高澤洋志 (広島平和構築人材育成センター): 2011年以降、多くの論者が「R2Pの後退」を論じているが、そうした見解は、R2Pの「第3の柱（時宜に適う断固とした対応）」に含まれる強制措置にのみ注目した偏った見方である。
日本国際平和構築協会の第1回研究発表会で、東京大学大学院生による審査の結果、神田外語大学教授の水野孝昭氏が研究発表論文の内容とプレゼン方法が最優秀と評価された。
アフガニスタン、オーストラリア、日本とネパールの大学院生が、元国連東ティモール事務総長特別代表と東ティモール受容真実和解委員会（CAVR）、重大犯罪プロセス（SCP）、専門家委員会(COE)、真実友好委員会（CTF）の意義と役割について検証（報告者 三浦帆奈）
In a Video Message, Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sukehiro Hasegawa Explains How Japan Engineering Group of the Japanese Defense Forces contributed to infrastructure rehabilitation in Timor-Leste.
Participants discussed measures to enhance the collaborative relationship between ACUNS and East Asian countries including the possibility of the ACUNS Liaison Office to facilitate the participation of East Asian scholars and practitioners in ACUNS’ Annual Meetings.
At the conference of the Japan Association for Human Security Studies held in Kyoto, Japan, ACUNS Tokyo Liaison Office Deputy Director, Prof. Ai Kihara-Hunt of the University of Tokyo, presented her findings on the militarization of UN Police personnel and the rise of Protection of Civilians mandates in UN peace operations.
Ken Inoue, one of UNITAR Advisory Board members, reports on UNITAR`s pre-deployment training program for military personnel and formed police units assigned to UN Peacekeeping operations.
Well planned and organized seminar is attended by 30-40 participants who asked about the changing roles of Japan in UN peace operations.
Hasegawa expresses his hope that Prime Minister Alkatiri can succeed in not only governing the country peacefully but also transforming it into a self-reliant country without corruption.
Hasegawa presents Kibeho tragedy or massacre as an unintended consequence of the protection of civilians in theory and practice.