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Will be held on 25 and 26 March with joint forces of UN agencies based in Japan
SDG GLOBAL FESTIVAL
OF ACTION FROM JAPAN
UNDP (SDG Action Campaign team and Representation Office in Tokyo) and the Japan SDGs Action Promotion Council will co-organize a global online event “SDGs Global Festival of Action from Japan” (“Japan Festival”) on Thurs 25 and Fri 26 March 2021.The Japan Festival will be held as the first regional spin-off edition of the SDG Global Festival of Action (“Global Festival”)
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LET'S #TURNITAROUND
FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis, and growing inequality threaten the world, people and the planet are at a turning point. Now is the time to use the compass for the future, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to rethink the way we have been living and to change the world.
The Japan Festival is curated by the United Nations agencies based in Japan. Representatives from all over the world, including Japan, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, from various sectors; the United Nations, corporations, entrepreneurs, NGOs, youth organizations, and local governments will take the stage to talk about their ideas, successes, future activities, and aspirations for achieving the SDGs, regardless of country, affiliation, or generation. In addition to talks and performances by goodwill ambassadors of UN agencies and comedians, there will also be film screenings. We will provide many hints and encouragement to those who want to work on the SDGs in the future, as well as to those who are already working on them!
THEMES
The Festival will provoke debate and drive action around four cross cutting themes highlighting ideas, approaches and solutions, for climate action, poverty & inequality, gender equality, and inclusive systems and finance. We must make 2021 a turning point for people and planet!
#TurnItAround for
Climate
Action:
Action:
2021 is a critical year for nature and biodiversity, and climate action requires bold and transformative leaps forward as the world races to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, combat deforestation, protect biodiversity and achieve net-zero carbon emissions.
#TurnItAround for
Gender
Equality:
Equality:
A central tenet in moving the Agenda forward is gender equality, because gender discrimination is not only wrong, but harms us all by undercutting the intelligence and experience of over half of humanity.
SDGs
#TurnItAround for
inclusive systems and sustainable finance:
We must rethink the global economy and power structures by adopting inclusive and sustainable finance systems that align with the SDGs, and stop perpetuating wide-scale discrimination and exclusion.
#TurnItAround for
Poverty
& Inequality:
& Inequality:
This past year, we have witnessed rising poverty and inequalities around the world. Through universal health coverage, safety nets, justice and human resilience, the world must never again be in a position of such acute vulnerability.
How to enjoy
the festival
The SDG Global Festival of Action from JAPAN will be held on the same online platform as part of the SDG Global Festival of Action. You can watch both the global version of the festival and the Japanese version (“Festival from JAPAN”) once you complete the registration.
SDG Global Festival
of Action (Global)
Multilingual support in English, French, Spanish, and International Sign Language. In addition to sessions by prominent figures, we are planning to have an SDG Action Award ceremony, workshops for creating ideas and teaching how-to’s for promoting the SDGs, a space for networking, an exhibition corner for art works, etc., and a resource room.
- Plenary sessions
- Awards Ceremony
- Knowledge Sharing Panel
- Lightning Talks and In ConversationPerformance:
- Creative content
SDG Global Festival of Action from Japan (Japan)
The Japanese version also includes interpreters for all sessions and is available in English, Japanese, and International sign language. Each session introduction is available in both English and Japanese. There will be a total of 15 sessions: 7 panel talks, 3 live interactive workshops, 3 speeches and performances by UN Goodwill Ambassadors, and 2 short films!
Program
Day 1
THURSDAY
25th March
10:00 — 10:15 . 15'
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LIGHTNING TALK: Message for Our Future
Host: United Nations Development Programme
Speakers: Misako Konno
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: ENGLISH, JAPANESE
THURSDAY
25th March
10:15 — 11:00 . 45'
Time Bonn (CET)
A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER
Host: World Food Programme & Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Speakers: Itaru Furuta, Megumi Iizuka, Sean Kerrigan, Suzanna Sumkhuu
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: English, Japanese, International Sign
THURSDAY
25th March
11:00 — 11:15 . 15'
Time Bonn (CET)
FILM SCREENING: OFFSIDE
Host: International Organization for Migration
Speakers: Cosima Frei
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: German and Arabic (English and Japanese subtitles)
THURSDAY
25th March
11:30 — 12:15 . 45'
Time Bonn (CET)
FINANCING FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Host: United Nations Development Programme & International Monetary Fund
Speakers: Ibun Hirahara, Jochen M. Schmittmann, Ken Shibusawa, Trista Bridges
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: English, Japanese, International Sign
Day 2
FRIDAY
26th March
09:00 — 09:15 . 15'
Time Bonn (CET)
LIGHTNING TALK: TALK BY UNHCR GOODWILL AMBASSADOR MIYAVI
Host: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Speakers: MIYAVI
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: ENGLISH, JAPANESE
FRIDAY
26th March
09:15 — 10:00 . 45'
Time Bonn (CET)
LOCALIZING THE SDGS: BRING ABOUT CHANGE THROUGH LOCAL ACTIONS!
