To participate please contact Ken Inoue(camelworld[@]aol.com).
The Japanese parliament, known as Diet, condemned on June 8, 2021 the coup d’état staged by the Tatmadaw – the Burmese military. (08/06/2021)
During his online conversation with Japanese diplomats and scholars, former President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta praised Japan for upholding the principle of democratic governance. He was referring to the resolution passed by the Lower House on June 8, 2021, which condemned the coup d’état staged by the Myanmar military. The resolution, adopted by a majority vote in the Lower House, demanded early restoration of democratic governance in Myanmar.
ACUNS President Lise Morjé Howard presents Three Essentials of Power in Peacekeeping (03/06/2021)
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Our Thoughts on the Path to Peacebuilding in Myanmar (28/05/2021)
For registration, please contact Mr. Masakuni Tanimoto (tanimoto[@]tenaz.jp).
Japan must use its special relationship with Myanmar to facilitate peace (07/05/2021)
Here is a proposal by 3 former Japanese Special Representatives of the Secretary-General of the United Nation and 3 former Japanese Ambassadors to the United Nations. Please click here for the full text that appeared in the Japan Times.
Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ) and Kyoto Peacebuilding Center (KPC) Present Emerging Development in Myanmar
Please email to naokokumagai71[@]gmail.com for registration.
The Advisory Statement and Recommendations on Myanmar addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Toshimitsu MOTEGI was drawn up by three former SRSGs, Yasushi AKASHI (Cambodia and Former Yugoslavia), Sukehiro HASEAWA (Timor-Leste), Tadamichi YAMAMOTO (Afghanistan) and three Japanese Ambassadors to the United Nations, Kenzo OSHIMA (2004~2007), Takahiro SHINYO (2006~2008) and Toshiya HOSHINO (2017~2020).
Please click here for the Advisory Statement and Recommendations.
Seminar “Conflict and Peacebuilding under COVID-19” by Mr. Sakane (17/04/2021)
(日本語) 「COVID-19下での紛争と平和構築」
講演: 坂根 宏治 氏(国際協力機構(JICA) スーダン事務所長)
2021年4月17日土曜日
20:00~21:30(日本時間)オンライン ZOOM ミーティング
JAPAN’S APPROACH TO MYANMAR: DIPLOMATIC LEADERSHIP OR BUSINESS AS USUAL? (15/04/2021)
Aleksandra Babovic and Arbenita Sopaji, two members of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ), examine Japan`s approach to the Myanmar crisis in their article published by the Institute for Policy Studies dated April 5, 2021. Please click here for full article.