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Refugee problems may often seem intractable but they are not insoluble. In our experience there are two basic prerequisites for solution: the political will of leaders to tackle the causes and to settle for peace, and international determination to push for peace and then to consolidate it. Consolidating peace means helping societies emerging from war to reintegrate refugees in safety and dignity, to rebuild their institutions - including in the field of justice and human rights - and to resume their economic development.

Sadako Ogata's Popular Quotes

Japan should get more involved in mediating disputes between countries and seek to play the role of a peace broker. To make this possible, we must tr…

- Sadako Ogata

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 avoi…

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Japan needs to cooperate with China economically. This is understood better by the business community than the government.

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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…

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Japan should not intervene in other countries' conflicts by using military power. And I don't think Japan is capable of doing such things. For starte…

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Japan's diplomatic efforts could have had a broader international perspective. Relations with the U.S. are, of course, the cornerstone of Japan's dip…

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Refugee problems may often seem intractable but they are not insoluble. In our experience there are two basic prerequisites for solution: the politic…

- Sadako Ogata