Outcome of the Forum

Hiroshima Prefectural Government has invited high school students from overseas, within Japan and international students to join in a debate and dialogue on international peace to host “Hiroshima Junior International Forum”. The goal of the event is to spread a message of peace overseas, deepen mutual understanding, and train next generation human resources while advancing Hiroshima as an international hub for peace.

Hiroshima Junior International Forum Declaration

See attached file

• Hiroshima Junior International Forum Declaration

Action Plans by the participants

The groups of participants described what they would do after coming back to their home countries as Action Plans.　Please see attached file.

Summary of Action Plan

Action Plans (Original in handwriting)

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(2)  Report of the 4th Hiroshima Junioir International Forum

Outline

(1) Hosted by: Hiroshima Prefectural Government

(2) Supported by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, AFS Japan and YFU Japan Inc.

(3) Date: (Tuesday) August 20, 2019 to (Friday) August 23, 2019

(4) Location: International Convention Center Hiroshima

(5) Theme: What we can do to bring about international peace？
       (Initiatives for the abolition of nuclear weapons, reconstruction and peacebuilding)

(6) Participants

 

Category	Number of Participants	Countries (Regions)
Foreign high school students from overseas	16 people (16 countries and regions)	Sichuan・China,　Hawaii・USA, Guanajuato・Mexico, Bolivia, Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, Cambodia, Philippines, Myanmar, Mongolia, India, Sri Lanka, Laos
Foreign high school students living in Japan	15 people (15 countries and regions)	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Czech, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand
Japanese High school students	49 people (Hiroshima 39, outside Hiroshima 10)
International students enrolled in an university in Hiroshima	6 people	Bangladesh, Ghana, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

(7) Schedule

Date	Program details
8/20 (Tue)	Orientation Program to learn the realities of the atomic bombing (Tour Peace Memorial Museum, visit monuments , hear a testimony from an atomic bombing survivor) Keynote speech 　■“Japan’s Diplomacy on Nuclear Disarmament”         Mr. Naoto Hisajima         Director-General, Disarmament, NonProliferation and Science Department,         Foreign Policy Bureau, Minister for Foreign Affairs 　■“Accelerating Sustainable Development – Challenges and Opportunities－         Ms. Mihoko Kumamoto　         Director, Division of Prosperity,         United Nations Institute for Training and Research Hiroshima Office Team Building  Lecture & Group discussion　（Nuclear Abolition）
8/21(Wed)	Lecture & Group discussion　(Reconstruction and Peace-building) Draft the Hiroshima Declaration
8/22(Thu)	Visit Miyajima & Okonomiyaki Cooking Experience  Observe the Hiroshima Lecture Finalize the Hiroshima Declaration
8/23(Fri)	Create “Our Action Plan” Debriefing Session & Presentation of the Hiroshima Declaration *with simultaneous Japanese & English interpretation * Open to the general public

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