Refugees
Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by Mr. Barham Salih, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
October 20, 2026
(Photo: Cabinet Public Affairs Office)
On October 20, commencing at 11:00 a.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, received a courtesy call from Mr. Barham Salih, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
- At the outset, Prime Minister TAKAICHI welcomed the appointment of High Commissioner Salih, and stated that Japan would continue cooperating with the UNHCR to realize "human security," which was advocated by the late Ms. OGATA Sadako, former High Commissioner, in light of the increasingly severe situations facing refugees and displaced persons around the world.
- In response, High Commissioner Salih expressed his deep gratitude for Japan’s support for the UNHCR to date, and explained the situations refugees and displaced persons face globally, as well as the UNHCR's initiatives.
- Based on the recognition that assistance for refugees and displaced persons in the international community contributes to the peace and stability of not only individual nations but also the region as a whole, and that strategic cooperation with international organizations leads to global crisis management, both sides confirmed that they would work closely together to support refugees and displaced persons.