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2011-07-20

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2022-08-08

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1. “To promote effective partnerships, we should make full use of the Peacebuilding Commission, which plays a unique bridging and convening role as a platform where all relevant actors can come together to consider specific challenges to sustaining peace. In conclusion, Japan looks forward to TICAD VIII to have fruitful discussions on how to make progress in African development.”

   2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source

2. “At TICAD V, in 2013, then-Prime Minister Abe launched the African Business Education initiative for youth, also known as the ABE initiative, which empowers African youth to contribute to industrial development in Africa by granting them scholarships and internships. By 2021, approximately 1,500 young Africans had participated in the programme. Fourthly, in terms of effective partnerships, since the first TICAD meeting, almost 30 years ago, ownership and international partnership have always been the Conference’s credo. True partnership to support national efforts to bring about peace, stability and sustainable development in Africa should not be driven by commercial, financial or other interests of other countries. Transparency is key. Development financing must adhere to international rules and standards.”

   2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source

3. “Japan is proud to have provided assistance to African countries to strengthen their institutional capacity in the judicial, administrative and legislative sectors in order to ensure the rule of law. Strong institutions are essential for delivering socioeconomic services to people and for building their trust in government. We are happy to see that our support in strengthening health and medical systems in Africa has proven instrumental in their effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirdly, investing in people is crucial. Capacity- building is needed at the level of individuals who will engage in the activities for peacebuilding, nation-building and sustainable development.”

   2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source

4. “First, Africa’s ownership must be respected. We should support African-led efforts for conflict prevention and peacebuilding in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 as well as with Sustainable Development Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. That would include, inter alia, efforts aimed at consolidating democracy and restoring constitutional order, promoting sustainable development through inclusive growth and addressing inequality, and achieving a resilient society to ensure human security and dignity. We look forward to discussing those issues at the upcoming TICAD VIII, to be held later this month in Tunisia. Secondly, institution-building must be our priority in bringing about stability in conflict-affected countries.”

   2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source

5. “It is more necessary than ever to address the root causes of conflict, terrorism and violent extremism in order to put Africa back on the path to sustainable development. Since its inception, in 1993, TICAD has emphasized the importance of capacity-building in Africa. And since TICAD III, in 2003, peacebuilding has been added to its agenda, and the root causes of conflicts have been discussed, in order to prevent their recurrence and achieve sustainable development. Since TICAD VII, in 2019, under the banner of the New Approach to Peace and Stability in Africa, Japan has been supporting African-led institution-building, capacity-building and resilient governance. (spoke in English) With this track record in mind, I would like to explain four key elements that need to be respected in promoting capacity-building for sustaining peace.”

   2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source

6. “Mr. Osuga (Japan) (spoke in French): I would like to thank the Chinese presidency for organizing today’s open debate on an important topic: capacity-building for peacekeeping in Africa, which is so dear to us. By “us” I mean the participants in the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), and in particular its organizers, including the African Union Commission, the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank. Owing to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Africa is now facing undue complexities that have exacerbated tensions and security problems. The absence of lasting peace and stability will seriously hamper Africa’s development.”

   2022-08-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9106 (2022) · source

7. “The Japan International Cooperation Agency provided technical assistance and training to the Broadcasting Corporation and its staff and helped disseminate a strategic vision for peace and stability. We encourage others to share good practices within the Security Council and Peacebuilding Commission in order to garner a better understanding of strategic communications, which is easier said than done. Japan stands ready to continue to play its part.”

   2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

8. “First, strengthening the communications capabilities of each peacekeeping mission requires a bottom-up approach adapted to its specific local context. As a long-standing contributor to peacekeeping training, we believe that capacity-building efforts must be tailor- made. A one-size-fits-all approach does not work. We encourage the Secretariat to collect best practices and examples of successful strategic communications on the ground. Secondly, Member States also have a critical role to play in improving strategic communications by providing support to host countries and communities. For example, in South Sudan between 2012 and 2018, Japan provided technical assistance to the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation in conjunction with the activities of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the Japan Self-Defence Forces.”

