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)
Mr. Tetsumi TAKARA, an independent member of the House of Councilors from Okinawa, asked Rector Marwala if it would be possible to establish a branch of the United Nations University in Okinawa. Marwala replied that it was possible and that it was currently under consideration. (19/6/2024)
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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)
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Kenichi MATSUDA, Director of the UN Planning and Coordination Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Japan’s diplomacy emphasizes not only relations between nation-states, but also human security and the dignity of the human individual. (19/6/2024)
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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)
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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)
It was memorable that Robert Berg, a senior fellow at the Stimson Cent…