On 12 November 2026, Hokkoku Shimbun, a newspaper covering the Hokuriku region of Japan, published an article about two students who will join the UNU-IAS delegation at the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31).
The students, Airi Tokuyama and Masahiro Suzuki, attend Kanazawa University Senior High School. They were selected through a youth leadership development programme organized by the UNU-IAS Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (OUIK).
As part of the UNU-IAS delegation at COP31, the students will discuss sustainable practices in Kanazawa City and how they can inspire solutions to global environmental challenges.
The news article can be accessed in Japanese on the Hokkoku Shimbun website (subscription only) and in print.
