International Symposium on Human Security
From the Kyushu-Okinawa Summit to UN Millennium Summit

Venue: Takanawa Prince Hotel (Prince Room, basement level 1), Tokyo
Date and time: Friday, July 28, 2000, 9:00-18:00

Opening Session

Keynote Speech:

Mrs. Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Keynote Speech:

Professor Amartya Sen, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Report on the G8 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit:

Mr. Kaoru Ishikawa, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

First Session: Human Security in Conflict-Related Issues (Humanitarian and Reconstruction Aid)

Chairperson:

Professor Masayuki Yamauchi, University of Tokyo

Panelists:

Mrs. Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Mr. Akira Takahashi, Deputy Special Representative of SG in East Timor
Ms. Fiona Terry, Director of Research of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Foundation
Professor Hans van Ginkel, Rector of the United Nations University

Second Session: Development (Health Care, Environment, IT)

Chairperson:

Professor Emeritus Ryokichi Hirono, Seikei University, Japan

Panelists:

Professor Amartya Sen, Trinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Lincoln Chen, Executive Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation
Dr. Soendoro Triono, Bureau Chief for Culture, Science and Technology, National Development Agency, Indonesia
Mr. Demba Ba, Head, Private Sector Development, African Region, World Bank
Professor Hiroshi Komiyama, Dean of School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
Ambassador Minoru Kubota, Special Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Third Session: Human Security in the Future

Chairperson:

Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Director-General, Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Panelists:

Professor Amartya Sen, Trinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Lincoln Chen, Executive Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation
Mrs. Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Professor Keizo Takemi, Tokai University, Japan (Member of House of Councillors, Former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs)
Professor Masayuki Yamauchi, University of Tokyo
Professor Emeritus Ryokichi Hirono, Seikei University, Japan
Mr. Tadashi Yamamoto, President of Japan Center for International Exchange

Closing Session

Chair:

Ambassador Yukio Takasu, Director-General, Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Panelists:

Professor Amartya Sen, Trinity College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Lincoln Chen, Executive Vice President, Rockefeller Foundation
Mrs. Sadako Ogata, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Professor Keizo Takemi, Tokai University, Japan (Member of House of Councillors, Former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs)
Professor Masayuki Yamauchi, University of Tokyo
Professor Emeritus Ryokichi Hirono, Seikei University, Japan

Summary