The UN is participating alongside more than 150 countries and organizations during the World Rally, which carries the prospective theme: Design future society for our lives.
The United Nations pavilion is divided into four zones; A calendar in the first field explains the history of the UN and its agencies, while the second-the so-called Orb room-describes the range of diverse work of the organization through a series of everyday objects displayed on the walls.
An immersive video in the third field offers an overview of what a future world could look like if the development takes place in a sustainable way, while the fourth is a rotary exhibition which highlights specific agencies.
Here is what some visitors to the United Nations pavilion have thought of their experience.
Kaneko Sayaka (left) and his sister have exhibitions promoting the SDGs.
Kaneko Sayaka: I liked the video because I felt that I was in a forest surrounded by trees and animals. It showed me that environmental protection is very important.
Mikako Takeuchi: I was sucked in the immersive experience of the video presentation. He was really engaging and, although he explained the problems that the world faces, he also presented the solutions and gave hope.
Phil Malone (left) and his companion visit the United Nations pavilion.
Phil Malone: The message of immersive video on sustainability and rights and responsibilities of people towards the environment was clear and easily understandable by the young and older public.
It is difficult to explain the Sustainable development objectives (SDD) In a short video, although I think that Japanese public generally knows the goals. SDGs are highlighted by Japan institutions, and I have never seen this level of promotion in certain African countries where I worked for a development organization focused on agriculture.
SDGs are frequently promoted by the private sector in Japan, in this case in Tokyo. the capital.
Tomoyuki Kadokura: I learned a lot about the ODDs of the interactive quiz while I was lining up to enter the pavilion. In Japan, we focus more on the objectives that focus on the environment and sustainable consumption, so I wanted to know more about other objectives, for example poverty and human rights, which do not get much attention here.
I was also surprised by the number of United Nations agencies working on the SDGs.
Agaka Sato (left) and Takato Ishida explore the Orb room in the United Nations pavilion.
Takato Ishida: At school, we learn the SDGs, so many Japanese are interested in objectives, but I did not know that progress towards them was so slow in many regions of the world.
I appreciated the special projects section that highlighted the role UN volunteers Play around the world to support sustainable development.
Agaka Sato: I did not know that there were so many different United Nations agencies and I learned a lot about them thanks to the interactive display of objects in the Orb room.
The touch screen which explains the role of these agencies is linked to objects lining the wall of the room. I think it’s fun for young children to make the link between objects such as phones, firearms and health kits and UN work.
Masako Yukita: The United Nations pavilion made me think about the changes that people have to make to contribute to the SDGs and world peace. When I come home, I will think about what I can do more as an individual.
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