2023 World Leader in AIWS Award Recipient Continues Her Legacy of Vision and Leadership Tokyo, October 5, 2025 — Sanae Takaichi, recipient of the 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award from the Boston Global Forum (BGF), has made history by becoming the first female Prime...
A new study published in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (Nature) explores the meaning of Bhāvanā within Integrated Amrita Meditation®-35 (IAM®-35), a practice developed by Satguru Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), 2023 World Leader for Peace and...
Sanae Takaichi, recipient of the 2023 World Leader in AIWS Award, has formally announced her candidacy for the leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). In declaring her bid, Takaichi emphasized the need for politics that can transform “anxieties...
2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award Recipient On September 10, 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, recipient of the 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, delivered her final State of the Union Address before the European...
World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2024 President of France Macron to be Honored as World Leaders for Peace and Security 2024World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2023 Esteemed Spiritual Leader Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) to be Honored as World...
Two recipients of the World Leader for Peace and Security Award, President Emmanuel Macron (2024) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (2020), are playing visible leadership roles amid ongoing debates about the future of Ukraine and Europe’s...
World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2015 Summary Prime Minister of Japan and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel were honored as World Leaders for Peace and Security 2015. Award announcementChancellor Angela Merkel, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are named in...
World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2016 Summary UN SECRETARY GENERAL BAN KI-MOON HONORED AS WORLD LEADER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY 2016 When we put education first, we can reduce poverty and hunger, end wasted potential – and look forward to stronger and...