Mr. Kitatani passed away at 6:00 a.m. April 6, 2018 in Tokyo with his wife, Akiko, at his side. The funeral took place at the Minato Citizens’ Funeral Hall “Yasuragi Kaikan” in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo, at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 9. Mr. Kitatani was 86 and 6 months old and was survived by Akiko, his wife of 56 years, his twin sons Jun and Ken, their wives Nicole and Nina (Mami) and Jun and Nicole’s two children, Noah and Laila.
Sukehiro HASEGAWA “United Nations Peacebuilding – What is needed to build a world without conflicts?” NOW ON SALE (23/03/2018)
The author who has stood on the front line of UN peace operations reflects the path travelled by Boutros-Ghali with his Agenda for Peace, Kofi Annan In Larger Freedom, Ban Ki-moon`s HIPPO panel and António Guterres` Conflict Prevention, and identifies what makes decisive difference in conflict resolution and prevention.
Former Japanese Ambassador and UN Under-Secretary-General Kenzo OSHIMA emphasizes the leadership of Secretary-General is indispensable. (17/03/2018)
Oshima found significant Secretary-General António Guterres` assessment that the UN suffered from “Fragmented structures, Byzantine procedures, Endless red tape.”
East Asian Forum on UN Peace Operations @UNU (20/04/2018)
The Academic Council on the United System (ACUNS) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) will hold the East Asian Forum on UN Peace Operations entitled New Directions and New Approaches in UN Peace Operations: The Primacy of Politics and Protection of Civilians at the Elisabeth Rose Conference Hall, 5th floor, the UN University on 20th April 2018. If you are interested in participating in this forum, please contact Associate Professor Kihara-Hunt, kiharahunt[@]yahoo.com by email (Please change [@] to @ when sending an email). Please click here for detail.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres introduced his report on “Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace” (05/03/2018)
Guterres found it necessary to sustain peace efforts not only once conflict had broken out but also long beforehand, through the prevention of conflict and addressing its root causes.
「国連改革の行くえ」大島賢三 元国連事務次長が基調講演、和田幸浩 外務省国連政策課長が日本の政府の見解を説明する (17/03/2018)
日本国際平和構築協会は3月17日に、元国連大使・国連事務次長(人道問題担当)を務められた大島賢三大使をお迎えして、「国連改革の行くえ」というテーマで研究討論会を開催します。そこでは、外務省の和田幸浩国連政策課長にも、この改革案をどう捉えているか説明して頂き、他の加盟国との受け止め方に関しても討論します。討論者は、猪又忠德 長崎大学国際連携研究戦略アドバイザー・元国連諸組織合同監査団(JIU)独立監査委員・国連行財政諮問委員会委員、山崎節子 元UNDPベトナム・カンボジア事務所長、近藤哲生 国連開発計画(UNDP)駐日代表のお三方です。詳細はこちらをご参照下さい。
日本国際平和構築協会 第1回総会 開催のお知らせ
NPO法人 日本国際平和構築協会は、2018月3月17日(土) 14:00-14:45に、東京大学 駒場キャンパス10号館3F 301号室にて第1回総会を開催いたします。詳細はこちらをご参照下さい。
GPAJ Meeting of the Board of Directors / General Assembly (09/02/2019)
Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ)
Meeting of the Board of Directors
Saturday, February 9, 2019 (14:00-17:00)JICA Ichigaya Global Square Hall Room 603(10-5 Ichigaya Honmuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
General Assembly
Saturday, March 30, 2019 (14:00-15:00)JICA Ichigaya Global Square Hall Room 601(10-5 Ichigaya Honmuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
Mr. Icchiku Yamada appointed Special Assistant to the Secretary-General of the Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (01/02/2018)
In his capacity as Special Assistant, Mr. Yamada will assist the Secretary-General in directly communicating with GPAJ members about the forthcoming events and also the outcome of periodic seminars and other events.
Former Japanese Ambassador explains the humanitarian and peacebuilding challenges in South Sudan from his field perspective (28/01/2018)
Professors Mitsugi Endo of Tokyo University and Daisaku Higashi of Sophia University as well as Mr. Takaki Imai, Representative of Japan Volunteers Center, commented on the causes of conflicts and the prospect for overcoming the challenges.