by Gordon Peake, Julia Bergin
The US superpower
Viewed from a village in the Far East
Tokyo parliamentarian peace forum
TOKYO PARLIAMENTARIAN PEACE FORUM
Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations
“The Role of the United Nations and Japan in the Post-Corona Era in Addressing Global Threats and Challenges”
Organised by the Parliamentary Committee of the Diet of Japan and Japan Commission on Global Governance
Video Presentation KAY RALA XANANA GUSMÃO
“Views of the Global South for the United Nations”
Tokyo, Japan Wednesday, 18 November 2020
13:00-17:00 hours
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to start by thanking you for the honour of being invited to take part in this Peace Forum. I must praise the Parliamentary Committee of the Diet of Japan and the Japan Commission on Global Governance for their contribution towards international cooperation and peace.
The Watermill: compelling stories of injustice
by Gordon Peake
In these strange and disorienting times, The Watermill is profoundly contemporary. This quartet of stories explores the reverberations of jolting change, tragedy and separation – themes developing apace for many of us.