Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation
for Cooperation with the United Nations University
   Based on the a Nobel Peace Prize awarded in December 1974 to the late Eisaku Sato, a former Prime Minister, the Foundation was established on 11 November 1975, as a public corporation fall under the jurisdiction of both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, to fulfill the vision of the late Mr. Sato "to cooperate with the development of the United Nations University and to contribute to the improvement of world peace and welfare".

   The late former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's ideal was the improvement of world peace and welfare and he believed that the United Nations had a major role in achieving it. For this reason, he went to extraordinary lengths to establish the United Nations University and attract it to Japan, and it was his fervent wish to strengthen the advancement of the University. At the inspiration of the late former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, the objectives to this Foundation are to contribute to the development of the United Nations University and to the improvement of world peace and welfare.
  



 
The Foundation is undertaking the following projects in order to achieve these objectives:

1. A prize for outstanding achievement in research on a global issue carried out at the United Nations University;  

2.  Collaboration in disseminating the results of research carried out at the United Nations University;

3. Research and investigation related to international affairs for world peace and welfare, as well as assistance and cooperation in such matters; and 
 
4.  Other matters necessary for the achievement of the Foundation's objectives.



What's New
* Entries invited for 2008 (25th) Eisaku Sato Essay Contest. Deadline is 31 January 2009. Detail information is available here

*　The United Nations University has issued a public announcement for 2008 (25th) Eisaku Sato Essay Contest.

* The winners of 2007 (24th) essay contest were announced in June 2008. The award ceremony was held on 3 July 2008 at the United Nations University Headquarters. The original essays are accessible here.
 

The Themes of the Eisaku Sato Essay Contests
１ｓｔ 〔1980〕to 25th 〔200８〕
Nobel Lecture by Eisaku Sato delivered on 11th December 1974 entitled  "The Pursuit of Peace and Japan in the Nuclear Age" is accessible via the Nobel Foundation's Web site. (Read the full text) 
Contact Information
Email: satofoundation@aol.com　
Mailing address: Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation, c/o UNU Library, United Nations University, Jingumae 5-53-70,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925
　






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