Peace for the Children of the World” Exhibition Official Opening on 14 April 2012 at Wisma Kebudayaan SGM

Every April, the world pays close attention to an important date, 22 April, which is designated as the “Earth Day”. It is a time to celebrate, learn about and protect the biodiversity of earth. There is a growing emphasis on “sustainable development” where the balancing of human needs with the protection of the natural and

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Seeds of Hope: Visions of sustainability, steps toward change

A joint initiative of SGI and the Earth Charter International The “Seeds of Hope” exhibition stresses our interconnectedness with the rest of the community of life and the need to broaden our sphere of compassion and concern. It encourages viewers to overcome feelings of powerlessness and highlights the fact that a single individual can initiate

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