The Annual Meeting of the Academic Council of the United Nations was held from June 20 to 22 June 2024, at the United Nations University Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. About 500 scholars and practitioners of the United Nations activities participated in the conference including nearly 300 from abroad and 200 from Japan. Kyoto University of the Arts presented a “Kyogen” performance on the first day. (20/6/2024)

Hiroshi Senju, former president of Kyoto University of the Arts, delivered a keynote lecture on the first day of the annual meeting of the Academic Council of the United Nations System (ACUNS) at the United Nations University in Tokyo on June 20, 2024. His talk focused on the world-famous Waterfall series and Waterfall on Colors, created after COVID-19. (20/6/2024)

On the opening day of the ACUNS annual meeting held at the United Nations University, Professor Hiroshi SENJU of the Kyoto University of the Arts, who was awarded the Honorary Prize at the Venice Biennale International Exhibition in Italy, presented his representative work, Waterfall. He explained that waterfalls flow due to water and gravity on Earth. (20/6/2024)

Lise Morjé Howard, President of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University, opened the meeting with a speech at the UN University in Tokyo on 20 June 2024. (20/6/2024)

ACUNS convened its Annual Meeting at the UN University and the Komaba campus of the University of Tokyo from 20 to 22 June 2024. A diverse and global community of nearly 400 individuals, with 300 hailing from overseas, engaged in a robust discussion on global governance and sustainable development, reinvigorating research to bolster multilateral solutions. (20/6/2024)