Tag: United Nations
IAFOR President Ambassador Toshiya Hoshino to Step Down
His Excellency Professor Toshiya Hoshino, has stepped down from the role of President of IAFOR as he takes on a senior position at the United Nations in Geneva. He was confirmed as an Inspector of the Joint Inspection Unit of the UN system (JIU) by the UN General Assembly. Ambassador Hoshino, who has served on …
Ambassador Toshiya Hoshino Named IAFOR President
The IAFOR Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of His Excellency Professor Toshiya Hoshino as the organisation’s new President. Ambassador Hoshino, who has served on the IAFOR Board of Directors since 2019, will succeed Professor Steve Cornwell, who passed in April of this year. The President of IAFOR is the senior academic …
The United Nations and Human Rights
Professor Yozo Yokota gives a thorough and informative talk on his involvement with the United Nations and shares many of his personal experiences as UN Special Rapporteur to Myanmar.