July 6.– Today is the Dalai Lama's 87th birthday. He is a man of peace who has amply demonstrated that he is NOT an enemy of the Chinese people but has shown that he is open to an honorable solution that allows the self-determination of the Tibetan people in close collaboration with the brotherly Chinese people.
That longing that is part of his constant claim for peace and understanding will always live until mutual respect prevails between both peoples and they both enjoy free determination. 
Every year, the Tibetan community in exile comes together to help celebrate the beloved leader of the Tibetan people —as well as that of Tibetan Buddhism— and the world’s foremost advocate for peace. In difficult times like these, it’s especially important that we spread his philosophy of compassion and help make his vision of unity a reality. Even in the face of hardship and strife, His Holiness has championed a philosophy of compassion for all living things. This is a guiding principle for the people of Tibet, but his message can give hope to anyone, anywhere, and at any time.
In the meantime, mass relocations continue and 17,000 Tibetans are being forced to leave homes by 
August following a long-standing strategy of Chineseization that dilutes the Tibetan identity in the former territories of independent Tibet. The new measures are part of a bigger policy launched in 2018 to relocate more than 130,000 people from 20 counties and 97 townships from the autonomous prefectures of Shigatse (Rikaze), Nagchu and Ngari (Ali) in the "Tibet Autonomous Region" between 2018 and 2025.[
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Sustainability and Social Justice" organized by the Council of Europe in co-operation with the International Association of Universities, International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility and Democracy, Organisation of American States opened in Dublin today on the premises of the Dublin City University. The Forum gathered over 120 participants from all continents.
