Dharamshala, India —“ Spiritual practitioners need to be able to identify with practitioners who belong to other traditions, recognize what they have in common - ethics, avoid harm, and cultivate a warm heart and compassion. Along with patience and forgiveness, these are universal values,” said His Holiness the Dalai Lama on December 17, 2021.

Washington, D.C, US — “Four of the last five Presidents have hosted the Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate in the White House. President Biden can demonstrate the importance of His Holiness’ message on the moral necessity of addressing climate change by inviting His Holiness to meet in the Oval Office to discuss their shared interests in the environment and the peaceful resolution of conflict,” said a bipartisan group of 27 U.S. House lawmakers in a letter to President Biden.

Lausanne, Switzerland — As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gathered at its headquarters for the annual Olympic Summit, a dozen members of Tibetan Youth Association of Europe (TYAE) and Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) staged a peaceful sit-in and drop a banner at the Olympic building. They called for a global boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics because China is committing crimes against Tibetans, Uighurs, Hong Kongers and Southern Mongolians.

Dharamshala, India — “We can develop a peaceful world with the concept of oneness of seven billion human beings. The peaceful world does not come from the Sky, but each individual of seven billion human beings, needs to build a peaceful world through warm-heartedness and recognise the seven billion human beings as our brothers and sisters," said His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Dharamshala, India — His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, congratulated Olaf Scholz on his swearing-in as the new Chancellor of Germany. He also wished the new Chancellor every success in meeting the challenges that lie ahead in fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the people of Germany.

Dharamshala, India — Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPiE), Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, expressed his heartiest congratulations to Olaf Scholz on his swearing-in as the new Chancellor of Germany on December 8, 2021.