Symposium/Study group
“The G7 Youth Summit in Hiroshima”
(Sponsored by ICAN (the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons)）
(Co-sponsored by The Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)
Dates
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – April 27, 2023
Purpose
The “G7 Youth Summit in Hiroshima” will be held prior to the “G7 Summit in Hiroshima.”
Youths from G7 countries will gather to discuss how to abolish nuclear weapons and how to better understand their barbarity. As a group, they will recommend a path to action.
Program
■ Tuesday, April 25
Venue: Hiroshima University Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, Faculty Club, 2nd Floor Reception Hall
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 9:30～9:40 | Opening Prefatory Greeting by Mitsuo Ochi President of Hiroshima University |
| 9:40～10:00 | Orientation |
| 10:00～11:30 | 1st Panel Talk:“What are nuclear weapons & What do they do?” Noriyuki Kawano Professor at the Center for Peace Hiroshima University Luli van der Does Associate Professor at the Center for Peace Hiroshima University Talei Mangioni Pacific Researcher at The Australian National University |
| 12:00～13:00 | Workshop “The politics around nuclear weapons” |
| 14:30～15:30 | 2nd Panel Talk: “Nuclear disarmament and international law- challenges & opportunities” Shinsuke Tomotsugu Associate Professor at the Center for Peace Hiroshima University Helen Durham Former Director of International Law and Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Alicia Sanders-Zakre International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) |
| 16:00～17:30 | Parallel Workshops |
| 17:30～ | Film Appreciation: Documentary “8:15 Hiroshima From Father to Daughter” Formal Greeting by Akiko Mikamo Executive Producer |
■ Wednesday, April 26
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 9:30～10:30 | Meeting with the Atomic Bomb survivor |
| 11:00～15:00 | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome |
| 16:45～18:00 | Public Session: “Discussing the role of young persons and citizens in forging a path toward a world without nuclear weapons by looking back at the unprecedented historical inhumanity of the atomic bomb and cross referencing sentiments from then and now” Video Message: Kazumi Matsui Mayor of Hiroshima City Participants: Members of the G7 Youth Summit in Hiroshima Alicia Sanders-Zakre International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) Hosted by: Robert Jacobs Professor at Hiroshima City University, Hiroshima Peace Institute Venue: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, East Building, 1st Basement Floor, Peace Memorial Hall (1-2 Nakajimacho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City) Languages: Japanese and English |
■ Thursday, April 27
Venue: Hiroshima University Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, Faculty Club, 2nd Floor Reception Hall
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 9:30～11:00 | 3rd Panel Talk: “No action without inclusion- intersectionality and nuclear weapons” Talei Mangioni Pacific Researcher at The Australian National University Mariko Komatsu Hiroshima Prefecture Mari Katayanagi Professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hiroshima University |
| 11:30～13:00 | Workshop: “Making change (ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Summit) |
| 14:30～15:30 | Workshop: “Reflecting and embracing the opportunities for action” |
| 16:00～16:30 | Presentation & Adoption of Outcome statement |
| 16:30～17:00 | Final Remarks |
Summary
50 youths gathered from 19 countries for the “G7 Youth Summit in Hiroshima” to discuss and plan courses of action to eliminate nuclear weapons through comprehensive panel talks and workshops.
From panel talks and workshops, concrete recommendations for nuclear disarmament were cultivated together with a trip to a war memorial, a museum memorial, and an atomic bomb survivor testimonial. A formal proclamation was finalized after the tillage of ideas and approaches at the summit.
Mr. Ochi, the President of Hiroshima University and Dr. Kawano, the Director of the Center for Peace Hiroshima University, along with other invitees, welcomed youths from around the world at the summit.
