行事報告2019

The moderator of the thematic session on the “Possibility for Constitutional Reform of the United Nations Charter,” Professor Takahiro SHINYO, Former Ambassador to the United Nations and Germany explained that the session was convened to examine the possibility for a fundamental reform of the UN. He then introduced the two presenters, Dr. S.M. SHAREI, Executive Director of the Center for United Nations Constitutional Research, Brussels, and Professor ZHANG Guihong, Director, Center for UN Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai. The moderator informed the participants that Dr. Vesselin POPOVSKI, Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana, India and Professor Sukehiro HASEGAWA, Executive Director for Academic Exchange, UN Association of Japan will comment on the presentations. Ms. Amishi AGRAWAL, University of Tokyo, acted as a rapporteur.

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Following the presentations by German Ambassador Lina Lepel on peacebuilding and French Ambassador Laurent PIC on peacekeeping operations, Professor SHINYO mentioned the need to establish the missing link between peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations and noted the importance of peacemaking during the cycle of conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.

Ambassador of France to Japan, H.E. Mr. Laurent PIC said that French contributions to UN peacekeeping operations (PKOs) reflects France`s strong commitment to the peaceful resolution of conflicts. The Department of Peace Operations headed by a senior French official, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, was carrying out vital peacekeeping activities. With threats to peace in the world proliferating and crises growing increasingly complex, France provided the UN with several hundred troops that were deployed on the ground in several peacekeeping operations.

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Click here for a summary of his comments made at the plenary session of the Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2019 held at the JICA Global Plaza Conference Hall.

The session, organized by Professor Inomata and moderated by Professor Yamazaki, examined UN public policy and roles of state and non-state stakeholders in global governance for peace activities.

In his video message to the participants of the Tokyo Peacebuilding Forum 2019, Prof. Math Noortmann said that peace is no longer the mere absence of violence. Peace and peacebuilding are increasing connected to other global governance issues such as climate change, migration, poverty, transnational crimes.

「東京平和構築フォーラム2019」を開会するにあたって、谷本真邦事務局長の司会で、参加者が亡くなられた緒方貞子元国連難民高等弁務官に敬意を表するために黙祷し哀悼の意を表した。そしてノーベル平和賞受賞者のホセ・ラモス・ホルタ大統領と、欧州議会の議員であるスペインのドメネック・デベッサ氏から送られてきたビデオメッセージが放映された。

今年度の「東京平和構築フォーラム」では、東ティモールの元大統領でノーベル賞受賞者のホセ・ラモス・ホルタ氏が世界の政治と安全保障の状況に関してビデオメッセージで見解を述べ、ドイツ大使のイナ・レペル女史とフランス大使のローラン・ピック氏が平和構築とグローバルガバナンスの可能性に関して基調講演で見解を述べ、明石康元国連事務次長と神余隆博元国連大使がコメントをいたします。そして、午後には平和構築とグローバルガバナンスに関する6つの課題について討論されます。プログラムなどの詳細はこちらをご覧ください。