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ACUNS Annual Meeting Going Virtual

2020-04-072020-04-07Leave a comment

ACUNS Annual Meeting, which was scheduled to be held on 25-27 June 2020 in London, is turned into the first all virtual annual meeting. This is a challenge, but also an opportunity. All plenary and panel presentations and discussions will be held on-line. Additional submission of paper presentation and panel presentation proposals are accepted until 15 April 2020. For details, please see https://acuns.org/am2020/
(Ai Kihara-Hunt, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, and Member of the Board of Directors, Academic Council on the United Nations System)

[New York Dialogue] POSTPONED

2020-03-082020-03-10Leave a comment

Due to the spread of coronavirus disease, the New York Dialogue has been postponed.

[POSTPONED] Former UN Ambassador Kenzo OSHIMA of Japan will present the findings of the Independent Commission of Enquiry on Myanmar’s Rohingya problem on 29 March 2020. (29/03/2020)

2020-02-242020-03-28Leave a comment

The Independent Commission created by the Myanmar government presented its report on January 20 indicating that Myanmar security forces committed serious human rights violations or disproportionate use of force during the internal armed conflict in August-September 2017 in northern Rakhine State which led to mass displacement of Rohingya Muslims but that they did not commit genocide against the ethnic minority.

GPAJ Seminar on Saturday 15 February 15:00 Hours at JICA Ichigaya Global Plaza (05/02/2020)

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Analysis of 2019 Indonesia Presidential Election and 2023 Cambodia Parliamentary Elections.

Critical Analysis of the Prospect for Building Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan Global Peacebuilding made at GPAJ`s 42nd Seminar (01/02/2020)

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Lisa REEFKE, Senior Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) made a presentation at a seminar participated by 15 scholars and practitioners at JICA Ichigaya Global Plaza in Tokyo.

Critical Analysis of the Prospect for Sustainable Peacebuilding in Afghanistan (01/02/2020)

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GPAJ hosted this seminar with Ms. Lisa Reefke, Senior Political Affairs Officer of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) at JICA Ichigaya Conference Room. Please click here for her presentation.

[Japan Commission on Global Governance] Committee on Environment discusses the key items for recommendation. (16/01/2020)

2020-01-162020-02-04Leave a comment

Senior Vice Rector Taikan OKI and Advisor of Alexandria Library Professor Kazuo TAKAHASHI chaired the last session of the Committee on Environment held at the No.5 Conference Room of the Diet Members` First Building on January 16, 2020.

Geneva Dialogue 2019 Consolidated Report Now Available (10/01/2020)

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Thiis report was compiled by Mr. Simon Panchaud, Elizabeth Gamarra and Maja Liechti whose hard work has been much appreciated. Click here for full report.

Consolidated Report of the Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2019 (02/01/2020)

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Here is a consolidated summary report of the Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum with photos of the participants from not only Japan but also China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kosovo Lebanon, the United States and other countries. Please click here for a consolidated report with photos of the participants.

Wishing you all members and associates of the Academic Council on the United Nations System in East Asia a healthy and peaceful New Year 2020.

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