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.

　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.

　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.

　At Y7 Summit at Waseda University, youth delegates from G7 countries discussed, inter alia, how international security could be maintained.

　Experts from Japan, China, Mongolia and Republic of Korea met and shared Lessons Learned from UNMISS operations and explored ways ahead.

　In their presentations, Yamagishi of JICA and Kiraku of NHK explained what had happened with Serbs and Muslims of Srebrenica in their efforts to overcome their animosity and achieve reconciliation.

　Kerry: “It is a stark, harsh, compelling reminder not only of our obligation to end the threat of nuclear weapons, but to rededicate all our efforts to avoid war itself.”

　In his speech at the University of Oxford, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Former President Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste points out some leaders are not free from the legacy of colonialism, the World War II and money politics.

　In the 2 April 2016 issue of Asahi Shimbun, Professor Hasegawa suggested that a paradigm shift for Japan to adopt a new way to solve a new problem. Please click here for full text in English.

　President of UN General Assembly Mogens LYKETOFT asks for Asian perspectives from China, Cambodia, India, Japan and the Republic of Korea. Please click here for the program and participants of the regional consultation meeting.

　In his lecture at Yale University and in an interview with the International Peace Institute, Professor Daisaku Higashi elaborated on his views on peacebuilding. For his IPI interview article, please access here.

　Mr. Anthony Duncker, Deputy Director of the Field Personnel Division of the United Nations explains how recruitment of qualified personnel is carried out for UN peacekeeping and special political missions.

　At an international workshop held in Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Ambassador William Swing, IOM Director-General advised the Japanese workplace needs to attract more diverse and competent labor in order to compete effectively in global market. Please click here for his full speech.

　Professor Hasegawa called upon Japan to continue pursuing “a honored place” in the international community pledged at the time of Japan`s entry to the United Nations in 1956. Please click here for TV program recording.

　Miyabi Murata, Director-General, organized policy presentations at the UN University on the issues of and the policies for Nigeria for UN conferences to be held in New York in March.

　Director-General William Swing of the International Organization for Migration calls for more humanitarian compassion in responding to the crisis situation.

　Professor Shimotomai of Hosei University suggests the inclusion of Putin in the Ise Shima G7 Summit for him and other summit participants to find solutions to the Ukraine and Syria crises.

　JICA Vice President Hiroshi Kato asserted that Japan maintained its “consistent” characteristics of its bilateral aid, with its emphasis on socioeconomic infrastructure and human resource developments aimed at poverty reduction, despite of repeated changes in the ODA Charter in 1992, 2003 and 2015.

　At a panel discussion held in Oslo on transitional justice experience of Timor-Leste, former SRSG Hasegawa acknowledged successful peacebuilding of Timor-Leste and then pointed out the need for national leaders and people to change yet again their mind-set and mentality for nation building as its requirement differs from peacebuilding.

　Former Minister and Prosecutor General of Timor-Leste Ana Pessoa Pinto asserted criminal prosecution should not be the sole focus of transitional justice. Justice has to promote, not disrupt unity. Please click here for her full statement and panel discussants’ views.