Some 60 students from Japan and abroad participating in the 2007 Hiroshima City University Intensive Summer Course on "Hiroshima and Peace" visited UNITAR on 2 August as part of their training programme. Nassrine Azimi, Director of the Office, welcomed the students and their professors, and provided a lecture entitled "A time of change: what role for the United Nations?". In her presentation, the Director gave an overview of the history of the UN, outlined the UN's many, but sometimes under-appreciated, contributions to global peace, and highlighted areas of possible reform within the Organization as a whole. During a lively Q&A session, the students asked many questions about the United Nations, in particular, efforts for its reform, how the UN is funded, and the UN's role in promoting international justice and preventing climate change. As the next generation of leaders, the students came away from the frank and informative discussion with the charge to make changes in their personal lives first, in order to affect change on a global level.