UNAFEI
15th UNCAC Training Programme
Closing Ceremony
13 November 2012
Farewell Speech by Mr. Jose Alexandre PINTO NUNES
From Brazil
Honorable Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
Mr. Tatsuya SAKUMA, Director of UNAFEI;
Mr. Hisanao NODA, Deputy Director General, TIC, JICA;
Faculty and Staff Members of UNAFEI;
JICA Staff Members;
Distinguished Guests;
Fellow Participants;
Ladies and Gentlemen

I am here feeling honored to speak in my name and on behalf of my colleagues to thank all
the actors that joined efforts to promote this 15th UNAFEI UNCAC Training Programme.
We know that a programme like this, involving participants from 21 countries including
Japan, demands an enormous effort in planning, and more than this, in its execution. Afterthese approximately forty days, what we could see is that everything was done withsupreme organization as a result of the hard work and dedication of many people. Thus,
many thanks are necessary.
First, we thank the Government of Japan, which because of its concern about corruption in
the world has allowed us to be here at this moment celebrating the end of this training
programme.

We want to thank JICA for all the attention dedicated to us since before our departures fromour countries, providing us with all the means and information necessary for life in Japan.
Upon our arrival in Japan, we were well received by its staff, as well as throughout our firstdays, days in which we began our adaptation to living in a different country. All theattention dedicated by JICA during this period and also during the training, and whileaccompanying us, was important to make us feel comfortable. At this point I want to extend
a special thank you to Ms. Hisa, who was always available to handle our requests and tosolve problems that eventually occur.
In the same way, we thank UNAFEI for promoting the training programme and receiving
us here with in a loving way. This is the only expression that can define our arrival at thisfacility when all the staff were there in the front entrance waiting for us, and welcomed us
as brothers and sisters. And this good reception was repeated every time that we were out
on visits or study trips. During this period, UNAFEI's staff, whose components I would liketo nominate one by one, always sought to answer our questions, attend to our requests, andhelp us with our needs. It showed that UNAFEI was not focused only on the training, butmore than this, was concerned about our welfare.
At the same time, UNAFEI sought to integrate the participants. We had a wonderfulwelcome party and many fun times, such as the table tennis tournament and the parties atlounge B, with karaoke, which allowed to form friendships.
We thank also the Rotary Club of Tokyo, Fuchu that received us at the Tokyo Horse Race
Course as special guests.
Our sincere thanks also go to the ACPF, which collaborated in the promotion of thistraining. ACPF provided the support for many activities that we participated in that wereimportant for the purposes of the training programme, as well as the welcome dinner and aspectacular dinner at the Meiji Kinenkan.

At the same time, we have to thank all officers and members that received us in the Tokyo
Regional Taxation Bureau, the Tokyo District Court, the Supreme Court, Yokohama
Customs, the Haneda Airport District Immigration Office, Fuchu Prison, the Hiroshima
High Public Prosecutor’s Office and Hiroshima District Public Prosecutor’s Office, theHarima Rehabilitation Program Center and the Kyoto Prefecture Police Headquarters. Theykindly devoted their time to show us their offices, employing all efforts to help us know andunderstand their work.
Mr. Tatsuya Sakuma, your work as the Director of UNAFEI provided the success of thistraining. We saw your spirit of leadership, coordinating the work of all the staff — sopeacefully and serenely. You were always present with us, not only during the course work,but sometimes during our parties at lounge B. At the same time we thank you for sharing
with us during your lecture your experiences in the fight against corruption. In the sameway, we thank the Deputy Director, Mr. Kenichi Kiyono, who also dedicated himself to theprogramme, and joined us in the conference hall, enriching the sessions many times withquestions or explanations for us.
To Professor Tada, Assistant Programming Officer, and Professors Yanaka, Izumi, Tsunoda,Yoshimura, Tashiro and Yoshida, we also say thank you for your devotion to the work thatwas developed here — devotion that allowed us to achieve the goals of this training
programme. Your supervision and counseling in our individual work and in the group work
were fundamental to it. Likewise, you have been present in our lives here, always with thegoal of making us comfortable.
We offer our special thanks to Professor Iwashita, our Programming Officer. We are thefirst group that you have coordinated, and we can say that you did it very well. We cannot
forget that beyond the work developed in the coordination, you also shared your personal

time with us in Lounge B, providing moments of joy, singing and playing for us. Your wayof working and interacting with us, and also your happiness, will not be forgotton.
Also deserving our thanks are the Japanese participants of this training. More thancolleagues, you were brothers to us. Every day you were always by our sides, seeking to do
the best you could to help us in our daily lives at UNAFEI or outside it. You always tried tomake it easier for us living in Japan, not only answering our questions and explaining
things about your country, habits, and language, but also when we needed to go somewhere,
or to seek information about things we wanted. At the same time, you provided leisure time,
as rides. You always showed concern about our welfare, which goes beyond your positionas participants, and in the spirit of the Japanese people, you showed your disposition tohelp tothers.
We have to remember at this moment to mention the study trip. In it we have been, among
other places, to Hiroshima and could realize in loco what the Japanese people experienced
in the year 1945 (nineteen forty-five), all the suffering that occurred. But we could also
realize the determination of the people to reconstruct the city and, most importantly, thecrusade make sure that the rest of the world does not face what they experienced. We saw
there an example to be followed throughout the world — seeking peace.
After participating of this programme we can say that it was successful. We are 32
participants from many countries including Japan. This group contains people fromdifferent fields, like the judiciary, prosecution services, police or components of agencies
related to the combating corruption. This means that different experiences were shared andjoinedwith one purpose: constructing a network of mutual assistance between thecountries in the fight against this evil that affects them, with malicious consequences for thecitizens.

During this training programme, we had individual presentations, that showed us thesituation of the fight against corruption in each country, the works and measures that areadopted; based on this previous knowledge, we had the group workshop sessions, in whichthemes related to corruption were discussed and analysed thoroughly, with the purpose ofdevelopinging good practices and methods that can enhance the fight against corruption.
Likewise, we had lectures by UNAFEI professors and visitors, that helped us to know andunderstand the Japanese judicial system, the structure and inner workings of somegovernmental agencies, and learned about experiences in the fight against corruption, and at
the same time the efforts against it overseas.
As a result, we can say that our knowledge has been enriched and that a network between
us has been built and will stay into the future.
Our personal lives have also been enriched through contact with the Japanese people.
During this period we could see, observe and learn about your culture and your way of life,
which will stay forever in our minds.
We will miss these days in Japan. They will always be remembered as an excellent periodof our lives, and although we were away from our families and countries, we lived in aunique family gathered of so many different people who made us feel welcomed. This isthhe result of your work, which makes us say again, to each of you: ARIGATOGOZAIMAS.
Thank you.