INPS-IDN documented the 10th anniversary of the death of Yukika Sohma, the 3rd daughter of Ozaki Yukio, considered as the father of Japanese constitutional democracy held at the Parliamentary Memorial Hall on July 28, 2018 with over 120 participants. This event aimed at contributing to the progress of democracy and Civil Society by introducing organizations engaged in activities while succeeding Ms. Sohma’s will and deepening exchanges among participants. Representatives of two NPOs, Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan) established in 1979 and currently has projects in 15 countries, and ‘Issatsu no kai’, dealing with gender empowerment including FAWA for 50 years, gave presentations on activities initiated/ inspired by Ms. Sohma
The High-level Political Forum, United Nations central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, met from July 9-18 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The HLPF 2018 ministerial meeting was convened from July 16-18.
Apart from covering the ministerial meeting, INPS-IDN DG and Editor-in-Chief Ramesh Jaura met with some of the current and former senior officials of the world body, UN and G77 experts, New York-based UN correspondents and some of our partners.
Highlights of the journalistic coverage were among others interviews with Albania’s Deputy Prime Minister Senida Mesi and Brian Williams, the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Tirana.
Albania was among 47 countries that carried out Voluntary National Reviews during the ministerial meetings.
This article was produced as a part of the joint media project between The Non-profit International Press Syndicate Group and Soka Gakkai International in Consultative Status with ECOSOC.