UN Secretary-General António Guterres expresses his concern about the decisions that are undermining the integrity of the international refugee protection regime around the world.
GPA members debate the fate of the United Nations in the Trump Era (28/01/2017)
At its first meeting in 2017, the Global Peacebuilding Association members presented their views on the existential threat posed by the Trump Presidency to the United Nations and the UN peace operation in South Sudan.
Hasegawa: National Ownership and Integration Key for Successful Peacebuilding (19/01/2017)
President of the Global Peacebuilding Association, Sukehiro Hasegawa, explained the importance attached by the United Nations Security Council to long-term institution-building, national ownership and accountability as critical to peacebuilding in Africa.
Former SRSG Hasegawa advocates more integration and insists on clearer delineation of the outcome of assistance. (13/01/2017)
In an interview conducted by UNIC Tokyo Director Kaoru Nemoto on 13 January, Hasegawa shared lessons he had learned from his engagement in UN peace operations and development assistance.
How to fix failed states (07/01/2016)
The Economist calls on Donald Trump not to abandon Afghanistan.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ appeal for peace (01/01/2017)
Antonio Guterres calls on all to join him in committing to peace, today and every day and strive for as a human family – dignity and hope, progress and prosperity.
Obama and Abe have shown the primacy of truth rather than justice in achieving reconciliation and peace (28/12/2016)
Hasegawa: “Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama have achieved reconciliation by demonstrating their magnanimity and finding more value in recognizing truth than pursing justice. Hopefully the leaders of Japan and its neighboring countries will succeed in making similar achievements.”
A paradigm shift called for in Japan’s role in UN peace operations (22/11/2016)
At a meeting with members of the Diet of Japan, former UN Special Representative Sukehiro Hasegawa suggested a shift in emphasis in the activities of Japan Self-Defense Forces from operational to capacity building training in UN peace operations. Please click here for a summary of Professor Hasegawa`s presentation in Japanese.
Ambassador Yoshikawa asserts Japan’s status not declining at the United Nations (12/11/2016)
Former Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa identified three challenges for Japan at the UN: peacekeeping operations, Security Council reform and North Korean nuclear development.
Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada asserts the situation in Juba calm and allows Japanese defense forces to remain there without violating the five-pint principle (25/10/2016)
The Japanese government decided on October 25 to extend the Ground Self-Defense Force’s participation in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by five months from November 2016 to March 2017. Please click here for a full story.