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JCK Youth Forum……………………………3 tthhee 11st JJCCKK YYoouutthh FFoorruumm BBrroocchhuurree The First Japan, China and Republic of Korea Youth Forum Brochure Dear Delegates, This brochure is for you to check out the general description and the schedule of the forum. It includes the following parts: Table Contents Message………………………………….…………………….2 About the 1st JCK Youth Forum……………………………3 About Japan Model United Nations……………………….4 MUN Conference Structure………………………………....5 Beyond the Conference………………………………...…...7 About the Symposium……………………………………….8 Brief Timeline of the Project………………………………..10 Sponsorship…………………………………………………...11 Contacts………………………………………………………..11 - 1 - Message It is my deepest honor to host the First Japan, China and Republic of Korea Youth Forum. Students invited from China and Korea, together with Japanese students, can advance their knowledge of the work of the United Nations through a Model UN conference. The Youth Symposium open to the public will also give the students the opportunity to communicate with each other and exchange ideas on broader subjects. Sixty-five summers after the end of the World War II, as the only country which suffered from atomic bombings, it is a big step for Japan to have UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ambassador Roos from the United States and Ambassadors from France and the United Kingdom attend the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony. Japan must speak up to all humanity at the United Nations, and at every possible opportunity, the fear and danger of holding nuclear armament. I have set up a program on the first day of your visit to experience a tea ceremony demonstration so as to have a better understanding of Japanese culture. The root of the Japanese culture is from China and had extended to Japan via Korea. It is regrettable that although the culture taught good will and respect to people, things have changed gradually through the wars and long history. However, as a same human being, I believe that in our hearts we all share the deepest wish for peace throughout the world. For this reason, in order to achieve better understanding among us, it is important to have as many opportunities as possible for the students of our three countries to communicate and exchange ideas. The plan for this Youth Forum was brought up by Chairmen of the UN Associations of China, Korea and myself at WFUNA’s Plenary Assembly last year. This Forum has been organized in order to deepen mutual understandings among the students who will bear responsibility for the next generation. With the future in mind, China, Korea and Japan must hold hands together and promote cooperation with other Asian nations, so that we can play an important role in the world. Although the time is short, we have scheduled a stay at Shonan Village in Kanagawa, and an open lecture and youth symposium at Waseda University in Tokyo where the students can have opportunity to communicate and develop friendship. I hope through the discussions, this 1st Forum will be successful and will lead to the second forum next year. Finally, I would like to thank all those who have worked hard to ensure the success of this Forum. Genshitsu Sen President, United Nations Association of Japan Japan-UN Goodwill Ambassador - 2 - st About the 1 JCK Youth Forum “Fostering Youth Partnership for the World” At the Plenary Meeting of the World Federation of UN Associations (WFUNA), which was held in August 2009, the Presidents of UN Association of Japan, China and the Republic of Korea agreed on the desirability of holding a Youth Forum on the regular basis. The forum would include Model UN conference and to be attended by university students from the three countries. To follow up on this agreement, UN Association of Japan decided to host the first trilateral Youth Forum this year, in cooperation with the UN Associations of China and Korea. The opening ceremony of the Youth Forum, entitled “Fostering Partnerships for the World,” will be held on 12 September 2010 in Tokyo. Presidents of the UN Associations of our three countries and the President of the WFUNA will attend the ceremony. All 60 students will experience tea ceremony demonstration arranged by UNA-Japan’s President Sen, who is the fifteenth Grand Master of Urasenke Tea School. The Youth Forum will consist of two main events: Model United Nations conference (MUN) simulating “10-year Review of the Millennium Development Goals” from 12 to 15 September at Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture; and Youth Symposium, open to the public, on the theme of “Global Peace and Development – The Role of East Asia and the United Nations” on 16 September at Waseda University in Tokyo. (At the Symposium, three students will report on the proceedings and the outcome of MUN conference. There will be keynote addresses by 2 eminent experts and two panel discussions by 12 students from the 3 countries, moderated by ASAO Keiichiro, MP of Minna no to (“Your Party”) and KANG Sang-jung, Professor of Political Theory at Tokyo University) There are 2 purposes of the