On December 2017, 12, Satoshi Iiyama, a third-year student at the University of Tokyo School of Medicine, and Kota Machida, a third-year student at the Faculty of Engineering, participated in the "Panel Discussion on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Event of a Disaster or Conflict" held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Invited as a representative of young people from around the world, he introduced the activities of "The University of Tokyo EMPOWER" aiming to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) *.
This panel discussion, in which students from the University of Tokyo participated, was held by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.Under the chairmanship of former UN Ambassador to Ecuador Luis Gagegos, who oversaw the drafting process of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, representatives of UNICEF, the World Bank and non-governmental organizations participated.This situation was broadcast to the world at the same time.
"The University of Tokyo EMPOWER" is started by students of the University of Tokyo and promotes "Cooperator Coming Out" with "Magenta Star" as a symbol mark, which means "When you need cooperation, please give us a voice!" An international project to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Goals).International collaboration between the Faculty of Liberal Arts and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, centered on the members of the student group "UNiTe", which was formed mainly by the students of the "UN and Culture" seminar, which gives intensive lectures at the United Nations New York Headquarters. As part of the department's program, we are working with the cooperation of Dentsu Diversity Lab.
In this announcement, not only the "parties" who are "parties" such as general pregnant women and people with disabilities who put maternity marks and help marks, but also "I want to give up my seat, but I do not have the courage to speak out." We propose "creating a society where everyone's differences can help" where "cooperators" come out regardless of individual attributes such as people.Based on the "social model" of disability advocated by the United Nations, "hospitality" at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and "physical" accessibility of transportation and towns toward the realization of a "no one left behind" society that the SDGs aim for He called for the need to improve the accessibility of tea and the "attitude" and "behavior" of each citizen.
The University of Tokyo EMPOWER will continue to collaborate with Dentsu Diversity Labs, UN staff, artists, young people and new partners around the world to achieve SDGs as part of the program of the Organization for Advanced Liberal Arts Education. We plan to continue our activities toward this point.
* Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) are international goals from 2015 to 9 set forth in the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" adopted at the United Nations Summit in September 2016.Composed of 2030 global goals and 17 success criteria for a sustainable world, we pledge to leave no one behind.
