80th Remembrance of Hiroshima & Nagasaki:
Upholding the nuclear taboo in a changing world order

An intergenerational dialogue with panel discussion and audience Q&A.

Date: Tuesday 13 May, 18:00-19:30
Venue: International Conference Center Hiroshima

Amid rising global tensions and a new nuclear arms race, this timely event brings together distinguished global leaders from The Elders and passionate young disarmament activists to explore the escalating threat of nuclear weapons in today's world.

As we prepare to mark the 80th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the intergenerational panel will examine strategies needed to re-energise global leadership on nuclear disarmament and inspire urgent action on current nuclear risks. The floor will be opened in a Q&A session, providing opportunity for reflections and engagement between panellists and the International Conference Center Hiroshima audience.

Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Governor of Hiroshima Hidehiko Yuzaki, will also share their perspectives on the global nuclear picture and the critical role Japan and the international community must play in preserving peace for current and future generations.

The event will be in English with simultaneous Japanese interpretation.

Brought to you by The Elders in partnership with Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Speakers

Opening remarks

Hidehiko Yuzaki  

Governor of Hiroshima

Closing remarks

Ban Ki-moon

Former United Nations Secretary-General
Deputy Chair of The Elders 

Panellists

Helen Clark

Member of The Elders
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
Former head of UN Development Programme

Ernesto Zedillo

Member of The Elders
Former President of Mexico

Keita Takagaki

Disarmament activist and youth representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at 1st to 3rd Meetings of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) between 2022 and 2025

Yukino Yamaguchi

Disarmament activist, member of  Know Nukes Tokyo, a youth organisation working for the abolition of nuclear weapons and 2020 Tokyo Olympics torch bearer sending messages of peace,
 

Moderator

Dr. Nassrine Azimi

Co-founder and global coordinator of the Green Legacy Hiroshima Initiative, currently hosted at UNITAR, to globally disseminate and plant seeds and saplings of the hibakujumoku, trees that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.