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The Asian Scholars` Dialogue with Senior Officials of the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva took place from 5 to 7 July 2026.The Dialogue affirmed that the recovery of international cooperation depends not only upon institutional reform, but also upon the relationships that sustain multilateralism in practice. Across the sessions, speakers repeatedly emphasized the importance of continued engagement, open exchange, intellectual humility, and the willing

Mr. Sukehihiro Hasegawa, Director of KPC, and Mr. Toshiya Hoshino, Councilor of KPC, discussed with ACUNS President Courtney Smith the role of multilateralism and the United Nations amid the turbulent international situation at the ACUNS Annual Research Conference held in Lisbon on July 1, 2026. (July 1, 2026)

Ambassador Toshiya Hoshino, a Councilor of the Kyoto Peacebuilding Center (KPC), has started working as the President of the Japan Society for United Nations Studies. On June 13, he opened the annual meeting of the JAUNS conference and introduced Professor Sukehiro Hasegawa, Director of KPC and Vice President of the United Nations Association of Japan to deliver the keynote address at the JAUNS annual meeting which was held at the University of Tsukuba on June 13, 2026. (13/6

At the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the United Nations Studies Association of Japan(JAUNS) held at Tsukuba University on June 13, Sukehiro Hasegawa, Director of KPC, gave a lecture on the root causes of war, drawing on the content of the 1932 correspondence between Einstein and Freud. (13/6/2026)

Mr. AKASHI Yasushi, Honorary President of the Kyoto Peacebuilding Center of the Kyoto University of the Arts, and President HASEGAWA Sukehiro met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during his visit to Tokyo from June 18 to 20, 2026. Reporter: Masakuni Tanimoto (18 May 2026).

In his TED Talk, Professor Hasegawa argued that the present chaotic world is the manifestation of the Westphalian mentality of “We the States” and the world should be transformed into the community of “We the Peoples” as enshrined in the UN Charter. Please listen to his talk by linking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUsGTUsbvrY. Summary of Hasegawa`s TED Talk: Despite rapid advancements in science and technology, conflicts continue to erupt worldwide. Why is the existing Uni