Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan

Suggestion for UN Reform and Strengthening

2023-05-172023-05-22Leave a comment

On May 17, 2023, ETO Seishiro, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party’s United Nations Reform Examination Committee, requested Prime Minister KISHIDA, Chairman of the G7 summit of developed countries, to recommend UN reform. Members of the committee accompanied him. Prime Minister KISHIDA said he would work with President Biden to strengthen the functions of the United Nations, especially the reform of the Security Council and the expansion of its members. Please click here for the full text of the recommendations.

From left to right: ISHIBA Shigeru, SHIMOMURA Hakubun, YAMATANI Eriko, NAKASONE Hirofumi, ENDO Toshiaki, ETO Seishiro(Chair), KISHIDA Fumio(Prime Minister)、INOGUCHI Noriko(Secretary-General), FUNADA Hajime, YAMAGUCHI Tsuyoshi、KAMIKAWA Yoko,　HORII Iwao, NAKATANI Gen.

Chair of the Global Governance Forum visited the National Diet of Japan. (16/05/2023)

2023-05-162023-05-24Leave a comment

Chair of the Global Governance Forum based in Geneva and Madrid visited the National Diet of Japan on 16 May 2023 and met with Mr. ETO Seishiro and other members of the Parliamentary Committee of the National Diet of Japan for World Federalism. Please click here for a summary report of the discussion.

Global Governance: Emerging Role of global institutions and Japan in the 21st Century (16/05/2023)

2023-05-162023-07-07Leave a comment

At the United Nations University in Tokyo, Dr. Augusto Lopez-Claros, Executive Director and Chair of the Global Governance Forum based in Madrid and Geneva met with form or ambassadors and scholars and discussed the emerging role of global institutions in the 21st century. Following Dr. Lopez-Claros` presentation on the major global crises and challenges, the participants first, discussed the concentration of material wealth and financial instability, which resulted in growing income inequality and poverty. Second, they examined the implication of rapid expansion of economic and manufacturing activities that are causing negative impacts on the ecosystem of the Earth and climate change. Thirdly, they identified intra-state and regional inter-state conflicts and wars, particularly the war in Ukraine that is polarizing the international community. To address these global challenges, the participants reviewed the need for reforming the United Nations system, particularly the Security Council. Please click here for the summary record of discussions that took place in this symposium.

Aspiration for UN Security Council Reform: Japan Must Make a Paradigm Shift and Play a Historical Role (05/05/2023)

2023-05-052023-05-15Leave a comment

Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa, Executive Director for the Academic Exchange of the United Nations Association of Japan, Distinguished Professor of the Kyoto University of the Arts, and Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (Timor-Leste) made a presentation of his views to senior members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on March 28, 2023. Please click here for more information.

Messrs. AKASHI, KITAOKA, and YOSHIKAWA lectured on the need for reforming the Security Council of the United Nations in the House of Councilors. (12/04/2023)

2023-04-122023-04-19Leave a comment

On April 12, 2023,　in response to the request of Chairperson INOGUCHI Kuniko of the Foreign Policy and Security Research Committee meeting of the House of Councilors, Messrs. AKASHI Akashi, KITAOKA Shinichi, and YOSHIKAWA Motohide provided their views on the need for reforming the Security Council of the United Nations. Please click here for a full video recording of the meeting.

Mr. AKASHI Yasushi and Professor Hasegawa had lunch with New UNU Rector MARWALA in Tokyo. (24/03/2023)

2023-03-242023-03-26Leave a comment

Mr. AKASHI Yasushi, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, hosted a lunch meeting with Professor Tshilidzi MARWALA, new Rector of the UN University, on March 24, 2023, in Tokyo. Also participating in the meeting was Professor HASEGAWA Sukehiro. They discussed how the UN University was established in 1972 and evolved over the last 50 years. Rector MARWALA informed his intention to raise the profile of the UN University in Japan as well as the world, particularly in Africa.

Mr. Motoo NOGUCHI spoke about the implications of the implications of the arrest warrant for Putin. (21/03/2023)

2023-03-21Leave a comment

Mr. Motoo NOGUCHI, a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ), a Former Japanese Ambassador for International Judicial Cooperation, and a member of the Panel of Experts for the Election of Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), spoke about the implications of the arrest warrant for Russian President Putin issued by ICC at the BS Fuji Prime News on 20 March 2023. The main points are shown here.

Arbenita Sopaj: “Hiroshima G7 summit: A pivotal moment for Japan’s diplomacy” (20/03/2023)

2023-03-202023-03-22Leave a comment

Arbenita Sopaj, a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Peacebuilding Association, and External Relations Officer of the ACUNS Tokyo Liaison Office, highlights the pivotal role Japan can play at the Hiroshima G7 Summit. Please click here for her article in Japan Today on March 18, 2023.

GPAJ Seminar “Lessons Learnt from the Completion of Cambodia Khmer Rouge Trials” by Mr. Motoo NOGUCHI (10/02/2023)

2023-02-102023-03-25Leave a comment

Mr. Noguchi underlined the significance of the fact that Khmer Rouge crimes committed more than 40 years ago was finally punished, and justice was brought about, even partially. Of course, because there is no statute of limitations on war crimes or crimes against humanity, that should have a huge impact on the ongoing situation in Ukraine where countless war crimes are committed. It has become clear by the operation of this Cambodian tribunal that it is very difficult to escape the long reach of justice even after several decades. These are unfortunately useful lessons learned in this particular context of the ongoing war in Ukraine.

UN University Rector David Malone met with Yasushi AKASHI and Sukehiro HASEGAWA. (08/02/2023)

2023-02-082023-02-12Leave a comment

UN University Rector David MALONE held a talk with GPAJ Special Advisor Yasushi AKASHI and President Sukehiro HASEGAWA at the International House of Japan in Tokyo before his retirement on 28 February, and his successor, Professor Tshilidzi MARWALA, commences his work on 1 March 2023.

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