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Hiroshima Appeal 2015 World Conference against A and H Bombs Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 2-9, 2015 Organizing Committee World Conference against A and H Bombs Organizing Committee World Conference against A and H Bombs 2-4-4 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8464 Japan Tel: 03-5842-6034 Fax: 03-5842-6033 E-mail: [email protected] November 2014 背表紙 2015 World Conference against A and H Bombs 2015 World Conference against A and H Bombs Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 2-9, 2015 Main Theme: - A Nuclear Weapon-Free, Peaceful and Just World - Let Us Make the 70th Year of the A-Bombing a Decisive Turn to a World without Nuclear Weapons Organizing Committee World Conference against A and H Bombs Table of Contents Declaration of the International Meeting ………………………………………………………1 International Meeting, 2015 World Conference against A and H Bombs………………….. 3 Opening Session (August 2) .. ……………………………………………………………………3 Address of the Organizer: Sawada Shoji, Committee of Chairpersons of the World Conference Organizing Committee Greetings on behalf of the Hibakusha: Wada Masako, Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) Messages from Heads/Leaders of National Governments and International Organizations....7 Plenary Session I: “A-Bomb Damage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Struggles of the Hibakusha” (August 2)………………………………………………………………………… 12 Introductory Reports: Yamada Sumiko, A-Bomb Survivor of Hiroshima Komine Hidetaka, A-Bomb Survivor of Nagasaki Kang Hojung, Korean Atomic Bomb Casualty Association, ROK Special Reports: …………………..………………………………………………………………..15 Saito Osamu, Physician at Watari Hospital (Fukushima)/ Representative Director of Gensuikyo Miyahara Tetsuro, Lawyer, National Liaison of Counsels for Collective A-Bomb Lawsuits Abacca Anjain Maddison, Ex-Senator/ “Iju in Ean” of Rongelap, Marshall Islands Report and message from Lithuanian Chernobyl Fund “Our Shore” (by Fukao Toshiko, Fukuoka) Plenary Session II: “International Treaty for a Total Ban on Nuclear Weapons; A Nuclear Weapon-Free World; Role of Peace Movement and Civil Society”（August 2）…………………29 Introductory Reports: Joseph Gerson, American Friends Service Committee, U.S.A. Dave Webb, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, U.K. Claude Ruelland, French Peace Movement, France Yasui Masakazu, Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo) Statements:………………………………………………………………………………………...35 Ogata Yasuo, Committee of Chairpersons, Organizing Committee of the World Conference/ Japanese Communist Party Alyn Ware, UNFOLD ZERO Kasai Kimiyo, President, New Japan Women’s Association (Shinfujin) Jammu Narayana Rao, Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space Kisten McCandless, Campaign for International Co-operation and Disarmament (CICD) , Australia Cesar Jaramillo, Project Ploughshares, Canada He Jun, Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament, Republic of China Eeva-Helena Inomaa, Performers and Artists for Nuclear Disarmament (PAND), Finland Arundhoti Roy Choudhury, Thakurpukur Centre for Peace and Development Initiative, India Niranjan Chatterjee, Centre of Indian Trade Unions West Bengal State Committee, India Prakash Meghe, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace, India Vidar Birkeland, No to Nuclear Weapons, Norway Wolfgang Schupp-Hauck, Friedenswerkstatt Mutlangen e. V., Germany Plenary Session III: “For a World without Nuclear Weapons: Overcoming Nuclear Deterrence Doctrine; Peaceful Resolution of Conflicts; Sustainable Life and Environment” (August 3) ……………………………………………………………………….54 Introductory Reports: Madelyn Hoffman, New Jersey Peace Action, U.S.A. Lee Taeho, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, ROK Colin Archer, International Peace Bureau (IPB) i Nakajima Takashi, Head of the plaintiffs of Fukushima victims lawsuit Higa Mizuki, Member of Okinawa Prefectural Assembly Statements:…………………………………………………………………………………………62 Guido Grünewald, German Peace Society-United War Resisters (DFG-VK), Germany Mariannick Le Bris, CGT France Pierre Laurent, French Communist Party, France Moñeka De Oro, Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice, Guam Jnan Sankar Majumdar, Centre of Indian Trade Unions, India Sadhana Das, Freelancer, India Florine M. Hofschneider, Tinian Women's Association, Northern Mariana Islands Bimal Khadka, Member, Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization, Nepal Agneta Norberg, Swedish Peace Council, Sweden Subrata Ghoshroy, International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility/ Massachusetts Peace Action, U.S.A. Meher Hans, Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Committee, U.S.A. Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, Vietnam Peace Committee Iraklis Tsavdaridis, World Peace Council Reference Papers: ….