HSP Seminar no.166 Open Seminar with Mozambican Farmers Organization on Food Security and Agriculture in Northern Mozambique: From Small Farmers Perspective

• Date : February 28 (Thu.), 2013, 18:00-20:00
• Venue : The Conference Hall in Bldg.18, Komaba Campus, University of Tokyo (map)
• Lecturers :
  Augusto Mafigo (President, UNAC: União Nacional de Camponeses, Mozambique)
  Adriano Vicente (Advocacy and Cooperation Officer, UNAC)
  Silvia Dolores (Coordination Officer, JA: Justiça Ambiental)
• Commentator : Masao Yoshida (ex-Chairperson, AJF; ex-Professor, Chubu University; Nihon Fukushi University)
• Moderator : Yoshiaki Nishikawa (Technical Advisor, Community Communication Support Center; Professor, Nagoya University)
• Language : Japanese (Remarks by Mozambican guests will be translated from English to Japanese)
• To Register : Visit here
• Organizers :
  Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
  Kanto Branch of Japan Association for African Studies (JAAS-Kanto)
  Africa Japan Forum (AJF)
  Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC)
  Oxfam Japan
  No! to Land Grab, Japan

HSP Seminar no.165 Consolidation of Peace and Sustainable Development in South Sudan

• Date : February 20 (Wed.), 2013, 10:00-12:00
• Venue : The Conference Hall in Bldg.18, Komaba Campus, University of Toky (map)
• Lecturers : Toby Lanzer　(Assistant Secretary General; Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan; UN Resident Development and Humanitarian Coordinator; and the Resident Representative of the UNDP)
• Panelists :
  Toby Lanzer (Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative of the UNMISS)
  Takeshi Akamatsu (Head of the Office, Liaison office of the Government of Japan in Juba, South Sudan)
  Yuko Shibata (Manager, Overseas Programme Division, Japan Platform)
  Mitsugi Endo (Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo)
• Moderator : Misako Kaji (Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo)
• General Coordinator : Mitsugi Endo (Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo)
• Language : English
• Organizers :
  Graduate Program on Human Security, University of Tokyo (HSP)
  UNDP
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Japan Platform

*see this for further detail (in Japanese).

HSP Seminar no.164 International Assistance in Promoting Legal Reforms and Its Implications for Human Security

This seminar discusses the latest trend of international cooperation and assistance in promoting legal reform in the three former Indochinese countries and legal cooperation initiatives involving other ASEAN countries. We will think about this international phenomenon from different perspectives: international law, international and regional politics, the globalization factor and domestic constitutional law debates. We also examine some existing critiques and technical challenges at the theoretical level. The objective of these talks is to familiarize participants with the theories and practices of international cooperation and the growing trends of cross-border technical legal assistance, particularly that provided by some donor countries and institutions to countries undergoing political and economic transitions.

• Date : February 7 (Thu.), 2013, 14:40-16:30
• Venue : Classroom 515, Bldg.5, Komaba Campus, University of Tokyo (map)
• Lecturer : Kong Teilee (Associate Professor, Nagoya University)
• Organizers : Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
  Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP)
  Research Center for Sustainable Peace, Institute of Advanced Global Studies (IAGS)
  Center for Documentation of Refugees and Migrants (CDR)