News 2013
Leaders of People Affected by Leprosy Request Pope Francis to Speak Out against Discrimination
The leaders of organizations of people affected by leprosy from nine countries and Yohei Sasakawa, W
High-level Meeting of the 68th Session of the General Assembly: Disability and Development
The United Nations General Assembly held the High-level Meeting on Disability and Development on Se
The Nippon Foundation Commits $20 Million to Health Ministers’ Effort to Achieve a Leprosy-Free World
The International Leprosy Summit, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Nippon Fo
“Careerism is a leprosy”: Pope’s comment dismays WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa
WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa has written to Pope Francis over the
65 Tons of Rice Provided as Emergency Relief to Meiktila in Central Myanmar Where Muslims and Buddhists Have Clashed
As a result of clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Meiktila, approximately 13,000 people have b
Clarification on Media Reports About the Nippon Foundation’s Humanitarian Aid to Myanmar
Recently, there have been media reports stating that, A. the Nippon Foundation has provided US$300
Yohei Sasakawa Named Japan’s Special Envoy for National Reconciliation in Myanmar
Yohei Sasakawa, the chairman of the Nippon Foundation, has been appointed Japan’s special represent
Lawyers Fight to End Discrimination
The Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Yohei Sasakawa, has called for the abolition of laws that dis
