Mr. Minoru Takada, Economic and Social Welfare Bureau (DESA) and Mr. Fukuya Iino, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 2022

≪Yokohama International Human Resource Development Project≫

―Lecture by Japanese staff of the United Nations for university students in Yokohama-

International Career Lecture for University Students in Yokohama City (3rd in 2022)

“United Nations Initiatives on Climate Change and Energy” co-hosted by International Affairs Bureau and Yokohama City University

●Date and time of implementation:
・November 26, 2022 (Sat.) 21:00-21:45 JST
・Vienna Time Saturday, November 26, 2022 13:00 to 14:45.
・NY time Saturday, November 26, 2022 7:00-8:45

●Speaker:
・UN Secretariat Economic and Social Welfare Bureau (DESA) Energy and Climate Change Team Leader Minoru Takada
・Mr. Fukuya Iino, Industrial Development Officer, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

●Method of implementation: Online

●Participant: Approximately 30 students, including students enrolled at Yokohama City University

●Contents of the lecture:
・Climate Change and Energy, the Role of the United Nations and Future Outlook
・Montreal Protocol and Kigali Revised Project, Restricted Substances and Impacts on the Environment
・Regarding career development as a global human resource, etc.

　
In the lecture, two lecturers will give lectures on their own activities at the Economic and Social Welfare Bureau of the United Nations Secretariat and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, as well as on the efforts of the United Nations and the world situation, and through introduction of their own background, He also talked about how he became a UN employee.
Mr. Iino talked about the current state of climate change and the status of efforts by countries around the world for the future, from familiar refrigerators and air conditioners, focusing on the revision of the Montreal Protocol and Kigali.

In the Q & A session, in addition to the two lecturers, Mr. Ono and Mr. Kuramochi, Chairman of the United Nations Staff Council for Japanese Governments, also participated in the meeting to answer questions based on the latest COP27 situation and questions regarding the status of overseas infrastructure, as well as career-related questions such as human resources required to work at the United Nations.
Lecturers gave specific answers based on their own background and on-site experience.

From the students who participated.
"I was impressed by the fact that the power required by the United Nations is flexible thinking and writing power. I felt it was important to balance logical thinking and flexible thinking."
"I realized that there are Japanese people who are active on a global scale, and I was able to become more interested in my career at the United Nations."
"I was able to listen directly to the stories of international organizations and feel more familiar with the problems we are currently working on in the world."
I received such an impression.