Organizing Committee World Conference against A and H Bombs 原水爆禁止2018年世界大会 2-4-4 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8464 Japan Tel: 03-5842-6034 Fax: 03-5842-6033 E-mail: [email protected] November 2018 2018 World Conference against A and H Bombs Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 2-9, 2018 2018 World Conference against A & H Bombs & A against Conference World 2018 Organizing Committee World Conference against A and H Bombs 2018 World Conference against A and H Bombs Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 2-9, 2018 Main Theme: For a Nuclear Weapon-Free, Peaceful and Just World Organizing Committee World Conference against A and H Bombs Table of Contents Declaration of the International Meeting ……………………………………………….… 1 Letter from Nagasaki to All National Governments…………………………………….… 4 International Meeting, 2018 World Conference against A and H Bombs………………… 5 Opening Session (August 2) .................. …………………………………………………………5 Address of the Organizer: Noguchi Kunikazu, Steering Committee Co-Chair, Organizing Committee Greetings on Behalf of the Hibakusha: Oshita Katsunori, Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) Messages from Heads/Leaders of National Governments and International Organizations …10 Plenary Session I: “Damage and Suffering from A-Bombings in Hiroshima & Nagasaki; Inhuman Nature of Nuclear Weapons; Struggle of the Hibakusha” (August 2) ……………. 16 Introductory Reports:…………………………………………………………………………… 16 Fujiwara Hidefumi, M.D., Fukushima Coop Hospital, Hiroshima/ Japanese Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions (Min-Iren) Yoshioka Yukio, Hiroshima Federation of A-Bomb Survivors Kim Seong Un, Korean Atomic Bomb Casualty Association, ROK Sasaki Yu, Fukushima City Assembly Member Statements:…………………………………………………………………………….………………22 Manisha Gaur, Roopantaran Training and Development Pvt Ltd, India Potturi Narayana Rao, LEAD Foundation, India Plenary Session II: “Prohibition and Elimination of Nuclear Weapons; Role of Peace Movements and Civil Society; Promotion of the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; Overcoming Nuclear Deterrence Doctrine”㸦August 2㸧……………………………………..…24 Introductory Reports:……………………………………………………………………………24 Joseph Gerson, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA/ IPB Rachel Melly, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)/ Yorkshire CND, UK Christine Rosenberg, French Peace Movement Hwang Soo Young, People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, ROK Yasui Masakazu, Japan Council against A & H Bombs (Gensuikyo) Statements:…………………………………………………………………………….…………36 Kawamura Reiko, New Japan Women’s Association (Shinfujin) Ogata Yasuo, Organizing Committee of World Conference/ Japanese Communist Party Shibata Masako, Women’s International Democratic Federation (WIDF)/ FUDANREN Plenary Session III: “Solidarity & Cooperation of Movements against Nuclear Weapons with Other Movements for: Peaceful Settlement of Conflicts; Eradication of Radiation Damage; Zero Nuclear Power Plants; Environment; Development; Overcoming Poverty & Social Gap and People’s Living” (August 3) …… ............................. 39 Introductory Reports:……………………………………………………………….……….… 39 Michell Cunha, Peace Action/ Massachusetts Peace Action, USA Oleg Bodrov, Public Council of the South Coast of the Gulf of Finland/Film director, Russia Dong Huy Cuong, Vietnam Peace Committee Corazon Valdez Fabros, Nuclear-Free Philippines Coalition Yamamoto Takashi, All-Okinawa Coalition Against New Construction of Henoko Base Statements:…………………………………………………………………………………….…47 Nagao Yuri, National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren) John Steinbach, Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Committee of the National Capital Area, USA Parijat Bhandari, Afro-Asian Peoples Solidarity Organization of Nepal (AAPSO Nepal) Jerald Ross, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA Choi Eun-Soon, Korean Women's Associations United, ROK Rabindra Adhikari, Nepal Peace and Solidarity Council/World Peace Council Donald Mellman, IPPNW/ Oleander Initiative, University of the Middle East Project, USA Closing Session (August 4) ............................................................................................................ 57 Reports from Workshops: Workshop I: John Steinbach, Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Committee of the National Capital Area, USA Workshop II: Khum Prasad Sharma, Global Network Against Weapons and Power in Space, Nepal/ Saito Shunichi, Association for a Non-Nuclear Government, Japan Workshop III: Matsushige Miwa, Japan Federation of Prefectural and Municipal Workers’ Unions Opening Plenary, 2018 World Conference against A & H Bombs – Hiroshima (August 4) …... 