On Jan. 26, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) issued his 39th annual peace proposal titled “Value Creation in a Time of Crisis.”

The following report was adapted from sokaglobal.org. In his 39th annual peace proposal, SGI President Ikeda calls for increased global cooperation on the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the elimination of nuclear weapons.

Tokyo, Jan 26, 2019: Today, 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.” The proposal’s…

Tokyo, Jan 26, 2018: Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), issued his annual peace proposal titled “Toward an Era of Human Rights: Building a People’s Movement.” Ikeda welcomes the July 2017 adoption of the Treaty on…

TOKYO, Jan. 26—Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association, issued his 35th annual peace proposal titled “The Global Solidarity of Youth: Ushering in a New Era of Hope” on Jan. 26. While acknowledging numerous…