Peace, Human Security and Dignity Week
Designing Peaceful Leadership for Tomorrow — A Journey to Discover a Future of Peace with Global Youth Leaders
Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
Shape New World Initiative
[Hypothesis of the Future in 2050]
A peaceful society realized through “Peaceful Leadership” in which each individual expands his/her own inner peace. We believe that peace is something that everyone knows is important, wishes to exist, and tries to achieve. In this session, through the workshop, participants will realize that they themselves are the main actors of peace, and will experience together a place to think, feel, and embody their individual roles for peace and the Peaceful Leadership.
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- Human rights violations
- Diversity and inclusion
- peacebuilding
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
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Co-created Programme
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2025.08.09[Sat]
10:30 ～ 12:30
(Venue Open 10:00)
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- Theme Weeks Studio
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This session will be an interactive and experiential workshop in which participants will think, feel, and embody Peaceful Leadership together with visitors.
No matter what country or background the visitors come from, creating a peaceful society and taking actions that each individual can take in his or her own place for that purpose, in other words, demonstrating Peaceful Leadership, are essential for realizing peace in the future, and are the common goal of all of us living in today's society. It is the common goal of all of us in today's society. This is because, unfortunately, a perfectly peaceful society does not exist today, and even if there is no visible violence or conflict, there is structural violence that is a result of the current structure and way of life in society.
The day will begin with the realization of this fact, followed by the sharing of the voices of peaceful leadership from around the world prepared in advance by the organizers, and then the structure of the event will be implemented through dialogue and workshops to enable visitors to create their own peaceful leadership. This session aims to help participants recognize that they are the main actors in bringing peace to the future in 2050, and to discover from world leaders the leadership styles that will enable them to fulfill their own roles toward the realization of peace, and to continue to explore them.
Reports
【Reflection】
On August 9, 2025, as part of the “Peace, Human Security and Dignity Week,” this program was organized and hosted by the Shape New World Initiative, bringing together diverse participants from Japan and around the world. Participants reflected on the question, “What is peace?” and explored how leadership grounded in empathy and inner calm can contribute to a more just and harmonious future.
The session was moderated by Ms. Yuka Fujii from the Global Shapers Yokohama Hub, who works to create employment opportunities for refugees, and Mr. João Pedro Grilo from the Osaka Hub. The content of the session was visually documented through graphic recording by Ms. Hisae Kojima, also from the Yokohama Hub.
The first half of the program featured a panel discussion based on the concept of “Peaceful Leadership” proposed by the volunteer group PEACE ENJIN. Ms. Saumya Aggarwal from the United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY) shared her experiences supporting young people who had fled conflict zones, emphasizing that “meeting, understanding, and engaging with people from different backgrounds as fellow human beings is the key to transforming negative emotions into a force for peace.” Mr. Deng Dak Malual, the Global Shapers Kakuma Hub who grew up in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, added, “Support from Japan—such as sending unused computers and providing mentors who can accompany and guide young people—can make a significant impact.”
The second half featured a participatory workshop built around the question, “What kind of peaceful leadership do you want to declare and embody?” Participants reflected on their own understanding of peace and shared moments when they felt most aligned with it. From these discussions, various action pledges emerged, such as “using technology to eliminate division,” “choosing to trust others first,” and “creating more spaces for dialogue.”
A particularly moving moment came when a Japanese participant who had lived through wartime Osaka shared their personal story. Their testimony connected the discussion to lived history and deepened participants’ understanding of peace. At 11:02 a.m.—the exact time when the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki—the entire room observed a moment of silence, collectively honoring the victims of war and reaffirming a shared wish for peace.
Through this session, participants came to a shared realization that peaceful leadership is not exclusive to those in positions of authority, but rather an attitude and practice that anyone can embody in everyday life. The discussion reaffirmed the importance of dialogue, diplomacy, and soft power over military deterrence, and underscored the message that peace is not something to wait for—it is something to be actively created through one’s own actions. The program concluded with the hope that this circle of dialogue and practice will continue to expand, inspiring new forms of peaceful leadership around the world.
【Post EXPO Initiatives】
Through this program, we reaffirmed that Peaceful Leadership is not something reserved only for those in positions of authority, but rather a bottom-up approach that begins with the everyday choices and actions of individuals. Within the definition of Peaceful Leadership, the elements of “Peaceful Mind,” “Peaceful Communication,” and “Peaceful Action” were highlighted as essential. Participants shared the understanding that peace is built through the accumulation of small practices rooted in dialogue, empathy, and trust in others.
We are committed to ensuring that this learning does not end as a one-time event, and we will continue to develop the following initiatives.
