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Publication: National Assessment of Women’s Entrepreneurship Development in Myanmar

This report is the result of collaborative effort between SPF and the International Labour Organization(ILO) to articulate the issues affecting women entrepreneurs in Myanmar. It outlines policy recommendations based on the ILO’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Development (WED) assessment methodology, informed by a review of six framework conditions.

Video: U.S. in 2020: Changing Society and Presidential Election

On February 7, 2020, the Japan-U.S. Program of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation hosted a public event "U.S. in 2020: Changing Society and Presidential Election." We invited Prof. Toshihiro Nakayama from Keio University and Prof. Paul Sracic from Youngstown State University in Ohio, who discussed the changing dynamics of American society and the U.S. politics in 2020.

Video: International Symposium "Discussion Toward Strengthening Pacific Island Countries-Japan Partnership"

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) held the "Cutting-Edge #7 Post PALM8 Symposium" under the title "Discussion Toward Strengthening Pacific Island Countries-Japan Partnership -Multi-Layered Structure of Pacific Islands Regional Order and Security-" in Tokyo on January 29, 2020. The symposium was held to discuss the current state of the Pacific islands from national, regional, and local perspectives, and consider how Japan should strengthen its mutual cooperation with Pacific island countries.

[Event Report] Regional Conference and Policy Dialogue on Blue Economy and Finance co-hosted by the ADBI and TaiwanICDF (Nadi, Fiji)

The year 2020 marks a turning point for the oceans. The United Nations has proclaimed a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and gather ocean stakeholders worldwide to create a common framework to ensure sustainable ocean development. The Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF) co-hosted the Regional Conference and Policy Dialogue on Blue Economy, Ocean Tourism, and Sustainable Blue Financing with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) in Nadi, Fiji during 25-27 February, 2020. The conference consisted of research presentations and policy dialogues, bringing together more than 50 participants from the academia, governments, and NGOs from 15 countries from the Asia and Pacific.