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15th UNU Global Seminar - Shonan Session
“Globalization and Human Development:
Towards the Eradication of Poverty”
| Date: | 6 (Monday) – 10 (Friday) September 1999 |
| Venue: | Shonan Village, Hayama-machi, Miura-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Tel: 0468-55-1822, Fax: 0468-58-1210 e-mail: mura@shonan.ne.je |
| Organized by: | The United Nations University (UNU) Kanagawa Foundation for Academic and Cultural Exchange (K-face) |
| Sponsored by: | The Japan Foundation for the UNU |
| Secretariat: | The United Nations University (UNU) 5-53-70, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan Tel: 03-3499-2811/03-5467-1306 (direct) Fax: 03-3499-2828 Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9:30-13:00, 14:00-17:30 e-mail: mbox@hq.unu.edu |
| Collaborating Universities: | Aoyama Gakuin University, Chuo University, International Christian University, International University of Japan, Keio Gijuku University, Tokai University, Tsuda College, University of Tokyo, Waseda University |
Application
- A number of participants: 100
- The seminar is open to university students (undergraduate/graduate students) and working people who are interested in the seminar’s theme. Since the lectures will be delivered in English or Japanese, understanding in both languages is essential.
- The participation fee is ¥40,000 which entitles the participant to four nights accommodation at the Shonan Village, meals for the duration of the seminar, as well as lecture papers and other study materials. Transportation costs to the seminar site are not included. Students from developing countries may apply for a limited number of scholarships.
- Applicants should complete the application form along with a brief statement as to what you expect to gain from participating, and send it to the Seminar Secretariat by 28 May 1999.
- A certificate will be issued for each participant who satisfactorily completes the Seminar.
- Applications will be reviewed by both the United Nations University and representatives from the nine collaborating universities, the result of which will be made available by around 20 June 1999
Objectives
The UN Secretaty-General Kofi Anann points out in his 1998 annual report that after a decade since the end of the cold war, the contours of the new era remain unclear, while the states and international organizations continue to grope for their respective roles. He also expounds that the people of the world are searching for the ways to define how they are united in the global community though divided by customs, conviction, power, and interest. What is certain is that globalization is greatly affecting the people of the world. Globalization denotes movement of money, goods, information and people across national borders. Its impacts differ according to the region and the country in question; it can bring about positive results but also undesirable consequences. In particular, the gap between the rich and the poor within and among the countries has widened.The United Nations Development Programme has reported that the divide between the rich and the poor in the world has increased in the 1990s compared with in the 1960s. Today, one out of five of the world population (approximately 6 billion) suffers from malnutrition, rendering it difficult to realize “human development” that purports to enhance people’s capacity to choose. The series of international conferences that the United Nations sponsored in the 1990s on such themes as children, environment and development, human rights, population, social development, and women have reconfirmed that the eradication of poverty is the fundamental issue for the work of the UN system. In an attempt to concentrate the development efforts on the question of poverty, the General Assembly of the United Nations has declared the years 1997 to 2006 as the 1st UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty.
The Seminar is designed to offer an opportunity for the participants to better understand the issues of poverty and development within an era of globalization, not only in terms of the economic activities, but also on political, social and cultural issues involved through interdisciplinary examination. It then aims at considering how one should and can respond to these challenges. The Seminar will take up the views from the developing countries that face squarely the question of poverty and development on the one hand, and the positions of the developed industrialized countries, international organizations, and the civil society that are engaged in international development cooperation. The Seminar programme will approach these complex problems through lectures by the experts from the UN system, scholars and researchers, activists of international NGOs as well as through discussions with them.
PROGRAMME
6 September, Monday
| 15:00-16:00 | Registration |
| 16:00-16:30 | Opening Ceremony Moderator: Professor Takeo Uchida, 1999 Seminar Director Welcome Address - Rector of the United Nations University - Chairman of the Kanagawa Foundation for Academic and Cultural Exchange |
| 16:30-17:30 | Keynote Lecture 1 Mr. Richard Jolly, Special Adviser to the Administrator, UNDP, New York |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner |
| 19:30-20:30 | Keynote Lecture 2 Ms. Mieko Nishimizu, Vice President, South Asia Regional Office, World Bank, Washington, DC |
| 20:30- | Free Group Activity |
7 September, Tuesday
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast Session 1: Globalization and Poverty Issues (Regional) |
| 9:00-9:40 | Lecture 3 “Globalization and Poverty Issues in Asia” Lecturer to be decided shortly |
| 9:40-10:10 | Questions and Answers |
| 10:20-11:00 | Lecture 4 “Globalization and Poverty Issues in Africa” Mr. Julius Court, UNU |
| 11:00-11:30 | Questions and Answers |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:30 | Group Discussion |
| 16:00-17:00 | Guidance for those who would like to work as international civil servants Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner Session 2: Role of NGOs |
| 19:30-20:10 | Lecture 5 Ms. Susanne Hopkins, Oxfam Hong Kong |
| 20:10-20:40 | Questions and Answers |
| 20:50-21:30 | Lecture 6 Ms. Lori Forman, Nature Conservacy, USA |
| 21:30-22:00 | Questions and Answers |
8 September, Wednesday
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast Session 3: Poverty and Conflict |
| 9:00-9:40 | Lecture 7 Professor Kiichi Fujiwara, University of Tokyo |
| 9:40-10:10 | Questions and Answers |
| 10:20-11:00 | Lecture 8 Professor Randolf S. David, University of the Philippines |
| 11:00-11:30 | Questions and Answers |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-18:00 | Free Study |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner |
| 19:30- | Group Discussion |
9 September, Thursday
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast Session 4: Role of Developed Countries |
| 9:00-9:40 | Lecture 9 “Human development – A Danish Perspective” HE Ambassador Peter Brückner, Royal Danish Embassy |
| 9:40:10:10 | Questions and Answers |
| 10:20-11:00 | Lecture 10 Lecturer to be decided shortly |
| 11:00-11:30 | Questions and Answers |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30-16:00 | Preparation for presentation |
| 16:00-18:00 | Presentation/Plenary Discussion |
| 18:30-20:30 | Farewell Dinner |
10 September, Friday
| 7:30-8:30 | Breakfast |
| 8:30-9:30 | Check-out |
| 9:30-11:00 | Summing up: Prof. Takeo Uchida, Seminar Director |
| 11:00-11:30 | Award of Certificates: UNU Rector Closing Ceremony: Prof. H. Sato |
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