Lecture by Hiroaki Ogawa, Assistant Professor, Statistics Division, Statistics Department, Economic and Social Welfare Bureau, United Nations (November 13, 2021)

≪Yokohama City International Human Resource Development Project≫

―Lectures for university students in Yokohama by Japanese Staff of the United Nations

Lecture by Hiroaki Ogawa, Assistant Professor, Statistics Division, Statistics Department, Economic and Social Welfare Bureau, United Nations (November 13, 2021)

●Date and time:
Japan Time Saturday, November 13, 2021 09:00-11: 00
NY Time Friday, November 12, 2021 19:00 to 21:00

●Speaker:
The United Nations Economic and Social Welfare Bureau
Mr. Hiroaki Ogawa, Assistant, Statistics Division, Demographic Division

●Implementation method: Online

●Participant: Thirteen students from Yokohama City University's Faculty of International Studies and College of Liberal Arts

●Contents of lecture:
①“Operations in the United Nations Secretariat (Economic Area)”
②“Sustainable Development Goals and Indicators”
③"About Career"

　In the lecture, Mr. Ogawa talked about the outline of the organization and operations of the United Nations Secretariat (economic field), his work content to the present day, and the development and progress of indicators related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
　He also talked about his career aspiring to become an international organization, his experience in the United Nations Young Professional Program Recruitment Examination, the age and gender composition of UN Secretary-General, and work-life balance.
　During the Q & A session, students asked questions such as "the hardships and responses in collecting data from various countries", "Evaluation of Japanese people to the United Nations", and "How to approach them in university days".
　At a later date, students said, "The path to working at international organizations became concrete through this lecture," "I was impressed that some people were left behind on data despite being built-in, I was impressed by the fact that some people were left behind on their data," and "In the rest of my university life, I thought about what I could do now and make my chances into my own."