Host: United Nations Development Programme & UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Speakers: Akiko Takatou, Eldo Casiño, Mukudzeishe Shyleen Shantel Kasukusa, Yuiko Taira, Yuji Kuroiwa
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: English, Japanese, International Sign
FRIDAY
26th March
10:00 — 10:45 . 45'
Time Bonn (CET)
STEP UP! GEAR UP! TRANSFORMATIVE EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT
Host: Japan Civil Society Network on SDGs & United Nations Development Programme
Speakers: Asako Tsuji, Atsuko Miwa, Mallika Iyer, Munir Hussain, Tomoko Fukuda
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: English, Japanese, International Sign
FRIDAY
26th March
10:45 — 11:00 . 15'
Time Bonn (CET)
LIGHTNING TALK: CHALLENGE STEREOTYPES AND UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL
Host: United Nations Development Programme Supported by United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo
Speakers: Yuriyan Retriever
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: English, Japanese, International Sign
FRIDAY
26th March
11:00 — 11:35 . 35'
Time Bonn (CET)
ACHIEVING SDG12: THINKING ABOUT OUR FUTURE THROUGH WASTE
Host: United Nations Environment Programme
Speakers: Aditi Ramola, Akari Terrell, Josephine Tan, Kosaka Daimaou, Risako Tanabe, Shunichi Honda
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: English, Japanese, International Sign
FRIDAY
26th March
11:45 — 12:30 . 45'
Time Bonn (CET)
TRANSFORMING THE WORLD WITH DIGITAL TECH AND INNOVATION
Host: United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Speakers: Ada Osakwe, Gifty Mintaa Quarshie, Koichi Sato, Ryan Takeshita
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: English, Japanese, International Sign
FRIDAY
26th March
14:00 — 14:45 . 45'
Time Bonn (CET)
YOUTH IN BUILDING COALITIONS FOR A BILLION ACTS OF PEACE
Host: United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo
Speakers: Anju Niwata, Izumi Nakamitsu, Jok Abraham Thon, Mary Popeo, Samer Alabdalkareem, Tomoko Kubota
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: English, Japanese, International Sign
THURSDAY
25th March
14:45 — 15:15 . 15'
Time Bonn (CET)
EL DIA DE LA VIRGEN
Host: International Organization for Migration
Speakers: Louise Heem
Stage: Japan Stage
Language: French, Spanish and English (English and Japanese subtitles)
Japan Workshops
Day 1
THURSDAY
25th March
10:15 — 11:15 . 1h
Time Bonn (CET)
WORKSHOP: VOICES OF YOUTH – THE SDG ACTION CATALYST IN THE COVID ERA
The Voices of Youth live workshop features the journeys of young leaders around the world - their motivations, challenges and visions for promoting SDG actions.
Host: UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S EMERGENCY FUND (UNICEF)
Speakers: ADAMU ALHASSAN, AKITOSH NAGASAWA PATI, ASHANDI TRIYOGA PRAWIRA, AYA MORTADA, JAHNNOBI RAHMAN, KOKORO OGAWA, MARIAM HARUNA, MUHAMMADHARIS JIMAN, RUKA HIROE, SATOKO HAGINO, SHUN KAGEYAMA, SHUNSUKE OKA, YUKA KONISHI
Language: ENGLISH, JAPANESE
THURSDAY
25th March
11:30 — 12:30 . 1h
Time Bonn (CET)
WORKSHOP: STORIES FROM SDG STARTUPS
Come explore the stories of young social entrepreneurs, from the Asia-Pacific and Africa, who are changing the world to #LeaveNoOneBehind
Host: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Speakers: ASUMI SAITO, CHIKA TAMURA, DIKESH PRAJAPATI, LARAIB ABID, TAFARA MAKAZA
Language: ENGLISH, JAPANESE
Day 2
Friday
26th March
14:00 — 15:00 . 1h
Time Bonn (CET)
WORKSHOP: GOING FOR THE GOLD WITH THE GLOBAL GOALS: THE POWER OF SPORT FOR REFUGEES
Good health & well-being, #GenderEquality, more inclusive societies - these are all part of the #GlobalGoals and ways in which the platform of sport is helping refugees to thrive.
Host: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Speakers: ANDREW PARSONS, KETH AGUER BUL, MEGUMI AOYAMA, PUR BIEL, YASUKO MIYAJIMA
Language: ENGLISH, JAPANESE
Co-organizers
The is a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General administered by UNDP and mandated to scale up, broaden and sustain the global movement of action for the SDGs.
“Japan SDGs Action Promotion Council,” established in June 2020, is a multisectoral coalition of Japan’s leading SDG actors, including the Japanese government, business associations, civil society, academia, and local governments.
