Mr. Makiko Tagashira, Head of Social Policy Analysis Division, United Nations Economic and Social Welfare Bureau (UNDESA) Part 1.

≪Yokohama City International Human Resource Development Project≫

―Lecture by Japanese Employee of the United Nations for High School Students in Yokohama

Mr. Makiko Tagashira, General Manager, Social Policy Analysis Section, United Nations Economic and Social Welfare Bureau (UNDESA) Part 1.

Co-sponsored by: Yokohama City University

●Date and time:
Japan Time Saturday, October 30, 2021 09:00-11: 00
NY Time Friday, October 29, 2021 20:00 to 22:00

●Opening remarks: Minoru Takada, Chairman of the Japanese Employee Association, New York
●Speaker:
United Nations Economic and Social Welfare Bureau (UNDESA)
Mr. Makiko Tagashira, Chief of Social Policy Analysis, Comprehensive Social Policy Department

●Implementation method: Online

●Participant: Approximately 80 students from Yokohama City University, Ferris Jogakuin High School, Yokohama Jogakuin High School, Yokohama Jogakuin High School, Yokohama Commercial High School, and Motoishikawa High School

●Contents of lecture:
① What are the SDGs? Issues for 2030
② 2021 High-level Political Forum
③ Covid-19 Crisis and Recovery
④ Common Issues of the Secretary-General
⑤ Future Outlook

　In the lecture, Mr. Tagashira gave an overview of the SDGs, the prospects for issues (agenda) toward 2030 (people, planet, prosperity, peace, cooperation, etc.), HLPF (High Level Political Forum), the implementation status of SDGs indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic, and future prospects for a sustainable society.
　During the Q&A session, participants enthusiastic questions in advance, and asked questions such as "Achievement status of SDGs," "Impact and review of COVID-19," and "How to spend time as a student," from the perspective of staff who are actually active at the forefront.
　At a later date, students commented, "I realized that poverty is not only due to economic disparities, but also due to climate change, education, etc., and that it would be difficult to solve poverty without clearing the SDGs." "I found that there is a chance to become anyone if they take on challenges," and it was an opportunity for students studying in Yokohama to think about a career image in which they will play an active role internationally in the future.