Program Advisors Notes(@PKO Now!)

The Cabinet Office introduced the International Peace Cooperation Program Advisor Scheme in 2005 to respond to the increasing demand for civilian officers in international peace efforts led by the UN and other organizations. Program Advisors Notes are columns which Program Advisors organize the knowledge and information they have gained through their daily research activities.

The thoughts and views expressed in the columns belong solely to the authors and do not represent those of the Secretariat and the Government of Japan.

No.1 Japan's Contributions to International Peace(PDF:578KB)/Norimasa Tochibayashi, March 30, 2012
No.2 Human Security(PDF:748KB)/Kiwako Tanaka, April 20, 2012
No.3 UN Peacekeeping Operations Ranking(PDF:561KB)/Masako Shimo, May 11, 2012
No.4 Expanshion of UN Peacekeeping(PDF:562KB)/Norimasa Tochibayashi, July 6, 2012
No.5 "Responsibility to Protect" and the UN PKO (PDF:719KB)/Kiwako Tanaka, May 18, 2012
No.7 China's Deployment of UN Peacekeeping Operations - Overview(PDF:254KB)/Masako Shimo, June 29, 2012
No.8 PKO and Mine Action(PDF:440KB)/Kiwako Tanaka, June 29, 2012
No.9 Pre-deployment training for peacekeepers and the Core Pre-Deployment Training Materials (CPTM)(PDF:562KB)/Mio Sato, January 11, 2013
No.10 Human rights and PKO (PDF:780KB)/Tomoko Matsuzawa, June 8, 2012
No.11 UN Peacekeeping and the International Electoral Assistance(PDF:257KB)/Norimasa Tochibayashi, July 13, 2012
No.12 Japan's International Peace Cooperation and Emergency/Humanitarian Aid(PDF:807KB)/Seiko Toyama, July 27, 2012
No.14 Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict(PDF:691KB)/Kiwako Tanaka, August 31, 2012
No.15 Peace Process: The First Step towards Realisation of Peace(PDF:689KB)/Izumi Wakugawa, August 10, 2012
No.16 "Child Soldiers" and International Efforts (I)(PDF:552KB)/Masako Shimo, February 15, 2013
No.17 United Nations Peacekeeping Operations ( UNPKO ) and United Nations Country Team (UNCT)(PDF:564KB)/Mio Sato, March 1, 2013
No.18 Civil Affairs Officers in UN Peacekeeping(PDF:749KB)/Norimasa Tochibayashi, August 17, 2012
No.19 Development of Human Rights Mandate of UNPKO (PDF:572KB)/Tomoko Matsuzawa, August 24, 2012
No.20 Education Support in Times of Conflict(PDF:295KB)/Seiko Toyama
No.23 "Child Soldiers" and International Efforts (II)(PDF:575KB)/Masako Shimo, February 15, 2013
No.24 Roles and Activities of the Civil Affairs Officers in UN Peacekeeping(PDF:570KB)/Norimasa Tochibayashi, September 28, 2012
No.25 Development of Human Rights Mandate of UNPKO (2)(PDF:570KB)/Tomoko Matsuzawa, October 5, 2012
No.26 Education for Conflict Prevention(PDF:229KB)/Seiko Toyama, March 1, 2013
No.29 "Child Soldiers" and International Efforts (III)(PDF:560KB)/Masako Shimo, February 15, 2013
No.30 Definitions of "Protection of Civilians" and Some Challenges(PDF:563KB)/Kiwako Tanaka, February 22, 2013
No.31 Conflict Analysis, Settlement and Resolution(PDF:555KB)/Norimasa Tochibayashi, November 2, 2012
No.32 Respect for diversity and regional human rights norms (1)(PDF:578KB)/Tomoko Matsuzawa, December 14, 2012
No.33 INEE Minimum Standards for Education(PDF:293KB)/Seiko Toyama, November 22, 2012
No.36 Conduct and Discipline of the UN Peacekeepers: Response to the Violation(PDF:574KB)/Kiwako Tanaka, March 15, 2013
No.38 Quick Impact Projects of UNPKO and Emergency Humanitarian Relief(PDF:260KB)/Seiko Toyama, March 1, 2013
No.39 Respect for diversity and regional human rights norms (2)(PDF:576KB)/Tomoko Matsuzawa, February 22, 2013
No.40 Strategy for a Successful Completion of UN PKO Missions(PDF:721KB)/Kiwako Tanaka
No.50 Japan's International Peace Cooperation and Human Resource Development(PDF:343KB)/Yasuaki Aihara
No.56 The United Nations Peacekeeping Operations and protection of civilians(PDF:562KB)/Tomoko Matsuzawa, August 23, 2013
No.60 The African Union and Security Sector Reform (SSR): towards a Horizontal SSR Assistance(PDF:306KB)/Izumi Wakugawa, October 11, 2013
No.83 Religion and Peace(PDF:269KB)/Emmi Okada, February 27, 2015
No.84 Protection of Journalists in Armed Conflict(PDF:587KB)/Masayoshi Mita, March 27, 2015
No.85 Peace Resources in Islam(PDF:285KB)/Emmi Okada, April 3, 2015
No.88 Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal: “Last Resort” for Humanity(PDF:462KB)/Masayoshi Mita, June 26, 2015
No.94 From Post-conflict Peacebuilding to Sustaining Peace(PDF:597KB)/Yuichiro Sakai, August 5, 2016
No.102 The Overview of the United Nations Police (UNPOL) and its Roles in UN Peace Operations(PDF:285KB)/Yuki Yoshida, October 28, 2019
No.103 United Nations Police Reform Support in Post-conflict States(PDF:284KB)/Yuki Yoshida, November 18, 2019
No.104 United Nations Triangular Partnership Project: Rapid Deployment of Enabling Capabilities (RDEC): The First Mobile Training in Uganda(PDF:800KB)/Yuki Yoshida, January 26, 2020
No.105 Road to 2020 - UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security(PDF:508KB)/Azusa Hitotsuyanagi, May 7, 2020
No.106 Scholarly Debate on Evaluation Criteria of UN Peace Operations(PDF:570KB)/Yuki Yoshida, June 30, 2020
No.107 Creation of UN Peacekeeping Missions Military Engineer Unit Manual and Japan’s Contribution(PDF:615KB)/Yuki Yoshida, July 17, 2020
No.108 United Nations Police Reform Support in Post-conflict Liberia(PDF:302KB)/Yuki Yoshida, September 8, 2020
No.109 Meeting the unmet needs: women, gender and DDR(PDF:299KB)/Azusa Hitotsuyanagi, September 9, 2020
No.110 Towards Eliminating Child Labor in Armed Conflict: Relevance to UN PKO(PDF:625KB)/Kiyomi Takano, September 16, 2020
No.111 United Nations Rule of Law Reform Support in Post-conflict States (Case of Justice Reform)(PDF:292KB)/Yuki Yoshida, October 2, 2020
No.112 United Nations Rule of Law Reform Support in Post-conflict States (Case of Penal Reform)(PDF:281KB)/Yuki Yoshida, December 21, 2020
No.113 India’s Deployment of UN Peacekeeping Operations – Overview(PDF:357KB)/Kiyomi Takano, December 24, 2020
No.114 Legal Framework to Protect the Rights of Children in Armed Conflict(PDF:709KB)/Kiyomi Takano, March 3, 2021
No.115 Security Sector Governance (SSG) and Democratic Oversight: the Roles of Parliament and Civil Society(PDF:280KB)/Yuki Yoshida, April 15, 2021

*Posting order and title are subject to change without notice.