The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the thirtieth Niwano Peace Prize to The Right Reverend Dr. Gunnar Stålsett, Bishop Emeritus of Oslo in the Church of Norway.
The Niwano Peace Prize recognizes Bishop Stålsett’s extraordinary and persistent work for peace. His life and career are truly examples of what is needed and what can be done to bring about lasting and just peace, and what religious ideas, ideals, and inter-religious institutions can contribute. The Niwano Peace Prize honors Bishop Stålsett’s service to humankind in its search for wisdom and paths to peace.
The presentation ceremony will take place in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, May 16th, at 10:30 a.m. In addition to an award certificate, Bishop Gunnar Stålsett will receive a medal and twenty million yen.