2005 African Leprosy Congress

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I would like to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to Her Excellency Dr. Mantombazana Tshabala...

2005 African Leprosy Congress: Special Session on Human Rights in Leprosy

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The medical advancements in leprosy treatment that have been made to date are truly remarkable, as r...

World Maritime University Graduation Ceremony

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Mr. Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary-General of IMO; Dr. Karl Laubstein, President of WMU; distingui...

20th Anniversary Celebration of the United Nations Environment Programme Sasakawa Environment Prize

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Ladies and Gentlemen, my late father established the UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize in 1982, when h...

Ceremony for the Establishment of the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund at the University of Chile

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I am honored to be here today to celebrate the initiation of the University of Chile into the Ryoich...

1st Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting

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I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude for this opportunity to speak on this important occ...

Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting: Opening Session

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Please allow me to welcome you to Japan, and to this meeting on protecting the safety of Asia’...

National Consultation Workshop on Advocacy Strategies for the Elimination of Leprosy: “Leprosy Elimination and the Media”

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Leprosy elimination is my lifework. It is something I have pursued for decades. In my capacity as WH...

Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund Award Ceremony at Gadjah Mada University

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Your Excellency Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwana the Tenth, Honorable Rector Sofian Effendi, dist...

WHO Sasakawa Health Prize Award Ceremony

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We are here today to honor the outstanding achievements of this year’s recipient of the WHO Sa...

1st Joint Meeting for the International Ocean Governance Network

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Tokyo. Welcome to The Nippon Foundation. And welcome to this, the f...

60th Session of UN Human Rights Commission

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Mr. Chairperson, I am here to talk to you about leprosy and human rights. If left untreated, leprosy...

Opening Ceremony of the National Conference on the Elimination of Leprosy

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Please let me begin by expressing my deepest gratitude to Chairman S.K. Noordeen, Secretary General ...

Asian Public Intellectuals Workshop

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I am delighted to have this opportunity to meet the second group of API Fellows, and join the worksh...

Completion Ceremony of 100-school Project in Cambodia

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I would like to express my deepest gratitude to you for coming to Kompong Speu. Today, we are celebr...

Ceremony for the Establishment of the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund at Jadavpur University

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Your Excellency Viren J. Shah and Vice-Chancellor A.N. Basu, distinguished guests, members of the Un...

7th Forum 2000 Conference: “Bridging Global Gaps”

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I am delighted to be here once again at the Bridging the Global Gap Conference, which addresses one ...

55th Session of UN Human Rights Commission: “Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights”

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I would like to thank Mr. Bertrand Ramcharan, Acting High Commissioner and other officers in charge ...

20th Anniversary Symposium of the World Maritime University

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Six years have gone by since I last visited you here in Malmö. in 1997, and so today is a great plea...