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Foreign Minister IWAYA’s meeting with Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
On August 21, commencing at 4:20 p.m. for approximately 15 minutes, IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a meeting with Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), who is visiting Japan to participate in TICAD 9. The overview of the meeting is as follows:
- At the outset, Foreign Minister IWAYA welcomed Executive Director Russell's visit to Japan. He noted that the roles of UNICEF are becoming increasingly important as children worldwide face hardship due to the impacts of the international situation and disasters. He stated that Japan would like to work closely with UNICEF to promote human security. In response, Executive Director Russell expressed her gratitude for Japan’s support and her expectation for further strengthening the relationship between Japan and UNICEF.
- They exchanged views on the important role of Japanese personnel working at UNICEF and expressed their hopes for further cooperation.
(Reference) United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF is the only United Nations agency specializing in activities for children, including education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation, and child protection. UNICEF is an international organization with a balanced focus on both humanitarian and development assistance, and is a prime example of an organization implementing "human security," a concept promoted by Japan, at the field level. Furthermore, through its broad and comprehensive activities, it provides humanitarian and development assistance toward the achievement of a wide range of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).