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...
excessive kosovo violence
The excessive use of violence in Kosovo has to be contained,
despite diplomatic ground ongoing rapidly situation
The humanitarian situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly despite the ongoing diplomatic efforts,
daunting deadline doubt huge lives lost outright war
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.
condition crossed days five four physical poor walked yesterday
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.
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.
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.