Youth Forum: first, to promote mutual understanding and intellectual exchange among university students in our three countries through a model UN exercise focused on one of the most important global challenges of today, Millennium Development Goals. Second, it is hoped to bring our countries closer together in UN activities with a view to promoting peace and prosperity in East Asia and fostering global partnerships for the entire world. UNA-Japan greatly appreciates all support and cooperation extended to it by many organizations and institutions for initiating this program, which certainly demonstrate high expectations about the outcome of this new program and its future development. UNA-Japan also acknowledges with thanks efforts being made by the Student Secretariat for the Youth Forum. - 3 - About Japan Model United Nations Japan Model United Nations（JMUN）is the first educational organization in Japan to simulate the United Nations conferences. The Model United Nations Executive, founded in 1983 at Sophia University under the direction of Sadako Ogata (the former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), was the precursor of JMUN. The purpose of JMUN is to offer students opportunities to study international relations and related subjects and discuss solutions to global issues through the Model United Nations conference and to develop human resources who can contribute to the international society. We also have worked to spread the Model United Nations through Japan as an effective way to study international politics and global issues. JMUN has produced a large number of people who can contribute to the international society since 1983. They have participated in the activities of JMUNS and now being active in various fields such as Japanese ministries and government offices, international organizations, private enterprises, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO). Our activities are not just sending delegates to The National Model United Nations conference (NMUN) but also holding the All Japan Model United Nations conference (AJMUN) and the Kansai Model United Nations Conference (KMUNC) to have a conference with participants mainly from colleges and graduate schools. - 4 - MUN Conference Structure Simulation conference We will simulate UN summit on the MDGs, called a High-Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly which will be held from September 20 to 22 this year. 3 Round Tables and a Plenary Meeting 3 Round tables and 2 Plenary meetings are held. First, all delegations and non-state actors attend a plenary meeting. Then delegations are divided into 3 Round tables. 3 Round table discussions proceed concurrently. Delegates make draft resolution in each Round Table. Non-state actors join discussions and help making draft resolutions. 3 draft resolutions are combined into one draft resolution and adopted as a resolution in the Plenary Meeting. Agenda Round table 1: Addressing the challenge of poverty, hunger and gender equality The number of hungry people worldwide rose from 842 million in 1990-1992 to 873 million in 2004-2006 and to 1.02 billion people during 2009, the highest level ever. Of the 117 countries for which data are available, most of the 20 countries that have made no visible progress are in sub-Saharan Africa. Redressing gender equality remains one of the most difficult goals. In fact, women are more likely than men to be in vulnerable jobs, with gap being evident in those regions where paid employment opportunities for women are the lowest –in Western Asia and Northern Africa. The risk of disaster is increasing globally and is highly concentrated in middle- and low-income countries. The very fact is that the challenges to poverty, food, energy, global recession and climate change are all interrelated. Efforts to accelerate progress towards the MDGs must take account of the rapidly changing development landscape transformed by ecosystem decline, including the challenges posed by climate change. How can we better support and facilitate employment-intensive, sustainable and equitable growth and structural change? Round table 5: Addressing the special needs of the most vulnerable “The most vulnerable” are said to be some population suffered from increasing inequalities in various economic and social dimensions, including geography, sex, age, disability, ethnicity and other vulnerabilities. To identify the special needs of the most vulnerable, we must pay attention to complex and multiple identities of each individual. Each individual has complex and multiple identities and is not simple “a woman” or subject to any other single definition. They can be “a migrant woman with disability”, “a girl in religious minority” and so on. The single ground approach which confines people’s identity to one ground fails to respond to the needs of multiply marginalized individuals. - 5 - It is said nearly 200 countries contain some 5000 ethnic groups. Some cultural identities (ethnic, religious, gender, linguistic, racial and others) have been suppressed as state policy and caused conflicts.
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