Sadako Ogata
Sadako Ogata
Sadako Ogata, is a Japanese academic, diplomat, author, administrator and professor emeritus at Sophia University. She is widely known for the post of the decade as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as well as the Chairman of the UNICEF Executive Board and as the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency. She is not only a former lecturer of the International Christian Universitybut also the advisor of the Executive Committee of the Model United Nations as the founder...
home hands people
I wish to call on you to join hands in the building of a world in which less people will be forced to flee, and in which refugees are protected until they can safely return home one day.
daunting deadline doubt huge lives lost outright war
We do not yet know how many lives have been lost through exhaustion, war or outright killing. There's no doubt the 60-day deadline ...presents us with really a daunting task. There are huge obstacles.
ask maintain nato time
I think for the time being, it would be important to ask NATO to maintain security,
clear forced massive people sign wave
There is a clear sign that there is another massive wave of people being forced out.
condition crossed days five four physical poor walked yesterday
Yesterday and today, about 20,000 crossed into Albania in very poor physical condition because they walked a long way -- about four or five days -- to get there.
happened
We don't know what has happened to them, and I'm very, very worried.
home
They are back with friends, to their villages, but they are not back home yet.
appeal cover large plan quite refugees rest stay
There will be a new appeal and a new plan to cover (expenses for) the rest of the year, which will be quite large ... especially if the refugees stay in Albania and Macedonia,
among bring children civilians displaced family fear great locate lost members shelter whom women
There is a great fear among the displaced people, most of whom are women and children and some of whom have lost family members in the fighting. We need to be able to locate them and bring them to shelter before more civilians die,
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I have not seen such a crowded, what shall I say? ... Shelter-wise, very bad. ... I'm concerned.
consider essential kosovo mission partner provided security
I consider the Kosovo Verification Mission an essential partner for the continuation of our humanitarian work. The OSCE mission has provided a sense of security to many in Kosovo,
excessive kosovo violence
The excessive use of violence in Kosovo has to be contained,
despite diplomatic ground ongoing rapidly situation
The humanitarian situation on the ground is deteriorating rapidly despite the ongoing diplomatic efforts,
islands japan people
I once said that it was unacceptable for Japan to remain "an isolated prosperous island." At one time, it might have been all right for Japan to avoid sending any citizens to dangerous areas [even as part of international efforts] and just wish for its own people's happiness. That time is gone.