Sumihiro KUYAMA (久山 純弘)
・Director, Japan Association for UN Studies
・Director, UN Association of Japan, as well as Japan Habitat Association
・Panelist of Session 4 “Prerequisite for Building Sustainable Peace”, at the 1st Peacebuilding Forum (“Roles of International Community and Japan”) (2017.12.2)
・Economic Planning Agency, Government of Japan (1968-70)
・UNDP, New York (1970-75)
・Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN, New York (1975-84), serving concurrently as ;
i) ACABQ member (1979-83)
ii) Chairman of the Fifth Committee, UN General Assembly (1983)
・UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Administrator of UN Habitat (1984-93)
・JIU member (including its Chairman) as elected by UN General Assembly (1995-2004)
・Visiting Professor of the UN University (2006-2010)
・Received Official Conferment of Japanese Decorations (Spring, 2015), in addition to
Official Commendation of Foreign Minister for contributions to the UN (2005)
・Sophia University (International Division) (MA) ・University of Tokyo (BA)
・Envisioning Reform – Enhancing UN Accountability in the 21st century (UNU Press, 2009)
・Official JIU reports prepared as the main author, or as a co-author, including ;
i) Strengthening UN system capacity for conflict prevention (REP/95/13)
ii) Coordination of policy/programming framework for effective development coop (96/3)
iii) Training institutions in the UN system (REP/97/6)
iv) Enhanced oversight in the UN system (REP/98/2)
v) Review of the UNU (REP/98/3)
vi) Information management in the UN system (REP/2002/9)
vii) Management for results in the UN system (REP/2004/5 and 6)
