Author: ACUNS Tokyo Liaison Office
Yuko OHTSUBAKI, a member of the House of Councilors of the Social Democratic Party, stated that her party is willing to work with the United Nations University and other UN organizations in facing a number of cross-border issues, such as conflicts and environmental problems. (19/6/2024)
Mr. Tetsuro FUKUYAMA, a member of the House of Councilors of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, pointed out that AI and climate change are the two most critical factors for humanity, along with the threat to international peace and security issue which should be discussed today. (19/6/2024)
Former Minister of State Kuniko INOGUCHI, ACUNS President Lise Howard and ACUNS President-Elect Franz Baumann discuss the significance of multilateralism with the UN at the center. (19/6/2024)
Lise Howard, current President of ACUNS, and Franz Baumann, incoming President of ACUNS, discussed the significance of multilateralism with the United Nations at an exchange of views held at the House of Representatives. For more details, please read the full article. (19/6/2024)
It was memorable that Robert Berg, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, urged at a meeting with members of the National Diet of Japan that Japanese politicians and diplomats speak more confidently and forcefully about the need to maintain international peace and security through dialogue, given their experiences and achievements. (19/6/2024)
At the meeting with parliamentary members of the National Diet of Japan, ACUNS President Lise Howard explained the ACUNS and its Annual Meeting held in different parts of the world. This year, more than 425 scholars and practitioners have come to Tokyo to discuss their works in person, and more than 100 will attend by Zoom. In concluding her remarks, she emphasized the importance of power by saying: “Knowledge is power.” While “We used to live in a world of ‘might make right,’ the United Nations brings us closer to a world where ‘right makes might.” (19/6/2024)
At the meeting with parliamentary members of the National Diet of Japan, ACUNS President Lise Howard explained the ACUNS and its Annual Meeting held in different parts of the world. This year, more than 425 scholars and practitioners have come to Tokyo to discuss their works in person, and more than 100 will attend by Zoom. In concluding her remarks, she emphasized the importance of power by saying: “Knowledge is power.” While “We used to live in a world of ‘might make right,’ the United Nations brings us closer to a world where ‘right makes might.” (19/6/2024)