   2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

9. “The broader challenges related to strategic communications, including combating disinformation and misinformation, extend well beyond technical issues, which can be resolved by training peacekeepers and the mission leadership or by introducing advanced information technology. Overcoming such challenges involves ensuring freedom of expression and free access to information in the host State and is predicated on building the local populations’, communities’ and authorities’ trust in peacekeepers in particular and the United Nations in general. A comprehensive approach that cuts across the development, humanitarian and peace nexus is therefore essential. I would like to elaborate on a couple of factors that are essential to effective strategic communications, which are based on Japan’s own experience on the ground.”

   2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

10. “Mr. Osuga (Japan) (spoke in French): I thank you, Sir, for convening this open debate on this increasingly important topic. Strategic communications are important in many ways with regard to the effective implementation of peacekeeping mandates, but I would emphasize their extremely important role in ensuring the safety and security of peacekeepers, which is a prerequisite for carrying out any mission. Strategic communications for that purpose, as well as for the protection of civilians, must be practiced in concert with peacekeeping intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.”

    2022-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9090 (2022) · source

11. “The Security Council should make use of the PBC’s advice to mobilize the whole United Nations system to address the multifaceted security challenges. Let me conclude by reaffirming Japan’s readiness to play its part in the global efforts to respond to the evolving security challenges.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923 (2021) · source

12. “With regard to climate change, Japan will continue to support countries that have been the most severely affected in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America and the Caribbean in their efforts to strengthen resilience, in particular through institutional capacity-building. (spoke in English) It is evident that the United Nations system should break silos and respond in a comprehensive and seamless manner in dealing with today’s security challenges that encompass the humanitarian-development-peace nexus. In that respect, the role of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) should be further explored to realize a holistic approach under United Nations system-wide coordination and partnership beyond the United Nations system.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923 (2021) · source

13. “For example, Japan has promoted a primary education programme called “School for All” in which all community members actively participate in decision-making processes involved in jointly managing a school system. Launched in Niger in 2004, the initiative has built or improved 53,000 schools in eight African countries in partnership with the World Bank and civil society organizations. Japan showed its commitment to increasing its support for strengthening institutions in Africa by launching the New Approach for Peace and Stability in Africa at the seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development, which is aimed at providing assistance in developing robust judicial, administrative and legislative systems so that nation-building does not move backwards because of conflicts.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923 (2021) · source

14. “In 2021, Japan provided approximately $3 million each to the Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad in order to strengthen their security sector capacities. Since 2013, Japan has been assisting seven countries in West Africa and the Sahel, including the Niger, to build credible criminal justice institutions through the training of police, prosecutors and judges in order to improve their expertise in fair, effective and timely criminal justice processes. Building the capacity of personnel who manage and use the institutions is an integral part of institution-building. Secondly, building social-sector institutions that can ensure equal access to basic services will help address the root causes of conflict and terrorism.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923 (2021) · source

15. “Japan has formulated its policy of assistance to conflict-prone areas with the human security approach to protect and empower people and build the resilience of communities. More attention should be paid to the human dimension of our security paradigm by putting people at the centre. (spoke in French) Considering both terrorism and climate change, I would like to stress the importance of conflict prevention through institution-building at the national and local levels. In our view, effective, accountable and inclusive institutions are the best protection against today’s diverse security risks. Let me explain why. First, effective and impartial institutions in the security and justice sectors are key to the rule of law and the fight against impunity.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923 (2021) · source

16. “Allow me to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for holding today’s important meeting. Japan appreciates the contribution of the Niger as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. Today’s security landscape has become increasingly complex. Terrorism remains a serious threat to international peace and security in many parts of the world, including the Sahel. In conflict-prone areas, human insecurity, exacerbated by such impacts of climate change as environmental degradation and natural disasters, becomes a multiplier of risk of violent conflict. Terrorism and climate change have one thing in common: they both pose a serious threat to human security and to the survival, livelihood and dignity of people.”

