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…
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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).
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)
Mr. Kiyoshi Odawara, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, spoke about the current greenhouse gas emissions situation at a meeting with the UNDP Vice President. (25/6/2024)
Looking at the international community in reality, the major emitters of greenhouse gases are China, the United States, Russia, and India. These four countries alone account for more than half of the world’s emissions. What do you think can be done to overcome this harsh reality?(25/6/2024)
Kuniko Inoguchi, a member of the House of Councilors of the Liberal Democratic Party, who formerly served as Minister of State, expressed her appreciation for UNDP’s work, saying that development is the cornerstone of peace and that the concepts of human development and human security were advocated by the UN Development Programme. (25/6/2024)
Haoliang Xu, Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Program and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, stated that the UN has three pillars, suggesting they are peace and security, human rights, and development. The UN Development Programme supports development in a comprehensive framework while other specialized UN agencies work on specific issues. Kuniko Inoguchi, a member of the House of Councilors of the Liberal Democratic Party, who formerly served as Minister of State, expressed her appreciation for UNDP’s work, saying that development is the cornerstone of peace and that the concepts of human development and human security were advocated by the UN Development Programme. (25/6/2024)
Discussion with Mr. Haoliang Xu, Vice President of UNDP(25/6/2024)
UNDP Associate Administrator Haoliang Xu explains the UNDP’s role in restoring war-torn countries and promoting sustainable peace and development and exchanges views with members of the National Diet of Japan on enhancing the cooperation between UNDP and Japan. (2024.6.25)
Workshop for making a Japanese umbrella. (24/6/2024)
We visited Hiyoshiya, a long-established company in Kyoto manufacturing wagasa (Japanese umbrellas) for five generations and received training in making wagasa.
The store manufactures the main-style umbrellas, which are used by the Ura and Omote Senke tea ceremony masters, as well as the bungasa, janome-gasa, hahno-jyu, and mai-gasa. We strongly recommend that you visit Hiyoshiya. For more information, click here HIYOSHIYA HOLDINGS (wagasa.com) (24/6/2024)