Conversation with the President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: “Peace, Prosperity, Progress and Sustainability: What Role Should the United Nations General Assembly Play?”
- Date：Wed, Feb 14, 2024
- Time：14:00-15:30 (JST)
- Location：SMBC Academia Hall, 4th floor, International Academic Research building, The University of Tokyo (There will be no online delivery.)
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/campusmap/cam01_01_07_j.html - Hosts：
Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
- Cooperation：
United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo
- Language：
English
(No simultaneous interpretation will be provided.) - Registration：
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We will invite His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, and he will give remarks on important topics including peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability from the standpoint of the United Nations General Assembly President, and interact with researchers and students. We especially welcome the active participation of UTokyo students.
- Opening Remarks
FUKUSHI Kensuke
(Director and Professor, the Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo) - Remarks from Honored Guest
Tshilidzi Marwala
(Rector of the United Nations University, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations) - Keynote Speech
His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis
(President of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly) - Discussion with Researchers
FUJIWARA Kiichi
(Specially Appointed Professor of Chiba University and Emeritus Professor, Visiting Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo)MUKOYAMA Naosuke
(Associate Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, the University of Tokyo) - Discussion with Students
Raymond Andaya
(PhD Student, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo)Mahi Patki
(Master’s student, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo)SAGAWA Hiroaki
(Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo)MATSUI Hina
(Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo)TIAN Yuxin
(Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo) - Q&A session
- Closing Remarks
Kaoru Nemoto
(Director, United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo)
E-mail: ifi_un_event[at]ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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On January 23, 2024 (Tuesday), “Fireside Chat with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank” was held at Ito Hall, The University of Tokyo. The event video is available on the World Bank website.