The Rector of the UN University, David Malone, addressed the issues surrounding the United Nations and East Asia before the former practitioners and scholars from Japan, China and South Korea who gathered in Kyoto on December 12 for their annual seminar on the UN system.
The participants included Professor Keiko Oizumi, President of Japan Association for United Nations Studies (JAUNS), former Mr. Yasushi Akashi, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ambassador Chen Jian, former USG for the UN General Assembly and Ambassador Young-Jinn Choi, former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI).
