On Dec. 13, 2020 former U.N. Under-Secretary-General Anwarul K. Chowdhury headlined the U.S. book launch of Creating the Culture of Peace: A Clarion Call for Individual and Collective Transformation, which he co-authored with Daisaku Ikeda. Ambassador Chowdhury championed…
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Posted on April 24th 2020
DASHING FORWARD WITH THE HEART OF A LION KING
As we continue our important work to support the Buddhist practice and development of our members while reaching new people who are seeking a philosophy of hope, financial resources serve an indispensable role.
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Posted on February 7th 2018
Dr. Ira Helfand, Co-President of IPPNW, On Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
Dr. Ira Helfand is the co-founder & past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). He currently serves as the Co– President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW-1985 Nobel Peace Prize laureate organization.) He also servers…
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Posted on June 3rd 2014
Creating a Culture of Peace
Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury During his tenure as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury undertook a pioneering initiative on the Culture of Peace and chaired the nine-month-long negotiations that resulted in…
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Posted on June 3rd 2014
Paths to Peace Through Compassion, Cooperation and Sustainable Development
Jeffrey D. Sachs Director of the The Earth Institute and Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development at Columbia University Jeffrey D. Sachs is widely considered to be the leading international economic advisor of his generation. For more than twenty…
