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1. The
Reconstruction Process Enters Full Swing
2.
PM Noda and FM Gemba Attend the 66th Session of the
UN General Assembly
- PM Noda’s address to the General Assembly
- Third Ministerial Meeting of the
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI)
- G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting (ministerial
follow-up meeting on the Deauville Partnership)
- Ministerial-level side event on the MDGs
3. IAEA General Conference
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JICC
Newsletter
No.5, October 2011 |
2. Prime
Minister Noda and Foreign Minister Gemba Attend the 66th Session of
the United Nations General Assembly
Ministerial-level side event on the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs): Leadership in international efforts to
achieve MDGs
Under the leadership of Japan, a Ministerial-level Meeting on the
MDGs was held as a side event of the General Assembly on September
21, and around 400 people from governments, international
organizations, the private sector, and NGOs from all over the world
attended. Following the opening remarks, Foreign Minister Gemba gave
a speech on the outcomes of the MDGs Follow-up Meeting held in Tokyo
in June 2011, sharing information on several developments such as
the discussions based on EMBRACE (Ensure Mothers and Babies Regular
Access to Care) and School for All, Japan’s support models in the
fields of health and education, as well as the launch of discussions
on the international development agenda beyond 2015 (Post-MDGs).
Foreign Minister Gemba also presented Japan’s efforts to achieve the
MDGs, including the highly innovative partnership between Japan and
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fight polio in Pakistan.
During the following panel discussion, which was moderated by Miss
Helen Clark, the Administrator of the UNDP, representatives from
various countries including Dr. Dipu Moni, Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Bangladesh, Mr. Anthony Lake, the Executive Director of
UNICEF, Ms. Tamar Manuelyan Atinc, the Vice President of the World
Bank, and representatives of the private sector (the Gates
Foundation) and NGOs (Save the Children) expressed their
determination to accelerate their efforts to achieve the MDGs by
2015, and called for cooperation among the various development
partners. We had fruitful discussions regarding how to accelerate
our efforts on the MDGs and the international development agenda
beyond 2015.
The meeting was highly successful in maintaining and strengthening
political momentum for the achievement of the MDGs. Also, Japan
showed its strong leadership in the activities and discussions
related to the MDGs while emphasizing human security and equity,
which was highly appreciated by various participants. Moreover, it
was highlighted that various challenges dependent on the individual
contexts of regions and the levels of economic development should be
addressed. We also had stimulating discussions on Post-MDGs as well
as how to accelerate our future efforts. The meeting provided an
opportunity to strengthen partnerships among the various development
actors and to encourage discussions on the MDGs among various
international fora.
For details:
- Minister
for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba Attends the 66th Session of the
United Nations General Assembly (Minister’s movie on the MOFA
homepage)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/hq/fm_corner/index.html (will be
uploaded soon)
- MDGs
Follow-up Meeting (June 2-3, Tokyo)
http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2011/6/0603_01.html
- New
Health and Education Policies
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/mdg/hm_65unga.html
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