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23 May 2013 • PRE-13-12
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Join UNU at TICAD V: Side Events Schedule
The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), held every five years, has becomea major global framework for Asia and Africa to collaborate in promoting Africa’s development. The fifth in
the series of TICAD summits will be convened this year in Yokohama from 1–3 June. Although the plenary
sessions are restricted to delegations from invited countries and international organizations, TICAD V will
include numerous official side events and other activities that are open to the public.
You are cordially invited to attend any (or all) of the six TICAD V side events in Yokohama, and two
TICAD-related events in Tokyo, that are being organized from 31 May through 4 June by the United
Nations University. For more information on each of these events, please visit the linked event
announcement webpage (or, if you are reading a paper copy of this, visit the Upcoming Events section ofthe UNU Website).
Some of these events do not require advance registration; those that do offer an online registration page.
Journalists who have questions, or are unable to register online, may contact Aska Maki of the UNU Officeof Communications (maki@unu.edu; 03-5467-1298).
TICAD V Side Events
Health System Reform in Kenya — At this symposium, UNU-IIGH researchers will introduce previous
experiences and current engagement by the National Hospital Insurance Fund of Kenya in implementing
the Casemix system to reform that nation’s health system. 31 May, 10:00–11:30; Conference Room C,
Annex Hall, Pacifico Yokohama
Advancing Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Africa — This seminar will focus on Africa’s
special stake in advancing ESD, and highlight the specific gains that African communities and nations could
make through the acceleration of ESD efforts. 31 May, 11:00 –12:30; at UNU-IAS, Pacifico Yokohama
ESD: A Sound Investment to Accelerate African Development — This event will reinforce the value ofEducation for Sustainable Development by highlighting its capacity to improve the quality and relevanceof education for human lives, livelihoods and dignity. The event will feature speakers and discussants fromUNU-IAS, UNESCO, UNICEF, SADC, the Japan Ministry of the Environment and the National Environment
Management Authority of Kenya. 1 June, 17:30–18:40; Conference Room D, Annex Hall, Pacifico Yokohama
Building Inclusive and Resilient Societies in Africa through ESD —This event will highlight the roleof Education for Sustainable Development in building inclusive and resilient societies in Africa, throughstrategic partnerships and multi-stakeholder collaboration in education and development planning.
Speakers and discussants will include representatives from UNU-IAS, UNESCO, UNICEF, SADC, the Japan
Ministry of the Environment and the National Environment Management Authority of Kenya.
1 June, 18:50–20:00; Conference Room D, Annex Hall, Pacifico Yokohama

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The Role of Universities in Africa’s Sustainable Development — At this event, representatives from theAfrican Development Bank (AfDB), University of Tokyo, University of Zambia, Kwame Nkrumah Universityof Science and Technology, and UNU-ISP will share their experiences and perspectives on the role ofuniversities in achieving sustainable development, and exchange views on innovative ways to achievesustainable development in Africa through higher education. 2 June, 12:30–14:00; Conference Room A,
Annex Hall, Pacifico Yokohama
Traditional Agricultural Systems and Food Security — This seminar will focus on the role of traditional
agricultural systems from the perspectives of Globally Important Agricultural Heritages Systems (GIAHS)
conservation, sustainability studies and the “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” Expo Milano 2015.
Speakers and discussants (representatives from UNU-ISP, FAO, Roppa, and the Embassy of Italy inJapan) will explore potential contributions toward enhancing food security, an important issue in African
development. 2 June, 17:30–19:00 PM; Conference Room A, Annex Hall, Pacifico Yokohama
Other TICAD-Related Events
Walk the Talk: Ending Hunger by 2025 — Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General of the International
Food Policy Research Institute, and Dr. David Malone, Rector of UNU, will discuss major food policy
developments of 2012 and future prospects. Topics will include changes in global agricultural productivity
growth; moving towards a green economy and sustainability; closing of the gender gap in agriculture;
the role of agriculture in improving employment opportunities, particularly for Africa’s youth; and how
developed-country farm policies affect agriculture in developing countries. 31 May, 12:30–14:00; UNU
Headquarters, TokyoHideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Laureates Lecture — The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, established by theGovernment of Japan, honours individuals with outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research
and medical services to combat infectious and other diseases in Africa. In this event, winners of the 2nd
Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize — Dr. Peter Piot of Belgium and Dr. Alex Godwin Coutinho of Uganda — will
deliver commemorative addresses. 4 June, 14:30–16:30; UNU Headquarters, Tokyo
For more information about or updates to any of these events, please visit http://unu.edu/events.

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