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Public Symposium
"Training and Dispatching Civilian Peacebuilders: Responding to New Challenges on the Ground"

Date & Time: October 31, 2007 (Wed) 13:30-17:10
Venue: UN House (5F Elizabeth Rose Hall)
5-53-70 Jingumae Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan 150-8925
http://www.unu.edu/hq/Japanese/access/index.html other site
Co-organizers: Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC) of Hiroshima University
United Nations Volunteers (UNV), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Language: English

[Program]

13:30-13:40 Opening Remarks

Mr. Masatoshi Shimbo, Deputy Director-General, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

13:40-15:10 Panel Discussion 1: Latest Developments and Experiences of the Bilaterals

Coordinator:
Dr. Masashi Nishihara, President, Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS)
Panelists:
Mr. Magnus Lennartsson Nakamitsu, Minister, Embassy of Sweden in Japan (Material [PDF])
Mr. Oscar G. De Soto, Director of Planning, Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (O/CRS), Department of State, the United States (Material [PDF])
Mr. Martin Laflamme, Second Secretary (Political), Embassy of Canada in Japan (Material [PDF])
Mr. Shane Flanagan, Second Secretary (Political), Embassy of Australia in Japan (Material [PDF])
Dr. Hideaki Shinoda, Director, Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC) (Material [PDF])
Dr. Keiichi Hashimoto, Senior Advisor (Peacebuilding), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (Material [PDF])
Commentators:
Dr. Yukie Osa, Chairperson, Board of Directors, Japan Platform
Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Visiting Professor, Hitotsubashi University

Questions and Answers with the Floor

15:10-15:30 Coffee Break

15:30-17:00 Panel Discussion 2: Latest Developments and Experiences of the Multilaterals

Coordinator:
Dr. Yozo Yokota, Professor, Chuo Law School
Panelists:
Mr. Shun-ichi Murata, Director, UNDP Tokyo Office (Material [PDF])
Mr. Saburo Takizawa, UNHCR Representative in Japan (Material [PDF])
Mr. Dan Rohrmann, Director, UNICEF Tokyo
Mr. Akio Nakayama, Head of Special IOM Liaison Mission in Tokyo (Material [PDF])
Mr. Shinji Nagase, Liaison Officer, UNV Office in Japan (Material [PDF])
Commentators:
Dr. Sukehiro Hasegawa, Former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Timor-Leste, and Professor, Hosei University

17:00-17:10 Concluding Remarks

Dr. Hideaki Shinoda, Director, HPC

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