First, we will continue to cultivate networks with young people and experts from Japan and abroad, and regularly create spaces for dialogue and learning. In fact, following this program, and recognizing that 2025 marks 80 years since the end of World War II for Japan, we organized a workshop for high school students in Hiroshima to explore actions for peace.
Furthermore, we will strengthen collaboration with international peace organizations such as UNOY, expand opportunities for youth participation in Japan, and promote peace education and dialogue-based programs. In particular, we will work together with schools, local governments, and civil society organizations to create environments in which young people can think about peace for themselves and take action.
We view peace not as a noun that we wait to be realized, but as a verb that we actively create. We hereby commit to expanding the circle of Peaceful Leadership—something that can be embodied in everyday life by anyone—in the years to come.
Cast
Moderator
Yuka Fujii
PeoplePort Corp.
Yuka Fujii, born in Japan, is a dedicated intrapreneur committed to creating employment opportunities for vulnerable populations. She is currently the Director of ZERO PC atPeoplePort Corp., an IT startup focused on expanding employment for refugees in Japan, while addressing climate challenges such as E-waste. With five years of experience empowering refugees in Japan, Denmark, Belgium, and Australia, Yuka is responsible for rebuilding the production line and technical team for ZERO PC’s domestic market. She also leads efforts to create an inclusive, innovative workplace as part of PeoplePort’s Human Resource Department.
Before joining PeoplePort, Yuka worked at BORDERLESS JAPAN Corp., where she developed marketing strategies for social entrepreneurs and successfully launched a crowdfunding service that raised over 1,950,000 USD across 350 projects. She also founded Dialogue Radio in 2020, a platform promoting youth empowerment through storytelling. Yuka holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Dokkyo University and has studied multiculturalism, gender, and refugee issues.
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João Pedro Grilo
Global Leadership Training Program
Joao Pedro is currently an employee working at miki house at the sales department. Throughout his career, he had experience in participating and organizing youth leadership empowerment programs, such as the global leadership training program (GLTP), and also as a researcher for brazilian think tanks,such as the Getúlio Vargas Foundation(FGV).
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Speakers
Hisae Kojima
Global Shaper Community Yokohama Hub
While working at an IT company, Hisae engages in volunteering in learning support and career education due to her interest in educational issues such as economic and opportunity gaps. Additionally, she has been a member of the Yokohama Hub of Global Shapers, appointed by the World Economic Forum, since 2020. Her lifework is graphic recording, visualizing, and summarizing discussions through drawings.
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Saumya Aggarwal
Youth for Peace International/ UNOY
Saumya Aggarwal is the co-founder and CEO of Youth for Peace International working on a vision to empower youth on conflict transformation, providing rehabilitation support to Refugees and advocating for meaningful youth engagement and implementation of Youth, Peace and Security agenda. She has established a free National Mental Health Support helpline that aims to address mental health implications of pandemic in India. She currently serves as the board member of Peace First and works with United Network of Young Peacebuilder (Asia Coordinator), Seeds of Peace, GPPAC and United States Institute of Peace (YCL coordinator) to strengthen capacities of youth to build positive-peace. She has 8 years of experience in Facilitation, fundraising, project design and implementation and strategic partnership in the youth and peacebuilding field.
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Deng Dak Malual
Global Shapers Community Kakuma Hub
Deng Dak Malual has spent the last 16 years of his life as a refugee in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, where he is a member of the Global Shapers Community’s Kakuma Hub (Curator for 2020-2021). He is passionate about peace-building, business development, youth empowerment, refugee advocacy, education, and climate change. During his four-year tenure as an elected refugee community leader in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Deng worked closely with the camp management, the government of Kenya, and humanitarian actors, including refugees and the host community, to promote peaceful cohesion in the camp and empower young people through games and sports. Through this role and other engagements, Deng became an outspoken refugee advocate on issues affecting refugees. Deng is leading Prime Demand Solution, a refugee youth-led enterprise working on youth empowerment, climate change, and agricultural development in the camp and its surroundings.
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Peace, Human Security and Dignity Week
Designing Peaceful Leadership for Tomorrow — A Journey to Discover a Future of Peace with Global Youth Leaders
Agenda 2025 Co-created Programme
[Hypothesis of the Future in 2050]
A peaceful society realized through “Peaceful Leadership” in which each individual expands his/her own inner peace. We believe that peace is something that everyone knows is important, wishes to exist, and tries to achieve. In this session, through the workshop, participants will realize that they themselves are the main actors of peace, and will experience together a place to think, feel, and embody their individual roles for peace and the Peaceful Leadership.
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2025.08.09[Sat]
10:30～12:30
(Venue Open 10:00)
- Theme Weeks Studio
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
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