Waseda University School of International Liberal Studies 20th Anniversary Celebrations

June 1st (Sat.)
13:30- 17:00

Location:
Okuma Small Auditorium, Waseda UniversityWebinar
Language:
English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
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Participation is free.

Many stateless people are unable to do things that are often taken for granted– getting registered at birth, going to a school or a hospital, or getting married.
4.4 million people in the world are known to be stateless but the actual
number is estimated to be much higher.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Convention relating to theStatus of Stateless Persons, as well as the final year of UNHCR’s #IBelong
campaign. The number of State parties to the 1954 Convention is reaching thelandmark of 100.
The majority of the states in the Asia-Pacific region including Japan has not
acceded to the 1954 Convention, nor does it have a system to accurately
identify who is stateless. Nevertheless, all the states in the region have ratified
key international human rights treaties, and have also actively working on the2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development contributing to the protection ofstateless persons and improvement of their living conditions.
To highlight statelessness situations and some significant developments in theAsia-Pacific region, the panel is participated by experts and practitioners(including of statelessness background) from the Philippines, Thailand,
Malaysia, and Japan. Please join us to discuss what can be done to improve thehuman rights and wellbeing of stateless persons in Japan and beyond.

Book Review on Stateless (NUS Press 2024),
Workshop by Stateless Network Youth’s Rainbow Pendant and game,the Participatory workshops for Health and Wellbeing of Stateless People.

Organizer :Co-operation :Tuan Sian Khai Steering committee, Stateless Network
Nakano Kyoko Stateless Network Youth Alumini

🌈 Opening (13.30-13.45)

Inaba Satoshi Dean, School of International Liberal Studies
Chen Tienshi Lara Professor, Waseda UniversityFounder, Stateless Network

🌈 Keynote Speech (13.45-14.00)

Amit Sen Senior Statelessness Officer, UNHCR Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific🌈 Panel Discussion (14.00-15.20)
Speakers:

Rodziana Mohamed Razali
Associate Professor, Islamic Science University of Malaysia
Micheal Venning
Executive Director, Indigenous Children’s Learning Centers
Bongkot Napaumporn
Peter McMillin Center on Statelessness, Melbourne Law School,
the University of Melbourne
Ishii Mieko
General Director, International Social Services Japan
Social Worker

Moderator:
Akiyama Hajime Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba
Co-Representative, Stateless Network
Hasegawa Rurika Co-Representative, Stateless Network

🌈 Workshop (15.30-16.50)

Book review Stateless by Chen Tienshi Lara ( NUS Press 2024)-How to raise the voice of Stateless people
Rodziana Mohamed Razali x Chen Tienshi Lara x Yakushiji Nana
Global Citizens- How we Youth can Embrace Life with Stateless Children
Stateless Network YouthImprovisation on the Health and Wellbeing of Stateless People
Jon Rossini Associate Professor, University of California DavisYoo Byung-Kwang Professor, Waseda University
Q&AModerator:
Akiba Takeshi Associate Professor, Waseda University
Steering committee, Stateless Network
Oshima Rie Chief Secretariat , Stateless Network

🌈 Closing (16.50-17.00)
Akiyama Hajime

20 June is the World Refugee Day.
Some stateless persons are also refugees.