10th Forum 2000 Conference: “Special Session: Perception of Human Rights in the Developing World”

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It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Forum 2000 conference. This year’s meeting has a ...

50th Anniversary Ceremony of Vietnam Maritime University

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It is a great honor for me to be here with you, to celebrate Vietnam Maritime University’s 50t...

Global Appeal 2006 Launch Ceremony ~To End Stigma and Discrimination against People Affected by Leprosy~

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Ladies and gentlemen, I have worked to eliminate leprosy for more than 30 years. It has been a long ...

Chinese Sasakawa Fellows Shanghai Forum

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It is an honor to stand here today before so many individuals from the marine transport sector, as w...

9th Forum 2000 Conference: “Our Global Co-Existence: Challenges and Hopes for the 21st Century”

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The Forum 2000 Conferences have been held with great success for the past eight years under the pree...

Jadavpur University Golden Jubilee Lecture

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Introduction It is a great honor to be here today to speak to you at the prestigious Jadavpur Univer...

Special Lecture at the International Maritime Organization “Maritime Human Resources Development and its Future”

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Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to have this opportunity to speak before y...

WHO Sasakawa Health Prize Award Ceremony

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I am delighted to introduce this year’s winner of the Sasakawa Health Prize: the Center for Tr...

Opening Ceremony of the National Resource and Training Center in Cambodia

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Your Excellency Yim Rech Lenh, Secretary of State of Ministry Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Re...

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...