{"id":7344,"date":"2025-03-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/?p=7344"},"modified":"2025-03-28T07:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T22:50:20","slug":"unesco-week-2024-international-symposium-jfy2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/event-reports\/7344\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO WEEK 2024 International Symposium (JFY2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UNESCO WEEK 2024 International Symposium was held on 19 January 2024 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO (JNCU), and the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) in collaboration with UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the event, please see below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UW2024_symposium_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concept Note<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UW2024_symposium_programme_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Programme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UW2024_symposium_flyer_ENG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can watch a recording of the event with English and Japanese subtitles from the YouTube link below.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ssWH0fpaGPU?si=LcPvmck6UWXYWOeV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7425\" src=\"https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UW3035\u56fd\u969b\u30b7\u30f3\u30dd_YouTube-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UW3035\u56fd\u969b\u30b7\u30f3\u30dd_YouTube-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UW3035\u56fd\u969b\u30b7\u30f3\u30dd_YouTube-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UW3035\u56fd\u969b\u30b7\u30f3\u30dd_YouTube-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unesco-sdgs.mext.go.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/UW3035\u56fd\u969b\u30b7\u30f3\u30dd_YouTube.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>UNESCO WEEK 2024 International Symposium \u00a0<u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong><em>Building a Sustainable Future Together<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Date: Friday, 19 January 2024, 18:00-19:30 (UTC+0900)<br \/>\nLanguage: Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Opening Remarks<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Mr. Masami Watanabe (Director-General for International Affairs, MEXT)<br \/>\nMr. Kiichi Oyasu (Director, Education Cooperation Department, ACCU)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Keynote Speech:<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Building a Sustainable Future Together &#8211; Lessons from the Pandemic<\/em><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Mr. Dzulkifli Bin Abdul Razak (Rector, International Islamic University Malaysia)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Case Study Presentation-1<\/span><br \/>\n<em>From UNESCO Activities in the Private Sector to Building Collaborative Societies for the Future: The case study of Okayama, Japan<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Mr. Mitsuyuki Ikeda (President, Okayama UNESCO Association)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Case Study Presentation-2<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Rural Revitalisation through Cultural Preservation and Green Tourism: The Case Study of Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Ms. Chan Yu Nam (Senior Geopark Officer, Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Panel Discussion<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Moderator: Ms. Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa (Director, UNESCO Jakarta)<br \/>\nPanellists: Keynote speaker and presenters<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Wrap-up and Way Forward<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Mr. Kiichi Oyasu (Director, Education Cooperation Department, ACCU)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNESCO WEEK 2024 International Symposium was held on 19 January 2024 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO (JNCU), and the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) in collaboration with UNESCO. 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