U Thant Lecture
U Thant Lecture Series - 21st Lecture
Enrique Peña Nieto
President of Mexico
April 9, 2013 17:00 - 18:30
“U Thant Distinguished Lecture by President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico”
The U Thant Distinguished Lecture Series
THE U THANT DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES is a forum through which eminent thinkers and world leaders speak on the role of the United Nations in addressing the challenges facing the world’s peoples and nations in the twenty-first century. The lecture series is co-organized by the United Nations University and the Science Council of Japan.
The UNU has a tradition of inviting world leaders and renowned individuals to Tokyo to explore the role of the United Nations in a rapidly changing world. The U Thant Distinguished Lecture Series builds upon this tradition by providing an opportunity for Nobel laureates and heads of state, current and former, to share their insights and experiences with scholars, policy makers, business leaders and the general public.
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U Thant Distinguished Lecture Series – 20th Lecture
José Ramos-Horta
Former President of Timor-Leste
November 28, 2012 14:30 - 16:00
“José Ramos-Horta: Peace-Building and Sustainable Development in Timor-Leste and the Asian Region”
U Thant Lecture
U Thant Lecture Series - 19th Lecture
Laura Chinchilla
President of Costa Rica
December 8, 2011 15:00 - 16:30
“Peace and sustainable development: the Costa Rica experience”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 18th Lecture
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
President of the Republic of Colombia
September 12, 2011 16:15 - 17:15
“The Successful Path Towards Democratic Prosperity: Lessons from Colombia”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 17th Lecture
Rafael Correa Delgado
President of Ecuador
September 7, 2010 10:40 - 11:30
“The Challenges of Ecuador and the Latin American Region in the Twenty-First Century”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 16th Lecture
Felipe Calderón Hinojosa
President of Mexico
February 2, 2010 10:15 - 10:15
“Preserving Our Common Heritage: Promoting a Fair Agreement on Climate Change”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 15th Lecture
Abdoulaye Wade
President of the Republic of Senegal
July 3, 2008
“Climate Change and African Initiatives”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 14th Lecture
Martti Ahtisaari
Former President of the Republic of Finland
May 26, 2008
“Negotiating Peace in Africa, Asia and Europe”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 13th Lecture
Mohammad Khatami
Former President of Iran
August 25, 2006
“Dialogue Among Civilizations: A Necessity for Living in Peace and Non-Violence, Bridging the Development Gap among Nations, and Building a Global Citizenship”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 12th Lecture
Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi
Prime Minister of Malaysia
May 26, 2006
“Islam Hadhari or Civilizational Islam: Promoting Good Governance Within Societies and Goodwill Between Peoples and Cultures Internationally”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 11th Lecture
Robert B. Laughlin
Nobel Laureate (1998, Physics)
November 9, 2005
“The Emergent Age”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 10th Lecture
Anand Panyarachun
Former Prime Minister of Thailand
October 14, 2005
“The Role of the United Nations Secretary-General: The Past as Prelude to the Future”
U Thant Lecture
U Thant Lecture Series - 9th Lecture
Shirin Ebadi
Nobel Laureate (2003, Peace)
November 22, 2004
“Women in Nation Building”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 8th Lecture
Tarja Halonen
11th President of Finland, Co-Chair Commissioner of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization
October 22, 2004
“Towards a Fair Globalization; A Finnish Perspective”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 7th Lecture
Peter Doherty
Nobel Laureate (1996, Medicine)
October 17, 2003
“Science, Society and the Challenge of the Future”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 6th Lecture
Jimmy Carter
39th President of the United States and Nobel Laureate (2002, Peace)
September 5, 2003
“Agriculture, Development and Human Rights in the Future of Africa”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 5th Lecture
Ahmed H. Zewail
Nobel Laureate (1999, Chemistry)
April 15, 2003
“The Future of Our World”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 4th Lecture
Norman E. Borlaug
Nobel Laureate (1970, Peace)
October 1, 2002
“Agriculture and Peace – the Role of Science and Technology in Feeding Humankind in the 21st Century.”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 3rd Lecture
William J. Clinton
42nd President of the United States of America
May 22, 2002
“Globalization”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 2nd Lecture
Thabo Mbeki
President of the Republic of South Africa
October 2, 2001
“The New African Initiative”
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U Thant Lecture Series - 1st Lecture
Mahathir Bin Mohamad
Prime Minister of Malaysia
June 7, 2001
“Globalization, Global Community and the United Nations”