国連UNHCR協会は、国連の難民支援機関であるUNHCR ユーエヌエイチシーアール（国連難民高等弁務官事務所）の活動を支える日本公式支援窓口です。 UNHCRの活動資金は、各国政府からの任意の拠出金ならびに民間からの支援に支えられています。 もっと広く民間から支えていこうという機運が世界的に高まり、アメリカ、オーストラリア、スペインに続き、日本では2000年10月に国連UNHCR協会を設立しました。 スイス・ジュネーブのUNHCR本部やUNHCR駐日事務所と連携して、広報ならびに難民支援の輪を広げるための活動を行なっている特定非営利活動法人（認定NPO法人）です。

As a part of the Happy Monday system, it is currently celebrated on the third Monday of September.  Its 2025 date of September 15th aligns perfectly with its 1947 predecessor.  Today, as we celebrate Respect for the Aged Day, let’s delve into its history and the issues Japan’s elderly population faces today.

社会課題の解決に向けて活動するＮＰＯが力を十分に発揮できるよう縁の下の力持ちとしてサポートします。 シニア世代が自分らしく持てる力を十分発揮して活き活きと社会参加できる機会を創出します。

We provide behind-the-scenes support to NPOs working to solve social issues, helping them to fully utilize their capabilities. We will create opportunities for seniors to fully utilize their abilities and actively participate in society.

In 1960, after yet another devastating natural disaster, the Ise Bay Typhoon of September 1959, the government decided to create Disaster Prevention Day.  To raise public awareness and disaster prevention knowledge, September 1st was chosen to commemorate the date of the Great Kanto Earthquake.  

When you think of summer in Japan, imagine a season full of energy, tradition, and just a little bit of sweat! Japanese summers are known for their intense heat and humidity, but they also bring the longest school holiday of the year, colorful festivals, beach trips, and plenty of family fun.

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security.

Humanitarian efforts.  Humanitarian intervention.  In some capacity, we’ve heard the word ‘humanitarian’, especially in times of conflict or disaster.  It’s common for people to become desensitized when they’re constantly exposed to something.  Well, allow me to break you out of that fog as I reintroduce you to the thing that resides within us all: humanity.