2018 Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum was held at JICA Ichigaya Building on December 8, 2018. It was opened by former Under-Secretary-General and Special Representatives of the Secretary-General Mr. Yasushi Akashi and keynote speech was delivered by Ambassador Fumio Iwai, Secretary-General of the Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters of the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan. Please find the program with pictures of meetings and participants.

10:00　Opening Remarks (6F Seminar Room)
　　Yasushi AKASHI　　Former UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General, GPAJ Chief Advisor

10:20 Plenary Session (6F Seminar Room)
“Changing United Nations Peace Operations and the Role of Japan”
Keynote Speaker
Fumio IWAI Director-General, Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters, Cabinet Office

　Commentators
　　Yasushi AKASHI　Former UN Under-Secretary-General, GPAJ Chief Advisor
　　Yukihiro WADA　Director, United Nations Policy Division, MoFA
　　Kotaro KATSUKI　Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, MoFA
　　Tomonori YOSHIZAKI　Director, Policy Simulation, National Institute for Defense Studies
　　Yasuhiro UEKI　Professor, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University

　Moderator
　　Sukehiro HASEGAWA　President, GPAJ

11:50 Plenary Session (6F Seminar Room)
Report on “ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop on Preventive Diplomacy, Nanjing, China”

　Speakers
　　Takaaki MIZUNO, Professor, Kanda University of International Studies and Director of GPAJ
　　Naoko KUMAGAI, Associate Professor, International University of Japan and Director of GPAJ

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Breakout Session 1-1: SDGs and Peacebuilding Assistance (2F Seminar Room)

　Speakers
　　Miki SUGIMURA, Vice President for Academic Exchange, Sophia University
　　Eiji OYAMADA, Professor, Doshisha University (via Skype)
　　Kenta KOMATSU, Senior Advisor for Legal Cooperation, JICA

　Commentator
　　Tadanori INOMATA, Strategic Advisor of Nagasaki University’s Center for International Collaborative Research and Director of GPAJ

　Rapporteur
　　Sarii KURIHARA, Graduate School Student, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

　Moderator
　　Ken INOUE, Senior Advisor on Democratic Governance, JICA and Auditor of GPAJ

13:00 Breakout Session 1-2: Peace Operations in Africa and the Middle East and the Role of Japan (2F Meeting Room)

　Speakers
　　Fumio IWAI, Director-General, Secretariat of the Int’l Peace Cooperation HQ, Cabinet Office
　　Koji SAKANE, Senior Director, Office for Peacebuilding and Reconstruction, JICA

　Commentator
　　Hideaki SHINODA, Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
　　Hiromi FUJISHIGE, Associate Professor, Hosei University

　Rapporteur
　　Kayoko GOMI, GPAJ Member

　Moderator
　　Satoru KUROSAWA, Professor, Kyoritsu Women’s University and Director of GPAJ

14:30 Break

14:45 Breakout Session 2-1: Challenges of Peacebuilding Operations (2F Seminar Room)

　Speakers
　　Takaaki MIZUNO, Professor, Kanda University of International Studies and Director of GPAJ
　　Naoko KUMAGAI, Associate Professor, International University of Japan and Director of GPAJ
　　Miwa HIRONO, Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University

　Rapporteur
　　Takaaki MIZUNO and Masahisa SAKURADA, GPAJ Member

　Moderator
　　Katsumi ISHIZUKA, Professor, Kyoei University

14:45 Breakout Session 2-2: Peacebuilding and Human Mobility Challenges – Perspectives from Rohingya Refugee Crisis and European Experiences (English session) (2F Meeting Room)

　Speakers
　　Dirk Hebecker, Representative, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Japan
　　Yosihtaka HANADA, Former Ambassador of Japan to Timor-Leste and Vice President of GPAJ

　Commentators
　　Herman SALTON, Associate Professor, International Christian University and Deputy Secretary General of GPAJ
　　Ere HARU, Former Head of Human Resources Department, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

　Rapporteur
　　Fujiko AMANO, Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise

　Moderator
　　Mio SATO, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Japan and Vice President of GPAJ

16:15 Break

16:30 Plenary Session (6F Seminar Room)
　　　Presentation of each breakout session by respective rapporteurs

17:30 Conclusion and Closing Remarks (6F Seminar Room)
　　　Sukehiro HASEGAWA, President of GPAJ

17:45 Administrative Announcement (6F Seminar Room)
　　　Masakuni TANIMOTO, Secretary General of GPAJ

18:00 Reception (participation fee: JPY 2,000 each)