OVERVIEW実施概要
- Date & Time
- Wednesday, July 30, 2025
80th Anniversary of the UN: Challenges for Disarmament and Japan’s Role (Ms Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations)
With this year marking the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations, the FPCJ has invited Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to discuss the issues surrounding disarmament and what role Japan should play.
-Members of the Foreign Press and Embassy Representatives:
This will be a hybrid briefing, with participation in person possible at the FPCJ Conference Room, in addition to an online livestream via Zoom webinar.
– FPCJ Supporting Members: FPCJ Supporting Members may participate in the briefing online as observers (at no cost).
■Date & Time: 14:00-15:30, Monday, August 18, 2025 (Deadline for application: 12:00, August 15)
■Theme: 80th Anniversary of the UN: Challenges for Disarmament and Japan’s Role
■Briefer: Ms Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations
Brief Bio: Izumi Nakamitsu has served as UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs since May 2017. She has held senior roles in UN peacekeeping, crisis response, and refugee affairs, and was a professor at Hitotsubashi University. She holds degrees from Waseda and Georgetown Universities and has worked extensively in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
■Language: Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
■Members of the Foreign Press:
As in our standard press briefings, there will be a Q&A session at the end. In-person participants at the FPCJ conference room will be given priority for asking questions.
Please send any questions for the briefer or topics you are interested in to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by noon, Friday, August 15.
As there will only be a limited amount of time to ask questions during the briefing, we will collect questions and provide them to the briefer in advance.
■How to Apply: Please refer to the email we sent.
*We will not be accepting applications by email.
