Editing Sukyo Mahikari (section)

==Reception==
Sukyo Mahikari members have been involved in charity and social services around the world, such as in Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal (planting of trees and revival of  national parks), in Angola (activities for children, elderly people, and beautify urban areas) and in both New York and Hawaii (for environmental cleanup activities).<ref name="Sukyo Mahikari, Partnerships">{{cite web
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In 2000, Sukyo Mahikari co-sponsored the UN Millennium Summit of World Religious Leaders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iuscanada.com/journal/archives/2001/j0301p41.pdf|title=Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders at United Nations: Account With Bias|access-date=2020-01-27}}</ref>

In August 2004, Los Angeles mayor James Hahn presented Sukyo Mahikari of North America with a proclamation commending the organization for its efforts in helping to create a peaceful and harmonious society;<ref>{{cite web |title= Resolution by Councilmember 15th District, President of the Council, Mayor of Los Angeles, California |url=http://www.sukyomahikari.org/images/lamahikari.jpg |publisher =City of Los Angeles, California |year=2004 |access-date=26 August 2012}}</ref> and in September 2009, Mayor Mufi Hannemann of Honolulu presented Sukyo Mahikari with a certificate declaring September 27 as Sukyo Mahikari Day in Honolulu in recognition of beach and park cleanup activities that the organization has conducted there over the past ten years.<ref>{{cite web |title= Proclamation by the Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii |url=http://www.sukyomahikari.org/images/hawaii_proclamation.jpg |publisher =City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii |year=2009 |access-date=26 August 2012}}</ref>

On May 6, 2010, the New York Center of Sukyo Mahikari was presented with a High Performance Building Plaque from The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) in pursuing a LEED ([[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]]) Silver rating from the U.S. Green Buildings Council. The plaque was given in recognition of energy-efficient measures incorporated into the new center that will help cut its energy costs by $8,400 per year and reduce its carbon footprint in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Press_Releases/2010/PressReleas20100506.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121214065333/http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/Press_Releases/2010/PressReleas20100506.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-14|title=NYSERDA Press Releases|publisher=NYSERDA|access-date=2010-07-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/prnewswire/2010/04/29/prnewswire201004291100PR_NEWS_USPR_____LA95866.html |title=FORBES Press Release |magazine=Forbes |access-date=2010-07-21 }}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 2014, an award for excellence in reforestation activities was presented to Sukyo Mahikari by the President of Côte d'Ivoire.  The award was in recognition of the reforestation activities of the Sukyo Mahikari youth members of Africa. At the presentation ceremony in Takayama, the award was presented on behalf of the president by Côte d'Ivoire's Minister for Environment, Water and Forests, Mr. Mathieu Babaud Darret.

Since 2016, Sukyo Mahikari was granted special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/displayConsultativeStatusSearch.do?method=search&sessionCheck=false|title=United Nations Civil Society Participation – Consultative status|website=esango.un.org|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref>

[[Catherine Cornille]] writes in a research paper that the attrition rate is high. She also states "The emphasis on miracles and magic in Mahikari, on the other hand, accounts for the large turnover of members..."<ref>{{harvnb|Cornille|1991|p=283}}</ref>