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and Global Dimensions” in Tohoku (10–13 September;
52 participants),
• “Building Peace – Towards Inclusive Society” in Kobe-
Awaji (7–8 October; 49 participants),
• “Environment and Development – A ‘Glocal’ Approach”
in Kanazawa (23–26 November; 50 participants), and
• “From Conflict to Peace” in Okinawa (19–22 December;
65 participants).
Global Leadership Film Series
The Global Leadership Interview Series is a new, ongoing
project of the UNU/ILA in which men and women in
global leadership positions share the opinions, attitudes
and ideas that have shaped their approach to leadership
practice. Their views are presented in video documentary
form with accompanying booklets. In 2002, UNU/ILA
produced three videos and accompanying booklets,
featuring interviews with Juan Somavia, Director-General
of the International Labour Organization; Gro Harlem
Brundtland, Director-General of the World Health
Organization; and Mike Moore, former Director-General
of the World Trade Organization.
in Tokyo to audiences of invitees from diplomatic,
governmental, political, academic and business circles and
the general public. On 21 March, former US President
William J. Clinton delivered the 3rd U Thant Distinguished
Lecture, speaking on the topic of “Globalization.” On 1
October, the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dr.
Norman E. Borlaug, delivered the 4th U Thant
Distinguished Lecture on “Agriculture and Peace: The
Role of Science and Technology in Feeding Humankind in
the 21st Century.
On 29 May, His Excellency Dr. Han Seung-soo,
President of the United Nations General Assembly,
presented a lecture at UNU Centre on “The Role of the
United Nations in a Globalizing World.”
Some of the other major public lectures presented by
UNU Centre and the RTC/P’s in 2002 were:
• Asian Development Outlook – John Lintjer, Vice
President, and Sailesh Jha, Economist, Asian
Development Bank, UNU/WIDER Lecture, 10 April,
Helsinki.
• Europe – Cornerstone of a Multipolar World – Jean-Luc
Dehaene, Minister of State and Vice-President of the
European Convention on the Future of Europe, Official
Opening Ceremony of UNU/CRIS, 23 April, Bruges,
Tokyo Roundtables
In 2002, UNU/IAS launched a Tokyo Roundtable series
with the aim of raising the visibility of the Institute and
contributing to Japanese society at large by providing
information on global issues related to UNU/IAS research
areas. Six Tokyo Roundtable events were held during the
year: “Bonn Guidelines on ABS,” “Climate Change and
Implementation of Kyoto Protocol,” “New Consumers and
Sustainability Dilemma,” “Post WSSD: Way Forward for
Global Change Research,” “Youth Culture in Japan” and
“Ethical Issues of Science and Technology for the New
Millennium.”
Major Public Lectures
The U Thant Distinguished Lecture Series, co-organized
by UNU Centre and UNU/IAS, is a forum that presents
eminent thinkers and world leaders speaking on the role of
the United Nations in addressing the challenges facing the
world’s peoples and nations in the twenty-first century. In
2002, two U Thant Distinguished Lectures were presented
Former US President Bill Clinton at the 3rd U Thant Distinguished Lecture at
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