Open Symposium "Conflicts in Africa and a Culture of Peace and Coexistence"

Open Symposium
"Conflicts in Africa and a Culture of Peace and Coexistence"

February 16, 2001
"Fuyo-no-ma" Room, Banquet Flr., Main Bldg. Hotel New Otani
Co-hosts:	The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)
	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan,
	Supported by: Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times

Program

9:00 - 9:30	Opening Remarks Mr. ARAKI Kiyohiro, [ Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs ] Amb. OWADA Hisashi, [ President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs ]
9:30 - 10:00	Keynote Speech Abdulsalami A.ABUBAKAR, [ Former Head of State of Nigeria ]
(10:00 - 10:15 Break)
10:15 - 12:30	Session: The Role of 'Civil Society' in Africa for Conflict Prevention and Resolution We will examine the roles played by opinion leaders, NGOs, mass media, multinational corporations, and women. (Questions and Answers)
14:30 - 16:30	Session: Approach to a "Culture of Peace and Coexistence in Africa" We will discuss cooperation between "civil society" and African governments and other parties as well as support for the efforts of "civil society" from the international community. (Questions and Answers)
16:30	Closing Remarks: Representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Participants

Japan:
Agnes CHAN	(Ambassador of Japan's Committee for UNICEF)
KAWADA Junzo	(Professor, Hiroshima City University)
IRIYAMA Akira	(President, Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
FUKUI Katsuyoshi	(Professor, Kyoto University)
ANZAKI Satoru	(Chairman of Committee on Sub-Sahara, Keidanren)
OWADA Hisashi	(President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
HORIUCHI Shinsuke	(Adjunct Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
Overseas:
Amadou T. TOURE	(Former Head of State of Mali)
Abdulsalami A. ABUBAKAR	(Former Head of State of Nigeria)
Amara ESSY	(Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cote d'Ivoire)
Gertrude I. MONGELLA	(Member of Parliament of Tanzania)
Jacques BUGNICOURT	(Executive Secretary, Enda Third World)
Patrick CHABAL	(Professor, King's College, London)
Bineta DIOP	(Executive Director, Africa Women Solidarity)
Ibrahim GAMBARI	(Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisor on Africa, UN)
Ahmadou KOUROUMA	(Writer, Cote d'Ivoire)
Alan LAX	(Member of the Amnesty Committee, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa)
Princeton N. LYMAN	(Executive Director, The Aspen Institute [US])
Greg MILLS	(National Director, South Africa Institute of International Affairs)
Ahmedou OULD-ABDALLAH	(Executive Secretary, Global Coalition for Africa)
Noureini TIDJANI-SERPOS	(Assistant Director-General, Africa Department, UNESCO)
Claude WAUTHIER	(Former Chief Editor, AFP) and others.