GPAJ Special Advisor AKASHI Yasushi Opened the Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2024 on 2 November 2024.(6/11/2024)
In his opening remarks, Mr. Yasushi Akashi highlighted the significanc…
2. Events
Announcement of the Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2024“Restoration and Maintenance of International Peace and Order” (19/10/2024)
Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan will be holding the Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2024 “Restoration and Maintenance of International Peace and Order”.
For more information, please click here.(19/10/2024)
Seminar Announcement Online Seminar on Sudan will be held on September 26 (Thursday). （10/09/2024)
If you wish to attend, please register by September 23 through the following site: https://forms.gle/FbsQuQCgAKxLzyqj9
Seminar details:
[Title] “Sudan: Current Situation and Approaches by Development Partners”
[Date and Time] September 26 (Thurs), 2024, 20:00-21:30 (Japan Standard Time (JST)
[Speakers]
Mr. Yoichiro Ishihara, Country Manager for Sudan, World Bank
Mr. Eiji Kubo, Chief Representative of Sudan Office, JICA
[Language] English
[Seminar Style] Open Seminar (Non GPAJ members can participate in the seminar)(10/09/2024)
Mr. Mari Alkatiri, the Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin), and Francisco ‘Lu’Olo’ Guterres, President of Fretilin met with former SRSG Sukehiro Hasegawa at the 25th Anniversary of Popular Consultation ceremony on August 30, 2024. (30/8/2024)
UNDP Resident Representative Katyna Argueta received former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his delegation members, JICA Expert Sakane, Professor Takizawa, UPI Officer Kameoka, and GPAJ Officer Ikegami, and explained the UNDP development assistance activities in Timor-Leste. (27/8/2024)
GPAJ Refugee Crisis Workshop （20/06/2024)
The current situation and challenges of displaced people in Myanmar was presented to understand such a global humanitarian crisis with the first-hand experience faced by the local humanitarian experts mainly in the northern region of Myanmar. After a presentation regarding the ongoing support for each sector such as humanitarian needs including food, shelter and education as well as support for civil society, participants discussed future support needs and the type of support required from the international community including Japan.
Ms. Akiko Noda, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Director of the Crisis Bureau of the United Nations Development Programme, shared her views with the Japanese Parliamentary Committee of the World Federation.(5/4/2024)
Ms. Akiko Noda explained that UNDP has always been engaged in field-based projects before, during, and after conflicts, as well as before and after natural disasters, listening to and consulting with people, governments, and civil society on their concerns, and working together to create solutions for further development. For more information click here (5/4/2024)
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Donika Gërvalla Schwarz of Kosovo visited Japan and had a meeting (3/4/2024))
On 3 April 2024, the Kyoto Peacebuilding Center (KPC), the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ), and ACUNS Tokyo Liaison Office (ACUNS-Tokyo) organized a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Donika Gërvalla Schwarz of Kosovo, who was visiting Tokyo, to explain the situation in Kosovo. She recognized the importance of making reconciliation efforts but saw continued security threats from Serbia. Ambassador Ilidio Ximenes da Costa from Timor-Leste explained how the Timorese national leaders saw a similar situation differently and achieved reconciliation and friendship between Timor-Leste and Indonesia by following the Nelson Mandela approach of putting truth before justice. (3/4/2024) You can see details here.
The Embassy of Kosovo hosted a ceremony to celebrate 16 years of Kosovo independence and 15 years of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kosovo and Japan. (20/2/2024)
Dr. Arbenita Sopaj, a member of the Board of Directors of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ) the Special Assistant to the Ambassador of Kosovo and Mr. Keitoku Ikegami, a member of the GPAJ, acted as Masters of the Ceremony of the Independence Day and 15 th year of Diplomatic Relations Kosovo- Japan celebration hosted by the Embassy of Kosovo in Japan. Ambassador Dr. Sabri Kiçmari of the Republic of Kosovo spoke to the diplomats and officials of the Japanese government who participated in the Independence Day reception held at Hotel Okura in Tokyo on February 20, 2024. (20/2/2024)
Dr. Vanessa Abou-Khalil discusses Japan-Middle East Relations at the YCAPS Seminar. (23/12/2023)
Dr. Vanessa Abou-Khalil, the GPAJ member, discusses the historical evolution of the relationship between Japan and the Middle East during periods of conflict with the United States as part of the Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS) Seminar.To access the full recorded discussion on 23 July 2023, please click on the link below: https://youtu.be/iUFQwLn6rdI?si=9SyFlxmEKRIOfNNS