60 Keynote Address on Behalf of the Organizer: Tomida Koji, Drafting Committee Chairperson of the International Meeting Message from Hiroshima Mayor: Matsui Kazumi, Mayor of Hiroshima City Greetings of the Hibakusha: Fujimori Toshiki, Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) Greetings of Solidarity: Fukuyama Shingo, All-Out Action Committee to Stop the War and Scrapping of Article 9 Statements by the Government Representatives:………………………………………………66 Jamie Walsh, Deputy Director, Disarmament & Non-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Ireland Seiko Ishikawa, Ambassador to Japan, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Claudio Monzón, Second Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Japan Mobilization for Nuclear Weapon-Free, Peaceful and Just World: Ninon Cazaux, French Peace Movement Karlene Griffiths Sekou, Black Lives Matter Boston/ Dignity Project International, USA Donald Mellman, IPPNW/ Oleander Initiative, University of the Middle East Project, USA Choi Eun-Soon, Korean Women's Associations United, ROK Statements by Japanese Delegates: …………………………………………..…………………69 Sakuma Kunihiko, Kim Ginho, and Kwon Joonoh, Hibakusha Organizations in Hiroshima Yasumoto Mariko, Ibaraki JA Hospital Workers’ Union/Japan Federation of Medical Workers’ Unions Morita Kaoru, Urawa Branch, New Japan Women’s Association Yamamoto Takashi, All-Okinawa Coalition Against New Construction of Henoko Base 60th Anniversary Nationwide Peace March and the International Youth Relay March: Japanese through-marchers, AG Saño (Philippines), Yei Hsuan Huang (Taiwan), Lee Jae Young (ROK), Siobhon Mcmanus (Guam), Emilie Clark & Emily Rubino (USA) International Forum: “For the Prohibition and Elimination of Nuclear Weapons -- Dialogue between Governments & NGOs” (August 5)……………………………………...….… 77 Panelist Presentations: Tomas Hajnoczi, Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria Jamie Walsh, Deputy Director, Disarmament & Non-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Ireland Alicia Sanders-Zakre, Arms Control Association/Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA Hiroshi Taka, Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo) From Special Meetings and Workshops (August 5) ……………………………………...…….… 85 Special Meeting 1: For a Nuclear Weapon-Free, Bases-Free Japan and Solidarity with Okinawa Jerald Ross, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA Special Meeting 2: Non-Nuclear and Peaceful Korean Peninsula and Asia -- What Role Should Japan Play? Chen Zhe, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences/Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament Workshop 6: Cutback on Military Expenses to Realize a Peaceful and Decent Human Life Kari Thompson, United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), USA Closing Plenary, 2018 World Conference against A & H Bombs – Hiroshima (August 6) ……. 90 Speeches by Representatives of National Governments: Carlos Fernando Almada López, Ambassador to Japan, United Mexican States Tomas Hajnoczi, Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria Special Program: 73 Years of the A-Bombing: From the A-Bombed City of Hiroshima: ……93 Yamada Reiko, Hibakusha of Hiroshima/ Tokyo Federation of A-Bomb Survivors Organizations Mimaki Toshiyuki, Japan Confederation of A-and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Hidankyo) Ishida Nanako, Graduate of Hiroshima Municipal Motomachi High School Actions for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World – Speeches by Overseas Delegates:………………95 Rachel Melly, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, UK Dong Huy Cuong, Vietnam Peace Committee Park Seok Min, Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, ROK Joseph Gerson, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA Speech/Messages from Japanese Political Parties: Koike Akira, Japanese Communist Party/ Ozawa Ichiro, Liberal Party/ Itokazu Keiko, Okinawa Whirlwind/ Okada Katsuya, Member of the House of Representatives Determination of Japanese Grass-Roots Movements for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World: …101 Ichizuka Ayako, All-Japan Teachers and Staffs Union (Zenkyo) High School Students of Tokachi Area, Hokkaido delegation Proposal for Action: Yasui Masakazu, Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo) Appeal from Hiroshima: International Forum: “For the Prohibition and Elimination of Nuclear Weapons -- Dialogue between Governments & NGOs” (August 8) ………………………….…….. 106 Greetings from Nagasaki Mayor: Taue Tomihisa, Mayor of Nagasaki City Panelist Presentations: Tomas Hajnoczi, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, Austria Jamie Walsh, Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Ireland Joseph Gerson, Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, USA Lee Jun Kyu, Center for Peace Research and Education of KYOREH HANA, ROK Tsuchida