    2021-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8923 (2021) · source

17. “To contribute to this endeavour, as announced at the third session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Geneva last May, Japan is willing to hold a third world conference on disaster reduction. In preparation for that conference, Japan will organize a high-level conference on large-scale natural disasters in 2012. We very much appreciate the active support of Member States for our initiatives.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

18. “With regard to African countries, the third Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) ministerial follow-up meeting was held in Senegal to follow up on the Yokohama Action Plan, adopted at the fourth TICAD meeting. At the meeting, participants agreed to commence preparations for a low-carbon growth and sustainable development strategy in Africa. Finally, I would like to touch on disaster risk reduction. On 11 March, Japan was hit by an unprecedented earthquake. It should be noted that more devastating damage was caused by the tsunami than by the earthquake itself, which highlights the gravity of disasters to low-lying coastlines. In order to promote global cooperation for disaster risk reduction, we need to establish a new international strategy to succeed the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

19. “We have been promoting policy dialogue in cooperation with the countries most vulnerable to climate change, including African countries. At the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting interim ministerial meeting, which was held in Tokyo last October to follow up on the outcomes of the fifth Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting, participants confirmed the steady implementation of Japan's fast- start financing on climate change. My Government remains fully committed to providing assistance to Pacific island countries, as pledged at the fifth Meeting, in other areas as well, such as the environment and human security, including health and education.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

20. “Japan will engage in a constructive manner in the preparation process towards a successful Conference. In this context, I would like to point out the fact that the emissions from the parties under obligation to the Kyoto Protocol amount to less than 30 per cent of the total emissions today. The extension of those obligations would not lead to the effective mitigation of emissions. With regard to setting the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, Japan's position remains unchanged. At the fifteenth Conference of the Parties, in Copenhagen, Japan announced that it would provide assistance to developing countries in the amount of $15 billion up to 2012; and it had already implemented $9.7 billion as of March 2011.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

21. “It should also be noted that the poorest countries and the poorest people and communities within a country are most vulnerable to the negative impact of climate change. Given that fact, my delegation underscores the importance of the nexus between climate change, development and security. In order to address climate change, we need to establish a fair and effective international framework in which all major economies take part. At the same time, we should build upon, step by step, the agreements reached under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. At the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, we should try to reach a well-balanced agreement to operationalize the Cancun Agreements.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

22. “Receding coastlines caused by sea-level rise would affect territorial waters and borders in many countries with low-lying coastal areas, not limited to small island developing States, and thus could incite disputes between States. Furthermore, sea-level rise would aggravate the vulnerability of coastal areas to natural hazards, resulting in internally displaced persons, refugees and other unexpected population dynamics, which could raise the risk of conflict. Not only food security and a variety of natural disasters, but also the distribution of water resources and global health challenges would be affected by climate change. These issues would, in turn, weaken the resilience of communities, which might lead to conflict or hamper efforts to resolve existing disputes.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

23. “On the other hand, we need to be careful in considering what role the Security Council could play in addressing the adverse impacts of global warming on international peace and security. Based on this recognition, I would like to share the views and actions of my Government in the area of climate change and its security implications. Mr. Naoto Kan, Prime Minister of Japan, in his address during the general debate of the General Assembly last September, emphasized that small island developing States are in peril of being submerged in future because of global warming. Saving these countries from their predicament is one of the reasons we should address the issue of climate change with a greater sense of urgency.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source

24. “I would like to begin by thanking the German presidency for convening this important meeting. I would also like to express our appreciation to the German delegation for making their best efforts in drafting the concept note (S/20ll/408) consistent with the mandate of the Security Council by taking into account the views expressed in the past in the Council and in the General Assembly. For climate change negotiators, global warming is one of the most imminent threats facing humankind. However, the anticipated time span for tackling this issue is different from that for the threats of armed conflict, which the Security Council has dealt with traditionally. Today, most countries have no doubt that climate change threatens human security and, in the long term, would have indirect adverse effects on national security as well.”

    2011-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6587Resumption1 (2011) · source