The Appeal will be made with Junior Chamber International, a worldwide community of young, active citizens with branches in 130 countries, and be followed by two panel discussions and a talk event. The themes of the panel discussions are “Health and Human Rights－Combating Discrimination,” and “Views of Younger Generations－What We Can Learn from Leprosy.” The talk event will provide religious and historical perspectives on leprosy issues in Japan. People affected by leprosy, human rights experts, health professionals and representatives of international organizations and NGOs are among those who will come to Tokyo from all over the world to participate in this event. The Global Appeal will also be broadcast live via YouTube. For more details, please refer to the program（updated regularly）.
The Global Appeal 2016 ceremony and symposium will be streamed live in English and Japanese via YouTube.
Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman, The Nippon Foundation; WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Japanese Government Goodwill Ambassador for the Human Rights of Persons Affected by Leprosy
Mr. Paschal Dike, 2016 President, Junior Chamber International
Mr. Kosuke Shibata, 2015 President, Junior ChamberInternational Japan
Mr. Tim Hughes, Deputy Executive Director, International Bar Association
Dr. Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World Medical Association
Dr. Judith Shamian, President, International Council of Nurses
Dr. Obiora Okafor, Chair, The United Nations Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
Mr. Dinesh Trivedi, Convener, Forum of Parliamentarians to Free India of Leprosy
Mr. Hilarion Guia, Chair, Coalition of Leprosy Advocates of the Philippines
Ms. Roshni, Recipient of scholarship from Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation
Mr. Francisco Faustino Pinto, National Director, Movement for the Reintegration of Persons Affected by Hansen's Disease (MORHAN)
Mr. Paschal Dike, 2016 President, Junior Chamber International
Dr. Erwin Cooreman, Team Leader, WHO Global Leprosy Program
Facilitator：
Prof.Yozo Yokota, President, Center for Human Rights Education and Training
Panelists：
(a) Mr. Klaus Lachwitz, President, Inclusion International
(b) Ms. I.K. Ero, Independent Expert on Albinism, The United Nations Human Rights Council
(c) Mr. Ramavarai Sah, Trustee, Association of People Affected by Leprosy (APAL)
(d) Mr. Yasuji Hirasawa, Member of the Steering Committee of the NationalHansen’s Disease Museum
(e) Mr. Steven J. Kraus, Director, Regional Support Team, Asia and the Pacific, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS
(f) Ms. Akiko Fukuda, Secretary General, The World Federation of the Deafblind
Facilitator：
Mr. Arrey Obenson, Secretary General, Junior Chamber International
Panelists：
(a) Ms. Joyce Wong, Councilor, Sungai Buloh Council, Malaysia
(b) Ms. Yan Xunfang, Project Manager,Joy in Action (JIA) , China
(c) Ms. Aki Yasuda, Vice President, Wapiness, India
(d) Mr. Fernando Bildhauer, President, Junior Chamber International Brazil
(e) Mr. Olatunji Oyeyemi, Junior Chamber International Nigeria(tbc)
Facilitator: Ms. Yuri Nakae, actress/novelist
Talk by Mr. Fumihiko Takayama, non-fiction writer, and Mr. Tetsuo Yamaori, director General, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
*Utagoe no Hibiki” was created after a visit in 1975 to “Okinawa Airakuen” by Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress (the Crown Prince and Crown Princess at the time).
Mr. Yohei Sasakawa
Chairman, The Nippon Foundation; WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Japanese Government Goodwill Ambassador for the Human Rights of Persons Affected by Leprosy
Mr. Paschal Dike
2016 President, Junior Chamber International
Mr. Kosuke Shibata
2015 President, Junior ChamberInternational Japan
Mr. Tim Hughes
Deputy Executive Director, International Bar Association
Dr. Otmar Kloibe
Secretary General, World Medical Association
Dr. Judith Shamian
President, International Council of Nurses
Dr. Obiora Okafor
Chair, The United Nations Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
Mr. Dinesh Trivedi
Convener, Forum of Parliamentarians to Free India of Leprosy
Mr. Hilarion Guia
Chair, Coalition of Leprosy Advocates of the Philippines
Ms. Roshni
Recipient of scholarship from Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation
Mr. Francisco Faustino Pinto
National Director, Movement for the Reintegration of Persons Affected by Hansen's Disease (MORHAN)
Dr. Erwin Cooreman
Team Leader, WHO Global Leprosy
Mr. Yozo Yokota
President, Center for Human Rights Education and Training
Mr. Klaus Lachwitz
President, Inclusion International
Ms. I.K. Ero
Independent Expert on Albinism, The United Nations Human Rights Council
Mr. Ramavarai Sah
Trustee, Association of People Affected by Leprosy (APAL)
Mr. Yasuji Hirasawa
Member of the Steering Committee of the NationalHansen’s Disease Museum
Mr. Steven J. Kraus
Director, Regional Support Team, Asia and the Pacific, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS
Ms. Akiko Fukuda
Secretary General, The World Federation of the Deafblind
Mr. Arrey Obenson
Secretary General, Junior Chamber International
Ms. Joyce Wong
Councilor, Sungai Buloh Council, Malaysia
Ms. Yan Xunfang
Project Manager,Joy in Action (JIA) , China
Ms. Aki Yasuda
Vice President, Wapiness, India
Mr. Fernando Bildhauer
President, Junior Chamber International Brazil
Mr. Olatunji Oyeyemi
Junior Chamber International Nigeria(tbc)
Mr. Fumihiko Takayama
Non-fiction writer
Mr. Tetsuo Yamaori
Director General, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Ms. Yuri Nakae
Actress/Novelist
Kenzo Kiikuni
President, Sasakawa MemorialHealth Foundation (tbc)