On behalf of the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY) Japan Working Group on Migration and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP), we are delighted to invite you to join us for our upcoming event, 'Refugees in Japan, Now and Then: Reflecting on 70 Years of the 1951 Refugee Convention,' where we will bring together an intergenerational panel of experienced experts, inspiring refugees, and youth leaders in Japan to discuss the evolution of Japan's approach to refugee support and explore possible developments for the future. We hope you will join us as a distinguished participant on this critical issue.

Date: July 2 (Fri.), 2021
Time: 3:45 - 4:45 PM (JST)
Register:https://temple.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrfu6qqjkuG9VG4tmav8cbhNNnPvk1P_Li <https://temple.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrfu6qqjkuG9VG4tmav8cbhNNnPvk1P_Li>

Featuring Speakers:
CHAIR:
Prof. Ai Kihara-Hunt (Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo & Director, International Law Hub)

1st KEYNOTE:
Prof. Saburo Takizawa (Professor Emeritus, Toyo Eiwa University & Former UNHCR Representative in Japan)

2nd KEYNOTE:
Khadiza Begum (Graduate Student, Asia Pacific Studies, Waseda University)

YOUTH LEADER PANEL:
Kojina Tsumugi (Vice Representative, Students Think Aloud for Refugees (STARs))
Satoshi Yanaizu (Student, Harvard University)
Daiki Yoshioka (Former Communications Officer, UNMGCY)

We encourage you to share this event amongst your networks.
We will offer simultaneous translation in English and Japanese.