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Reception: TIME FOR PEACE, Co-hosted by UN Pavilion at Expo2025 Osaka Kansai & Peace Boat
Peace Boat is honoured to co-host the reception “Time For Peace,” together with the UN Pavilion at Expo2025 Osaka Kansai on 10 August 2025.
This special event will be held aboard the Pacific World, Peace Boat’s 78,000-ton passenger ship. As an official event of the Theme Weeks Connect under the Peace, Human Security, and Dignity Theme Week at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, this reception will serve as a unique occasion for dialogue and exchange among global stakeholders dedicated to promoting peace, human security, and dignity.
The reception aims to foster meaningful international cooperation by convening representatives of Expo 2025 pavilions, government officials, representatives of international and non-governmental organizations, artists, scholars, youth leaders, and media professionals engaged in peacebuilding and the promotion of human dignity.
Please note that this event is invitation only and prior registration is required. Media enquiries are welcome to pbglobal@peaceboat.gr.jp.
Full programme can be downloaded here.
Programme Features (in alphabetical order):
- Ms. Minami Hobara (Head of Japan Red Cross in Ukraine)
- Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu (UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs)
- Mr. Maher Nasser (United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Commissioner-General of the United Nations at Expo 2025)
- Mr. Felipe Paullier (UN Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs)
- Ms. Melissa Parke (Executive Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons)
- Professor Oussouby Sacko (Deputy Chairperson, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition)
- Dr. Tanaka Terumi, Co-Chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Laureate Nihon Hidankyo
- Mr. Yoshioka Tatsuya (Founder and Director of Peace Boat)
- Music Performance: Mr. Nimura Eijin, Violinist and UNESCO Artist for Peace)
- Special Performance by: JO1
- Viewing of the Nobel Peace Center exhibition “A Message to Humanity”
- Drone Show presented by Red Cliff
