Anote Tong

President Anote Tong Profile of Presidenet Anote Tong, the first laureate of the Sunhak Peace Prize – Born on 11 June 1952, Fanning Island, Line Islands, Kiribati– Married to Meme Bernadette, 8 children ■ Reason for selection President Anote Tong improved global awareness of the severity of climate change and sought for action by the […]

Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta                                                                     President Anote Tong  WASHINGTON, June 8 (Yonhap) — The president of the Central Pacific island nation of

Inaugural Sunhak Peace Prize Awarded To Renowned Sustainable Development Advocates Winners are: President Anote Tong of Kiribati, champion of rising sea level awareness; Dr. M. Vijay Gupta, pioneer of aquaculture to feed rural poor WASHINGTON D.C., June 8, 2015 – Indian fisheries scientist Dr. M. Vijay Gupta and President Anote Tong of the South Pacific island nation

“The ‘OCEAN’ is essential to the future peace of humanity” The Sunhak Peace Prize for the peace of humanity has focused on the ocean as its 2015 thematic focus. In the 20th century, the causes threatening the peace of humanity were wars and conflicts between regions. However, in the 21st century, the complex problems that