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The 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace in Granollers, Spain
and the Opening of an Exhibition about the Atomic Bombings and Disarmament in the United Nations Office at Geneva

1. Outline

Participants of The 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace

Participants of the 8th Executive Conference
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The 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace was held in Granollers, Spain. During the two-day conference on November 9 and 10, participants discussed various issues, such as the future activities of Mayors for Peace and the 2013 General Conference in Hiroshima. They also had a candid discussion about future management policies.

The General and Board of Directors Meeting of the 2020 Vision Campaign Association was held in conjunction with the 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace in Granollers, Spain and discussed the future plans of the 2020 Vision Campaign.

On November 11, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki attended the opening ceremony for an exhibition about the atomic bombings and disarmament titled “Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons” in the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland and each mayor gave a speech at a public discussion.

The Mayors for Peace delegation also had meetings with the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and so on, and asked them for cooperation in the activities of Mayors for Peace.

2. Date for Visit

From Monday, November 7 to Sunday, November 13, 2011 (7 days)

Date Schedule Venue details
Nov. 7 (Mon.) Leave Hiroshima
Arrive at Granollers		 ― ―
Nov. 8 (Tue.)
* City tour of war-damaged sites
* General and Board of Directors Meeting of the 2020 Vision Campaign Association
* Meeting with the former Director-General of UNESCO
* Exchange with Granollers citizens “Dialogues for Peace”
* Courtesy call on the Mayor of Granollers
* Official welcome reception by the City of Granollers
Granollers 詳細はこちら
Nov. 9 (Wed.)
* The 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace
* Awards Ceremony of the XXXII Prize for Peace by the UN Association of Spain (ANUE)
Granollers
Barcelona		 詳細はこちら
Nov. 10 (Thur.)
* The 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace
* Press Conference
* Leave for Barcelona
* Meeting with the Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
* Meeting with the President of the Government of Catalonia
* Leave for Geneva
Granollers
Barcelona		 Read more
Nov. 11 (Fri.)
* Meeting with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
* Meeting with the Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
* Participating in the Public Discussion at GCSP
* Meeting with the Permanent Representative of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament
* Meeting with the Director-General of the UNOG
* Opening ceremony and reception of a new exhibition at the UNOG
Geneva 詳細はこちら
Nov. 12 (Sat.) Leave Geneva ― ―
Nov. 13 (Sun.) Arrive at Hiroshima ― ―


3. Outline of the 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace

The 8th Executive Conference was held in Granollers, Spain. During the conference, it was reported that the number of member cities exceeded 5,000 in September 2011. Past activities were reviewed and future plans were discussed among the participating mayors and representatives of executive cities.

Also at this Executive Conference, digest version of the “ Hiroshima for Global Peace Plan” of Hiroshima Prefecture was circulated and explained, and gained approval for receiving an explanation about the situation of efforts from Hiroshima Prefecture at the 2013 General Conference.

1. Date

Wednesday, November 9 and Thursday, November 10, 2011

2. Venue

Granollers, Spain

3. Participated Cities  (List of Participants)

Hiroshima (Japan), Nagasaki (Japan), Granollers (Spain), Biograd na Moru (Croatia), Halabja (Iraq), Hannover (Germany), Malakoff (France), Manchester (UK), Volgograd (Russia), Ypres (Belgium) , and Fongo Tongo (Cameroon)

4. Major items decided *For details, please refer to the “Final Communiqué”.

  1. Develop a global grassroots petition drive, including e-petitions, conducted by all member cities calling for negotiations on a nuclear weapons convention.
  2. Issue letters of request and/or statements calling for a world free from nuclear weapons to be sent to appropriate recipients at appropriate times and in effective ways.
  3. Commemorate the 5000-city milestone with a new poster exhibit available to all our member cities. The full poster exhibit will be premiered in Vienna at the May 2012 meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 NPT Review Conference.
  4. Invite disarmament ambassadors to join mayors, UN officials, parliamentarians and NGO representatives at the Mayors for Peace General Conference in Hiroshima in August 2013.
  5. Identify celebrities and other opinion leaders who support the 2020 Vision and appoint them to serve as 2020 Vision Ambassadors.
*Furthermore, the participants exchanged opinions about
　　
  1. Holding Executive Conferences in Hiroshima or Nagasaki,
  2. Managing the cost of Mayors for Peace,
  3. Establishing national and regional chapters: roles and responsibilities.
    Hereafter, especially to strengthen the financial base, an international committee of representatives from existing secretariats and member cities will be set up and the initial meeting will be held in Hannover. 　　
 
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