At the Cairo meeting in preparation for TICAD Conference in Nairobi, Professor Hasegawa noted the significance of Japan’s triangular support of African Rapid Deployment of Engineering Capabilities (ARDEC) and UN Regional Signals Academy. (Photo: OhMyGodFacts.com)
Egyptian minister notes the linkage between the regional and the global dimension in the maintenance of international peace and security (13/07/2016)
Egyptian Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for United Nations Affairs Amr Aljowaily emphasized the need for partnerships and capacity building initiatives for the North African Regional Brigade (NARC), one of the five regional capabilities of the African Standby Force (ASF).
Obama Revises Again His Afghan Exit Strategy (06/07/2016)
In NHK World News, Professor Daisaku Higashi presented his analysis on Obama’ decision to keep more American troops in Afghanistan after he leaves the office, lest Afghanistan will be taken over by the Taliban. You can see the interview by Professor Higashi in the link below:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/newsroomtokyo/aired/20160707.html
Importance of Local Ownership in Peacebuilding Emphasized at CCCPA Conference in Cairo (13/07/2016)
Lieutenant Colonel Norihisa Urakami of US Army War College advocates providing advanced technology and intelligence support to counter trans-national crimes, extremism and human-trafficking and other immediate threats to peace and security in Africa.
African Specialist Explains the Implications for Training and Capacity Building for UN Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding in Africa (13/07/2016)
Main themes of Three 2015 Peace Reports, HIPPO, AGE and Global Study Report on 1325, were presented by John Ahere of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) at TICAD preparatory meeting in Cairo.
Arko-Dadzie calls upon the UN peacekeepers to be quick to deploy, mobile in nature and responsive to threats and undertake complex operations where extremists groups operate as was the case in Mali in 2013 (13/07/2016)
In a TICAD preparatory meeting organized by CCCPA in Cairo on 13-14 July, DPKO Senior Military Training Officer, George Arko-Dadzie, explained the need for new strategic partnership, training support services and developments in thematic training to respond to complex political contexts and operating environments. Please click here for the full text of his presentation.
Critical Factors for Sustainable Peace and Development discussed by ACUNS Panel (18/06/2016)
Japanese scholars, Shoji, Fujishige and Miura as well as Bemnet Debebe examined various aspects of peace operations and global governance.
Shiga presents India’s assistance for the promotion of democratic governance in other developing countries (02/07/2016)
According to Hiroaki Shiga of JICA Research Institute, the inclusive and pluralistic democracy of India provides the role model for other developing countries and the India’s constitution has been studied by Singapore, Malaysia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Nepal, Bhutan and other developing countries (Reported byTakashi Kamishiro). Please click here for a full story.
China’s Efforts in Achieving MDGs (18/06/2016)
At the ACUNS Annual Conference held in New York, Huang He, Deputy D-G of UN Association of China, explained how China had achieved seven out of eight MDGs. Click here for his full explanation.
In Memoriam: Atsuhito and Takehito Nakata (19/06/2016)
Mr. Takehito Nakata, who followed his son, Atsuhito Nakata and kept the torch of world peace, died on 23 May 2016.
Gambari advocates “Just Security” for Achieving Global Peace and Security (17/06/2016)
Former Foreign Minister and Permanent Representative of Nigeria and Under-Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari delivered his John Holmes Memorial Lecture at ACUNS Annual Meeting in New York. Please click here for an extended version of his speech.
Hasegawa encourages Hosei students to gain understanding and interest in the international affairs (06/06/2016)
Hosei University students learnt the roles of the UN and Japan in achieving international peace, development, human rights, humanitarian assistance, nuclear disarmament and natural environment. Click here for a report of the lecture by Takashi Kamishiro.
Einstein: “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” (02/06/2016)
Hasegawa: “We cannot achieve our goal of integrating Japan with the World unless we are ready to integrate ourselves with the peoples of the World Community.” Please click here for details. (Photo: quotesvil.com)
EU Council President Donald Tusk and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker call for global solidarity (26/05/2016)
Just before the Ise-Shima G7 Summit started in Japan, EU Council and Commission Presidents stressed migrants and refugees are a global crisis requiring global solidarity and assistance. (Photo: EC Audiovisual Services)
PM Shinzo Abe announces Japan will accept 150 Syrian students in five years (20/05/2016)
Hasegawa: Japan is making a first positive step, although the number is minuscule compared with 12,000 students and trainees proposed in three years.
Paul Krugman: Fiscal expansion only a way left to revive Japanese economy in spite of adverse debt impact (22/03/2016)
PM Shinzo Abe takes Paul Krugman’s suggestion and is proposing fiscal demand stimulus at Ise-Shima G7 Summit. Click here for detail of the analysis meeting held by Krugman and Shinzo Abe.
UN Chronicle: Post-Conflict Leadership – Key to Sustainable Peace and Development (April 2016)
In April 2016 issue of the UN Chronicle Magazine, former SRSG Hasegawa asserts, the critical task for national leaders is to secure political stability and national unity by influencing the thought and behavior of opponents.
UNDP Asia Chief thanks Japan for supporting the pillars of UN mission: peace, development and human rights (21-22/04/2016)
Haoliang Xu, UNDP Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Pacific spoke about Japan’s leadership in the global campaign again poverty, inequality, conflict and natural disasters at Kwansei Gakuin University and Yokohama National University.
Hasegawa calls for moving out of the Hobbesian world and establishing the new world order anchored in global governance (01/05/2016)
At Y7 Summit at Waseda University, youth delegates from G7 countries discussed, inter alia, how international security could be maintained.