…………………..…………………………………………………………….78 Balkrishna Kurvey, Indian Institute for Peace, Disarmament & Environmental Protection, India Ajoy Barua, Buddhist Brotherhood Assembly, Bangladesh Closing Session (August 4) …………………………….……………………………………………. 82 Reports from Workshops: Workshop I: Yamamoto Yoshiko, Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions (Min-Iren) Workshop II: Nishikawa Kyoko, New Japan Women’s Association (Shinfujin) Workshop III: Moñeka De Oro, Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice, Guam Report from the Scientists’ Forum: Yoshimura Takao, Japan Scientists’ Association Opening Plenary, 2015 World Conference against A and H Bombs (August 4) ……..........89 Keynote Address on Behalf of the Organizer: Tomida Koji, Drafting Committee Chair of the International Meeting Message from Mayor of Hiroshima: Matsui Kazumi, Mayor of Hiroshima City Greetings from Guests: Tsuboi Sunao, Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) Moritaki Haruko, Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA) Takarada Akira, Actor Statement by Government Representative: ....………………………………………………………96 Muhammad Anshor, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the U.N. Peace Movement Representatives from Overseas: Joseph Gerson, American Friends Service Committee, U.S.A. Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, Vietnam Peace Committee Lee Taeho, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, ROK Cesar Jaramillo, Project Ploughshares, Canada Claude Ruelland, French Peace Movement, France Next Steps after the NPT Review: Relay Talk of Young Participants…………………………………...101 Delegation of Kushiro Gensuikyo, Hokkaido Higa Naoto, Okinawa Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Moñeka De Oro, Guahan Coalition for Peace and Justice, Guam Fujioka Ayame, Gunma Gensuikyo Reports on the Nationwide Peace March: Japanese Through Peace Marchers: Takeda Akihiko; Nishida Shigeyoshi; Matsunaga Yoko; Yamaguchi Itsuro International Youth Relay Marchers: Mary Popeo (U.S.A.); Magiting Fabros and AG Saño (Philippines) ii International Forum: “Achieving a Nuclear Weapon-Free World -- Dialogue between Governments and NGOs (August 5) . .…………………………………………………………… 105 Panelists: Muhammad Anshor, Ambassador/ Deputy Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the U.N. Shane Reti, Member of Parliament of New Zealand/ Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament (PNND) - New Zealand Fernando Gonzalez Llort, Vice President, Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples Special Event: For a Nuclear Weapon-Free World -- Forum of Hibakusha and Citizens to Mark the 70th Anniversary of the A-bombing (August 5) ……………………110 Colin Archer, International Peace Bureau Hiroshima-Nagasaki Declaration Commemorating the 70th Year Since the Atomic Bombing 70th Anniversary Hiroshima Day Rally/ 2015 World Conference (August 6)………..…113 Speeches by Representatives of the U.N. and National Governments: Kim Won-soo, Acting High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations Fernando Gonzalez Llort, Vice President, Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, Cuba Video message: Alexander Kmentt, Ambassador/ Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria Message of Solidarity: Onaga Takeshi, Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Special Program Commemorating 70th Anniversary of A-Bombing: From Hiroshima to the World: ………………………………………………………………………...…………… 116 Setsuko Thurlow, Hibakusha of Hiroshima/ Toronto, Canada Kang Hojung, Korean Atomic Bomb Casualty Association, ROK Yoshii Toshihiko, Kagawa A-bomb Sufferers’ Association/ Jazz Pianist Sakuma Kunihiko, Hiroshima Federation of A-Bomb Survivors Associations Miyake Noriko, Hiroshima Youth Organizing Committee Greetings of Solidarity: Shii Kazuo, Executive Committee Chair, Japanese Communist Party Grass-roots Actions for a World without Nuclear Weapons:……………………………………… 119 He Jun, Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament, People’s Republic of China Bruce Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany/ World Council of Churches Matsuo Yuki, Miyazaki Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions Kanagawa Chapter, New Japan Women’s Association Hiroshima Appeal Gathering in Nagasaki, 2015 World Conference (August 7)…………………………..…..125 Keynote Address on Behalf of the Organizer: Tomida Koji, Drafting Committee Chair of the International Meeting Greetings by Nagasaki Mayor: Taue Tomihisa, Mayor of Nagasaki Statements by Government Representatives: ………………………………………..……….….… 125 Muhammad Anshor, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the U.N. Seiko Ishikawa, Ambassador to Japan, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Address of the Hibakusha: Taniguchi Sumiteru, Hibakusha of Nagasaki/ Co-Chair, Nihon Hidankyo
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