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Visit to Japan by Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

May 7, 2010
Japanese

  1. Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will visit Japan from May 11 (Tue) to 13 (Thu) with the intent of strengthening cooperation between Japan and UNICEF.

  2. During his stay in Japan, Mr. Lake will meet with his Imperial Highness the Crown Prince, Mr. Yukio Hatoyama, Prime Minister of Japan and Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. He will also hold talks with members of the Diet and will engage in events including a speech at the commemorative event co-hosted by UNICEF Tokyo and the Japan Committee for UNICEF.

  3. In cooperation with UNICEF, Japan has been extending humanitarian and development assistance to children in developing countries and in areas affected by natural disasters, conflict or other form of crisis. It is expected that the forthcoming visit to Japan by Mr. Lake will further strengthen cooperative relations between Japan and UNICEF.

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1. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF was established in 1946 with the original aim of providing emergency assistance to children in war-affected Europe. In 1950’s, it reformed itself as an aid agency for children in developing countries and disaster-hit areas, and in 1965, received the Novel Peace Prize for its invaluable achievements. Its focus areas are as follows: (1) child survival and development, (2) basic education and gender equality, (3) HIV/AIDS and children, (4) child protection, and (5) policy advocacy and partnership. As of May 2010, there are around 350 UNICEF offices mainly in developing countries.

2. Mr. Anthony Lake, the Executive Director of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Mr. Lake was a Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to President Obama during the time of the presidential campaign, and is the sixth person to hold the post of Executive Director of UNICEF. He is serving a five year term beginning from May 1, 2010 and will continue until April 30, 2015. The visit will be his first visit to Japan as the Executive Director of UNICEF.

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