Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan

The Security Council decides to recommend Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations (06/10/2016)

　Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, President of the 15-member Security Council for October, said the Security Council would recommend to the General Assembly as new Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Mr. Guterres was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015 and earlier Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. (Photo: NHK)

2016-10-06

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Consultation meeting held on UN Police Reform by Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces, DCAF and Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (23/09/2016)

　Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa, President of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ) and Rd. Kihara-Hunt Ai, Fellow at the University of Essex and member of GPAJ held consultation meetings with Director Ambassador Thoma Guerber of the Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) in Geneva on 23 September 2016. They first held a two hour consultation meetings on UN Police reform and Japan`s policy change in its support of the UN peace operations.

2016-10-04

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Compulsory Conciliation Commission in the Hague decides to continue the conciliation process concerning the maritime boundary issue between Timor-Leste and Australia (26/09/2016)

　Compulsory Conciliation Commission (CCC) in the Hague decides to continue the conciliation process concerning the maritime boundary issue between Timor-Leste and Australia. Please click here for the PCA press release and other details.

2016-09-26

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António Guterres receives the largest number of votes of encouragement from Security Council members in latest straw poll

　Former UN High Commissioner for Refugees and Prime Minister of Portugal is most favored to succeed Ban Kim-moon as the next Secretary-General of the United Nations. For a detailed written and oral report of the selection process, please also access here.

2016-09-20

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Hasegawa delivers a lecture on the implications of changes taking place in the international structure (27/08/2016)

　At JCK Youth Forum, Professor Hasegawa referred to Kissinger and TV Paul’s views on changing of the world order and the need to accommodate rising powers peacefully. (Photo: gospaces.com.mx)

2016-09-05

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Ms. Shoko Noda shares her experiences and views on leadership as a UN Resident Coordinator in the Maldives (12/08/2016)

　For a detailed explanation of the Resident Coordinator’s roles and functions, please click here.

2016-08-24

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African peace training chiefs meet in Cairo “On the Road to Nairobi for Partnerships in Training & Capacity Building in Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding” (13-14/07/2016)

　In preparation for the first TICAD conference to be held in Africa in August, Directors of African peace training centers met and recommended a joint needs assessment with Japan and UN and called for more national ownership.

2016-08-14

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ACUNS Workshop 4 debates “Peacekeeping, Stabilization, and the Rule of Law: Practices and Lessons Learned” (17/06/2016)

　Ai Kihara-Hunt of University of Essex presented her paper “Needed or Bargained: The Rise of United Nations Formed Police Units” and questioned the necessity of rapid increase in engagement of Formed Police Units in UN peace operations.

2016-08-13

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UN Official explains a Triangular Partnership Project aimed at enhancing the Rapid Deployment of Engineering Capabilities of African Countries (13/07/2016)

　According to Harinder Sood of DPKO, Japan has responded positively HIPPO and C34 suggestions to strengthen African capacities to deploy peacekeeping forces rapidly.

2016-08-06

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Hasegawa quotes Mandela and Sun Tzu in explaining peacebuilding leadership (14/07/2016)

　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)

2016-07-30

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