June 12, 2012
The Conference on Disarmament held thematic debate on assurances for non-nuclear-weapon states.(Media News)May. 11, 2012
SGI Representatives Attend Vienna PrepCom for 2015 NPT Review Conference.(SGI website)Apr. 25, 2012
In the lead up to the April 30-May11 convening of the preparatory meeting for the 2015 NPT review conference, an essay titled "Toward 2015--calling for a Nuclear Weapons Convention" by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda has been published in the English language daily, The Japan Times.(Media News)Mar. 23, 2012
An abstract of an essay by SGI President Daisaku Ikeda titled "For a Denuclearized Middle East," which highlights the role of dialogue in establishing peace in the face of rising tensions there, has been introduced on the Inter Press Service's website.(Media News)Mar. 7, 2012
On February 14-15, SGI representatives spoke at events hosted by the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) that marked the 45th anniversary of the Treaty of Tlatelolco. (SGI's Efforts)Feb. 16, 2012
Editorials on SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's 2012 peace proposal have been added to Media News. The proposal is titled "Human Security and Sustainability: Sharing Reverence for the Dignity of Life." For a synopsis of the proposal please click here.Feb. 9, 2012
See Key Articles for a monitoring report on the action plan adopted in 2010 by the NPT Review Conference, one of the most important conferences on the future of nuclear weapons. The report was released on January 20, 2012, by Reaching Critical Will and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.Feb. 8, 2012
Two videos have been added to Media News. In the first, nuclear weapons policy analyst, Ward Wilson, dismantles the myth of nuclear deterrence. The second, by ICAN, depicts the current status of the abolition movement. (Media News)Jan. 27, 2012
Newly added to SGI's Efforts is an article about a lecture given by atomic bomb survivor, Dr. Hideko Tamura Snider, in Oregon on November 19, 2011. The lecture was held in conjunction with the antinuclear weapons exhibition "Transforming the Human Spirit." (SGI's Efforts)Jan. 19, 2012
Newly added to Media News are two articles about an ICAN study released on January 16. The study shows that three-quarters of all nations support a treaty to outlaw nuclear weapons.(Media News)Jan. 13, 2012
Newly added to "Experts Say" is an article in which Frederick N. Mattis, author and advocate of the abolition of nuclear weapons, analyzes the security benefits of a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons. (Experts Say )