Project Description
Under the leadership of Senior Vice-Rector Sawako Shirahase, the United Nations University (UNU) Centre launched a new project called “Big Ideas: SDG Dialogue Series” to introduce and encourage in-depth discussions on various sustainable development goals (SDGs) related issues at UNU. The UNU is made up of 13 research institutes, each with different strengths, focal points and disciplines. All 13 institutes carry out valuable research activities related to the SDGs at UNU.
“Big Ideas” are for all who wish to know more about UNU, and especially for those who reside in Japan, the hosting country, but are not familiar with what they do. The dialogue aims to increase the knowledge that the people have in Japan about UNU research and institutes, particularly as the majority of institutes are located outside of Japan.
Sawako Shirahase
Project Manager, UNU Senior Vice-Rector
Past Events
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“Preventing HIV in Women: Addressing Gender Inequities with Science”, a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“Leveraging Collective Intelligence for a Sustainable Future: Human and Machine Intelligence” a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr Jingbo Huang
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
「持続可能な未来を実現するシナジーの重要性」by Shinobu Yamaguchi, Director of
the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS)
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“The Crucial Value of Approaching SDG Targets through a Nexus Lens”, a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Professor Edeltraud Guenther
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“Digital Governance as a Propeller for More Effective, Accountable, and Inclusive Institutions: Trends and Challenges”, A BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr Delfina Soares
18:30 - 19:30 (JST)
「複雑化する世界における保健医療の新たな課題」by Ryoma Kayano,
Technical Officer, WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe)
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“Internal Displacement at a Crossroads: Quo Vadis”, A BIG IDEAS Dialogue with
Atty. Cecilia Jimenez-Damary
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
「SDGsの世界観と社会共創のための思考方法」by Kazuo Tase, President and CEO,
SDG Partners, Inc.
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“Policymaking for Sustainable Development in a Multiplex World”, A BIG IDEAS
Dialogue with Philippe De Lombaerde
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“Interconnected Disaster Risks and Solutions: Crafting Hope for Actions”, a BIG
IDEAS Dialogue with Prof. Dr Shen Xiaomeng
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“Comprehensive Innovation for Sustainable Development”, a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Dr Bartel Van de Walle
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“The Good Jobs Challenge in Developing Countries” by Kunal Sen,
Director, UNU-WIDER
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
「人間の安全保障への脅威に挑む世界と日本、そして私たち」by Tetsuo Kondo,
Director, UNDP Representation Office in Tokyo
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
「世界を変革するコミュニケーション」by Kaoru Nemoto, Director of United Nations Information Center (UNIC)
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
「ビジネスモデルの大転換：利潤と社会的課題解決の同時追求」
by Shinichi Takasaki, Director, International Labour Organization(ILO) Office for Japan
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
「不確実な時代だからこそ必要なSDGsの推進」 by Asako Okai, UN Assistant
Secretary-General, Director of UNDP’s Crisis Bureau
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
「国連で働く毎日とは？」by Mihoko Kumamoto, UNITAR Hiroshima
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
「SDGs をCSRでなく『本業のゴール』にするために：世界の課題をビジネスで解決する」by Yuko Yasunaga, Head of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)
“No Child Left Behind: UNICEF’s Activities for Linking Humanitarian, Development
and Peace” by Mr. Mio Nemoto, Senior Advisor of UNICEF (United Nations Children’s
Fund) Tokyo Office
18:00 - 19:00 (JST)