GPAJ Special Advisor AKASHI Yasushi Opened the Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2024 on 2 November 2024.(6/11/2024)
In his opening remarks, Mr. Yasushi Akashi highlighted the significanc…
Author: ACUNS Tokyo Liaison Office
Peace and security – the core mission of the United Nations (23/10/2024)
In her article contributed to the UN Association of Germany, Kerstin Leitner notes that the United Nations member states have agreed on a “Pact for the Future.” Still, the language on the UN Charter – and thus also on current threats to international peace – is not specific enough. Please click here for the full article. (23/10/2024)
Mr. Mari Alkatiri, the Secretary-General of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin), and Francisco ‘Lu’Olo’ Guterres, President of Fretilin met with former SRSG Sukehiro Hasegawa at the 25th Anniversary of Popular Consultation ceremony on August 30, 2024. (30/8/2024)
Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão of Timor-Leste received former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Sukehiro HASEGAWA at the Prime Minister`s office on 28 August 2024, as he was visiting Timor-Leste to participate in the 25th-anniversary events of “Popular Consultations” which led to the independence of Timor-Leste and its entry into the United Nations in 2002. (28/08/2024)
UNDP Resident Representative Katyna Argueta received former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his delegation members, JICA Expert Sakane, Professor Takizawa, UPI Officer Kameoka, and GPAJ Officer Ikegami, and explained the UNDP development assistance activities in Timor-Leste. (27/8/2024)
President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste met with a Japanese delegation headed by former Special Representative of the Secretary-General Sukehiro Hasegawa on 28 August 2024 at the Presidential Palace. From left to right: Japanese Ambassador Tetsuya KIMURA, President José Ramos-Horta, Professor Sukehiro HASEGAWA, JICA Expert Koji SAKANE, and Professor Misako TAKIZAWA. (27/8/2024).
Following a courtesy call on President José Ramos-Horta, Former Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Sukehiro HASEGAWA, accompanied by Japanese Ambassador Tetsuya KIMURA, met the media on August 27, 2024. He told the reporters that Timor-Leste had emerged as a stable liberal democracy and could assist the United Nations and the international community. (27/8/2024)
Symposium on post-conflict reconciliation experiences of national societies was held at the International House of Japan.(6/7/2024)
The Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda, Mrs. Marie-Claire MUKASINE, and the Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo, Dr. Sabri KICMARI, share their national reconciliation experiences with Mr. Celio Moniz, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. (6/7/2024)
Hitoshi Aoyagi, a member of the House of Representatives of the Japan Innovation Party, was asked about the current small size of the budget during an exchange of views with UNDP Vice President Haoliang Xu. （25/6/2024)
I am Hitoshi Aoyagi, a member of the House of Representatives of the Japan Restoration Association, and I have also worked for the United Nations Development Programme. You mentioned that the UN Development Programme is currently working on increasing the SDG impact of cooperation between the UN and the private sector. This will be a very important point in the SDGs for future generations. Until now, I think the focus has been on how to raise funds for SDG development or the UN, but now I think it is important to raise funds from the private sector and deliver them to the world. Without it, it would be impossible to solve the problems we face today, such as global warming. I believe that the current budget is too small to deal with such a big problem on a global level. I would like to know what you think. (25/6/2024)