International Conference
“The Future of World Order and Nuclear Weapons, Thinking from Hiroshima
Where We Are Today in Deterrence, Strategy, Disarmament, Arms Control, and Humanitarian Impact”
(Sponsored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
(Co-hosted by the Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)
Date & Time
Saturday, July 1, 2023 9:30 – 16:30
Venue
Hiroshima University Higashi – Senda Campus, Higashi-Senda Innovative Research Center, 4th Floor, Rooms M401 & M402
Purpose
The war in Ukraine has raised a grave concern about escalation of competition among great powers and the possible invoking of changes to the status quo in the region. In this international symposium, we will discuss what changes the nuclear deterrence, nuclear strategy, nuclear disarmament and arms control that we know of are beginning to show, in this environment, in terms of nature and assumptions in international politics. We also talk about how nuclear issues should be viewed as part of the global agenda amid the transformation and multipolarization of international order.
Program
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 9:30～9:50 | Greeting from the Organizer Atsushi Sunami President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Greeting from the Co-Sponsor Noriyuki Kawano Director of the Center for Peace Hiroshima University |
| 9:55～10:30 | Keynote Dialogue: Nobumasa Akiyama Hitotsubashi University Sugio Takahashi National Institute for Defense Studies |
| 10:30～11:00 | Keynote Trialogue: Noriyuki Kawano Hiroshima University Nobumasa Akiyama Hitotsubashi University Sugio Takahashi National Institute for Defense Studies Discussion |
| 11:00～12:30 | Session I: Nuclear Weapons in International Security Moderator: Shinsuke Tomotsugu Hiroshima University Speakers: Sugio Takahashi National Institute for Defense Studies Elaine Bunn Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Rebecca Gibbons University of Southern Maine Discussion |
| 13:15～14:45 | Session Ⅱ: Nuclear Question as Global Agenda Moderator: Nobumasa Akiyama Hitotsubashi University Speakers: Kazuto Suzuki The University of Tokyo Jane Nakano The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Fiona Cunningham The University of Pennsylvania |
| 15:00～16:20 | Session Ⅲ: General Discussion Moderator: Nobumasa Akiyama Hitotsubashi University All speakers of Session I and Ⅱ |
| 16:20～16:30 | Concluding Remarks & Valediction |
Poster:（PDF issue）
Summary
International Symposium
“A Divided International Community: Seeking Solutions”
(Sponsored by the Center for Peace, Hiroshima University)
Date & Time
Saturday, July 27, 2024 13:00-16:00
Venue
Hiroshima University Higashi-Senda Campus, Higashi-Senda Innovative Research Center, 4th Floor, Room M401
Purpose
Wars and conflicts result from and, at the same time, deepen further divisions within the international community. The purpose of the international symposium is to discuss why such acts of violence keep reoccurring and explore their backgrounds. It will focus on the urgent challenges that the worlds is now facing, including those of overcoming divisions in Asia and resolving the war in Ukraine and the violence in the Palestinian autonomous region of Gaza. To this end, it will deepen understanding of the historical backgrounds of these conflicts, their current developments, and possible resolution strategies. Furthermore, it will seek to answer the question of what Japan, which since the end of World War Ⅱ has been aspiring towards “achieving a peaceful world without war”, its civil society, which has been the primary bearer of this aspiration, and Hiroshima, which has been appealing for “world peace without nuclear weapons,” should do. Considering that a strong civil society can itself become a driving force that moves the international community, the symposium will explore concrete solutions and paths of action.
Program
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 13:00～13:10 | Opening remarks Mitsuo Ochi President of Hiroshima University |
| 13:10～13:40 | “Asia and contemporary challenges in Asia and beyond” Pham Lan Dung Acting President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam |
| 13:40～14:10 | “Israel’s Genocide against Palestinians and the Grobal Society at a Crossroad” Hidemitsu Kuroki Professor at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
| 14:10～14:40 | “The War in Ukraine and the Divide Over Nuclear Weapons” Hirofumi Tosaki Associate Professor at the Center for Peace, Hiroshima University |
| 14:55～15:55 | Discussion Moderator Noriyuki Kawano Director of the Center for Peace, Hiroshima University |
| 15:55～16:00 | Closing remarks Noriyuki Kawano Director of the Center for Peace, Hiroshima University |