“The 8th Hiroshima Junior International Forum “
Outcome of the Forum
Hiroshima Prefectural Government has hosted the 8th Hiroshima Junior International Forum with a group of high school students from 24 different countries including Japan. They spent 4 days together to discuss about global peace, share ideas, deepen mutual understanding in order to spread messages of peace around the world toward a goal of elimination of nuclear weapons.
Hiroshima Junior International Forum Declaration
See attached file
• Hiroshima Junior International Forum Declaration
the Governor
Action Plans and Impressions of the HJIF participants
Each participant developed Action Plan describing their future activities for the abolition of nuclear weapons and peacebuilding after returning home.
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YouTube video on the Hiroshima Prefecture Channel
A Report of the 8th Hiroshima Junior International Forum
Outline
(1) Hosted by: Hiroshima Prefectural Government
(2) Date: Tuesday, August 15 – Friday, August 18, 2023
(3) Venue: International Conference Center Hiroshima
(4) Theme: What we can do to bring about international peace？ (Initiatives for the abolition of nuclear weapons, reconstruction and peacebuilding)
(5) Participants: 85 high school students
| Category | Number of Participants | Countries (Regions) |
| Foreign High school students from overseas |
15 people (13 countries) |
Friendly Partnership State/Province Sichuan(China) 1, Guanajuato(Mexico) 1, Hawaii(USA) 1 Other than above Armenia 1, Cambodia2, India 1, Indonesia 1, Malaysia 1, Maldives 1, Philippines 2, South Korea１, Thailand 1, Uzbekistan１, |
| Foreign high school students living in Japan |
24 people (13 countries) |
Argentine 4, Australia 1, Chile 1, Costa Rica 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 1, Mexico 1, Poland 1, Slovakia 1, Thailand 3, Ukraine 2, USA 5 |
| Japanese High school students | 46 people (Hiroshima 36, outside Hiroshima 10) |
(6)Program Details :
| Date | Time (JST) | Program Details |
| August 15 (Tue) |
9:00-20:00 | ・Orientation ・Tour of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ・Visit to the Cenotaph ・Listening to an a-bomb survivor’s testimony ・Teambuilding workshop ・Lectures and group discussions on abolition of nuclear weapons ・Welcome reception |
| August 16 (Wed) |
9:00-18:50 | ・Keynote speech ・Lectures and Group discussions on reconstruction & peacebuilding ・Drafting the Hiroshima Declaration |
| August 17 (Thu) |
9:00-18:15 | ・Tour of Hiroshima Prefecture (Miyajima) ・Finalizing the Hiroshima Declaration |
| August 18 (Fri) |
10:00-16:45 |
・Preparation for the final presentation ・Presentation of the Hiroshima Declaration and Action Plans |
*JST: Japan Standard Time
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