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.
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.
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)
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
Japanese scholars, Shoji, Fujishige and Miura as well as Bemnet Debebe examined various aspects of peace operations and global governance.
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)
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.
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.