2018 Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum was held at JICA Ichigaya Building on December 8, 2018. It was opened by former Under-Secretary-General and Special Representatives of the Secretary-General Mr. Yasushi Akashi and keynote speech was delivered by Ambassador Fumio Iwai, Secretary-General of the Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters of the Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan. Please find the program with pictures of meetings and participants.
10:00 Opening Remarks (6F Seminar Room)
Yasushi AKASHI Former UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General, GPAJ Chief Advisor
10:20 Plenary Session (6F Seminar Room)
“Changing United Nations Peace Operations and the Role of Japan”
Keynote Speaker
Fumio IWAI Director-General, Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters, Cabinet Office
Commentators
Yasushi AKASHI Former UN Under-Secretary-General, GPAJ Chief Advisor
Yukihiro WADA Director, United Nations Policy Division, MoFA
Kotaro KATSUKI Director, Global Issues Cooperation Division, MoFA
Tomonori YOSHIZAKI Director, Policy Simulation, National Institute for Defense Studies
Yasuhiro UEKI Professor, Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University
Moderator
Sukehiro HASEGAWA President, GPAJ
11:50 Plenary Session (6F Seminar Room)
Report on “ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop on Preventive Diplomacy, Nanjing, China”
Speakers
Takaaki MIZUNO, Professor, Kanda University of International Studies and Director of GPAJ
Naoko KUMAGAI, Associate Professor, International University of Japan and Director of GPAJ
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Breakout Session 1-1: SDGs and Peacebuilding Assistance (2F Seminar Room)
Speakers
Miki SUGIMURA, Vice President for Academic Exchange, Sophia University
Eiji OYAMADA, Professor, Doshisha University (via Skype)
Kenta KOMATSU, Senior Advisor for Legal Cooperation, JICA
Commentator
Tadanori INOMATA, Strategic Advisor of Nagasaki University’s Center for International Collaborative Research and Director of GPAJ
Rapporteur
Sarii KURIHARA, Graduate School Student, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Moderator
Ken INOUE, Senior Advisor on Democratic Governance, JICA and Auditor of GPAJ
13:00 Breakout Session 1-2: Peace Operations in Africa and the Middle East and the Role of Japan (2F Meeting Room)
Speakers
Fumio IWAI, Director-General, Secretariat of the Int’l Peace Cooperation HQ, Cabinet Office
Koji SAKANE, Senior Director, Office for Peacebuilding and Reconstruction, JICA
Commentator
Hideaki SHINODA, Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Hiromi FUJISHIGE, Associate Professor, Hosei University
Rapporteur
Kayoko GOMI, GPAJ Member
Moderator
Satoru KUROSAWA, Professor, Kyoritsu Women’s University and Director of GPAJ
14:30 Break
14:45 Breakout Session 2-1: Challenges of Peacebuilding Operations (2F Seminar Room)
Speakers
Takaaki MIZUNO, Professor, Kanda University of International Studies and Director of GPAJ
Naoko KUMAGAI, Associate Professor, International University of Japan and Director of GPAJ
Miwa HIRONO, Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University
Rapporteur
Takaaki MIZUNO and Masahisa SAKURADA, GPAJ Member
Moderator
Katsumi ISHIZUKA, Professor, Kyoei University
14:45 Breakout Session 2-2: Peacebuilding and Human Mobility Challenges – Perspectives from Rohingya Refugee Crisis and European Experiences (English session) (2F Meeting Room)
Speakers
Dirk Hebecker, Representative, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Japan
Yosihtaka HANADA, Former Ambassador of Japan to Timor-Leste and Vice President of GPAJ
Commentators
Herman SALTON, Associate Professor, International Christian University and Deputy Secretary General of GPAJ
Ere HARU, Former Head of Human Resources Department, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Rapporteur
Fujiko AMANO, Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise
Moderator
Mio SATO, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Japan and Vice President of GPAJ
16:15 Break
16:30 Plenary Session (6F Seminar Room)
Presentation of each breakout session by respective rapporteurs
17:30 Conclusion and Closing Remarks (6F Seminar Room)
Sukehiro HASEGAWA, President of GPAJ
17:45 Administrative Announcement (6F Seminar Room)
Masakuni TANIMOTO, Secretary General of GPAJ
18:00 Reception (participation fee: JPY 2,000 each)
