Sophia University will host a special symposium about the Russian invasion to Ukraine and the roles of the United Nations, global powers, and neighboring states to end the war.
The symposium will be joined by Dr. Espinosa, former President of UN General Assembly; Dr. Howard, President of Academic Council on UN System; Dr. Hasegawa, former UN head in Timor-Leste, as well as Dr. Higashi, who keeps proposing approaches on how to end this war without escalating it into the global war.

 

■Date & Time:
Sat.22 October 2022, 21:00-22:40 (Japan Time)
Sat.22 October 2022, 8:00～9:40 a.m. (New York Time)

 

■Online by Zoom: The zoom link will be distributed before the event.

 

■Language: English (with Japanese simultaneous interpretation)

 

■Open to：Students and the public

 

■Admission free, Pre-registration required: EIPrO｜予約管理システム

 

■Please click here to download the flier.

 

 

■Initial Remarks:
Dr. Yoshiaki Terumichi 

President of Sophia University

 

■Speech/Q and A:

♢Speaker
Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa  
Former President of UN General Assembly (2018-2019) and Member of
GWL Voices for change and inclusion

 

Amb. Yoshihiro Katayama

Japanese Ambassador in the Republic of Moldova

 

Prof. Lise Howard

Professor in the Department of Government at Georgetown University,
President of the Academic Council on the UN System

 

Prof. Daisaku Higashi

Professor, Center for Global Education and Discovery, Sophia University

 

♢Commentator
Dr. Sukehiro Hasegawa
Distinguished Professor of the Kyoto University of the Arts,
Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Timor-Leste

 

♢Planner/Moderator
Prof. Daisaku Higashi

 

Contact ： un-weeks-co@sophia.ac.jp

 

Organizer：Sophia Institute of International Relations

Co-host：Sophia Institute for Human Security, Center for Global Education and Discovery