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Former UN Under-Secretary-General Mr. Yasushi Akashi on UN Policymaking

Friday, December 20, 2019 saw former United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Yasushi Akashi give a special lecture to current Ritsumeikan University students in the Hirai Kaichiro Memorial Library on Kinugasa Campus, Kyoto.

Over fifty students filled the intimate conference room on the first floor of the library to hear Mr. Akashi speak, in English, on the topic of ‘The Dynamics of UN Policymaking in Crises’.