Sadako Ogata
Sadako Ogata
Sadako Ogata, is a Japanese academic, diplomat, author, administrator and professor emeritus at Sophia University. She is widely known for the post of the decade as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as well as the Chairman of the UNICEF Executive Board and as the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency. She is not only a former lecturer of the International Christian Universitybut also the advisor of the Executive Committee of the Model United Nations as the founder...
despite diplomatic ground ongoing rapidly situation
The humanitarian situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly despite the ongoing diplomatic efforts,
excessive kosovo violence
The excessive use of violence in Kosovo has to be contained,
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We do not yet know how many lives have been lost through exhaustion, war or outright killing. There's no doubt the 60-day deadline ...presents us with really a daunting task. There are huge obstacles.
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Yesterday and today, about 20,000 crossed into Albania in very poor physical condition because they walked a long way -- about four or five days -- to get there.
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We don't know what has happened to them, and I'm very, very worried.
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There is a great fear among the displaced people, most of whom are women and children and some of whom have lost family members in the fighting. We need to be able to locate them and bring them to shelter before more civilians die,
determination war mean
Refugee problems may often seem intractable but they are not insoluble. In our experience there are two basic prerequisites for solution: the political will of leaders to tackle the causes and to settle for peace, and international determination to push for peace and then to consolidate it. Consolidating peace means helping societies emerging from war to reintegrate refugees in safety and dignity, to rebuild their institutions - including in the field of justice and human rights - and to resume their economic development.
country japan play
Japan should get more involved in mediating disputes between countries and seek to play the role of a peace broker. To make this possible, we must train people so they have a solid understanding of international politics and great negotiation skills.
japan perspective effort
Japan's diplomatic efforts could have had a broader international perspective. Relations with the U.S. are, of course, the cornerstone of Japan's diplomacy, but the U.S. acts on its global strategy. For instance, Washington suddenly got closer to China in the early 1970s as part of its strategy against the Soviet Union.
japan government community
Japan needs to cooperate with China economically. This is understood better by the business community than the government.
country military believe
Japan should not intervene in other countries' conflicts by using military power. And I don't think Japan is capable of doing such things. For starters, I don't believe our country has sufficient human resources to make that type of international contribution.
islands japan people
I once said that it was unacceptable for Japan to remain "an isolated prosperous island." At one time, it might have been all right for Japan to avoid sending any citizens to dangerous areas [even as part of international efforts] and just wish for its own people's happiness. That time is gone.