■Agenda■
【Date and Time】 20 June (Sat) 2009
12:30-13:00 Registration 13:00-18:15 Symposium
【Venue】 U Thant Hall, United Nations University 3rd
Floor,
5-53-70, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo [map]
【Language】 Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation
provided)
【Admission】 Free entry subject to registration.
【Registration】 Registration has closed. Should you wish to participate,
please note that your registration will be accepted
on a first-come, first-served basis.
■World Refugee Day Symposium■
(13:00-18:30)
[Opening]
13:00-13:10 Violin by Ms. Ikuko Kawai (Violinist) and her missions
to Uganda and Thailand
13:10-13:15 Opening by Mr. Johan Cels (UNHCR Representative in
Japan)
13:15-13:25 Video Messages: Mr. Antonio Guterres (UN High Commissioner
for Refugees) and
Mrs Sadako Ogata (JICA / President)
13:25-13:45 Message from Dr. Sugulle Abukar Hassan (Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine)
[Part 1 Panel Discussion: NHK Drama] (13:45-15:15)
Moderator: Ms. Shoko Hashimoto (ADRA Japan)
Panelists: Ms. Eto Mori (Author)
Ms. Yukie Okamoto (NHK/ Producer)
Mr. Yoshio Watanabe (NHK/ Director)
Resource persons:
Ms. Mitsuko Shino (MOFA Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Division/ Director)
Mr. Takaaki Mizuno (The Asahi Shimbun/ Editorial Writer)
15:15-15:30 Intermission (RFF preview and visual report on the
outside activities)
[Part 2 Presentations: The Panoramic View on Refugee
Situations]
(15:30-17:00)
Video Message: Angelina Jolie (UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador)
Moderators: Ms. Yoko Matsuda (Singer and songwriter)
Ms. Kiyoko Takemura (DJ)
Mr. Dimo Tin Win (Kwnsei Gakuin University)
Mr. Zarny Shibuya (Designer)
(1) UNIQLO: Report on Georgia
(2) Girl Scouts: Peace Pack Mission to Thailand
(3) Ms. Yoshiko Kijima (MOFA Humanitarian Assistance Division/
Director) and Ms. Keiko Kiyama (JEN) :About South Sudan
(4) Dr. Akio Kanai (Fuji Optical/Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer): About mission to Azerbaijan.
(5) Yuzu and refugee voices from Kenya
(6) Ms Rei Kikukawa (UNHCR Special Supporter), UNHCR Youth, SHRET:
Report on Japan
[Closing]
17:00-17:05 Video reflections of World Refugee Day 2009
[Coffee & Tea served on UNU 2nd Floor]
17:15-18:15 Coffee served by baristas of Seisen University
