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

≪Yokohama City International Human Resource Development Project≫

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

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

International Affairs Bureau, Yokohama City University and Yokohama City University

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

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

●Implementation method: Online

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

●Contents of lecture:
・Climate Change and Energy, the Role of the United Nations and Future Outlook
・Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment Project, Regulated Substances and Environmental Impacts
・Your career development as a global human resource, etc.

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

During the Q&A session, in addition to the two lecturers, Mr. Ono and Mr. Kuramochi, Chairman of the United Nations Association of Japanese Staff, also participated in the Q&A session, and asked questions based on the latest COP27 situation and overseas infrastructure.
Lecturers gave specific answers based on their own background and experience in the field.

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