Kyoto Peacebuilding Center, Hasegawa Juku, 1st Study Session was held (17/11/2024)
On November 17, 2024, the 1st study session of Hasegawa Juku, Kyoto Pe…
1. Journal
Nobuyoshi YOKOE(13/11/2024)
Today、I met with Mr. Nobuyoshi YOKOE, a former Ministry of Economy, Tr…
Peace and security – the core mission of the United Nations (23/10/2024)
In her article contributed to the UN Association of Germany, Kerstin Leitner notes that the United Nations member states have agreed on a “Pact for the Future.” Still, the language on the UN Charter – and thus also on current threats to international peace – is not specific enough. Please click here for the full article. (23/10/2024)
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão of Timor-Leste received former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Sukehiro HASEGAWA at the Prime Minister`s office on 28 August 2024, as he was visiting Timor-Leste to participate in the 25th-anniversary events of “Popular Consultations” which led to the independence of Timor-Leste and its entry into the United Nations in 2002. (28/08/2024)
Luncheon in honor of TL Government Cabinet Co-ordination Minister Agio Pereira (28/08/2024)
Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa, former Special Representative of the Secr…
Following a courtesy call on President José Ramos-Horta, Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Sukehiro HASEGAWA, accompanied by Japanese Ambassador Tetsuya KIMURA, met the media on August 27, 2024. He told the reporters that Timor-Leste had emerged as a stable liberal democracy and could assist the United Nations and the international community. (27/8/2024)
Kaoru NEMOTO, Director of the United Nations Information Center(UNIC), detailed the preparations for the “Future Summit” to be held in September at UN Headquarters in New York. (23/5/2024)
I congratulate the Japanese Parliamentary Committee of the World Feder…
Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa gave a lecture at the Model United Nations Conference All-Japan Convention held in Tokyo.（27/12/2023）
Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa gave a lecture at the Model United Nations Conference All-Japan Convention held in Tokyo on December 27, 2023. More than 200 students from all over Japan heard the lecture on how to cultivate their kokorozasi, or will, to demonstrate leadership in order to promote peace and human dignity in the international community. Please click here for details.
Visiting the Showunji Temple with Hasegawa family relatives.(30/12/2023)
Happy New Year 2024. Just before the arrival of the New Year, Stefan Hiroshi、Corinne Mariko and her son, Cedric, visited the Showunji Temple in Hiroo with Hasegawa family relatives.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir: “Japan should develop its own unique diplomacy based on its own vision.” (NHK WORLD-JAPAN)(15/12/2023)
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mahathir, who visited Japan to attend the Japan-Asian Summit, gave an interview to NHK on December 15 and stated that while Southeast Asia has become a site of intense conflict between the United States and China, Japan has set itself apart from both countries.
Thank you to the student assistants at the seminar given by former UN Under-Secretary-General(10/11/2023)
Thank you for helping to hold a seminar with former United Nations Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari at the International House of Japan with the assistance of International Christian University and Waseda University students under Mr. TANIMOTO Masakuni`s supervision.
Online Message from President Jose Ramos-Horta of the Republic of Timor-Leste (06/11/2023)
President Jose Ramos-Horta of the Republic of Timor-Leste spoke online to more than 1000 participants of the SDGs Global Governance Summit 2023 Tokyo held on 6 November 2023 in Shibuya City, Tokyo. Please click here for the video message.
Professor Hasegawa Lectured on “The Role of the United Nations in East Timor” (24/10/2023)
At the invitation of Professor UEKI Yasuhiro of the Sophia University, following the introductory statement made by Ms. NEMOTO Kaoru, Director of the UN Information Office in Tokyo, Professor HASEGAWA spoke about the successful peacebuilding carried out by the national leaders with the assistance of the United Nations.
International Peace Day (21/09/2023)
The International Day of Peace was commemorated at the St. Ignatius Church of Mary Cathedral, Sophia University in Tokyo. (21/9/2023)
The scholars and practitioners debated the efficacy of the New Agenda for Peace. (19/8/2023)
The scholars and practitioners debated the efficacy of the New Agenda for Peace. Please click here for the audio recordings of their remarks.
The JCK Youth Forum was held in Beijing, China, from August 23 to 26, 2023.
After three years of recess, the JCK Youth Forum was held in Beijing, China, from August 23 to 26, 2023. Nineteen Japanese students joined Chinese and Korean students in a series of discussions on such global issues as the need for marine environmental protection, digital technology, population aging, the role of youth in global governance, and sustainable development.
Conversation with Professor Hasegawa(31/08/2023)
Rector Tschilizi Marwara of the United Nations held a conversation with
Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa about the state of peacebuilding
in the wake of Ukraine and Sudan.
Online Discussion “A Critical Review: The New Agenda for Peace” (19/08/2023)
There will be an online discussion on Saturday, 19 August 2023, from 21:00 Tokyo time. If you are interested in participating in this event, please register by sending an email to Dr. Arbenita Sopaj`s email address: arbenitasopaj@gmail.com. Please click here for the draft details.
Meeting with 10 former United Nations officials visiting Japan at a restaurant in Asakusa.(10/08/2023)
At the kind invitation of Ms. Noriko Nagayoshi, Executive Committee Member of AFICS-Japan, I had an opportunity to dine and chat with 10 former United Nations officials visiting Japan at a restaurant in Asakusa. They have visited countries around the world, and this year, the group came to Japan and traveled to various places such as Tohoku. While meeting them, I felt that they had a strong sense of Kizuna, or bonds with each other.