United Nations Ambassador to Japan “Contributing to Peacebuilding on the Basis of Sadako Ogata” November 20, 7:27
In a public debate at the UN Security Council held in New York, Japan's Ambassador Ishikane, based on the achievements of former Sadako Ogata's former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, who died last month, worked hard to reconcile the conflicted community. The Japanese government expressed its idea to contribute to peacebuilding.
On the 19th, representatives from more than 50 countries attended an open discussion held at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
At the beginning, UN Secretary General Guterres said that reconciliation between nations and regions is essential for post-conflict peacebuilding, and “all the parties involved, not just political leaders, Women and citizen group representatives must also be involved at all stages. "
Japanese Ambassador Ishikane, who just arrived the day before, said Sadako Ogata, former UN High Commissioner for Refugees, who passed away at the age of 92 last month. I looked back on my achievements in making efforts to reconcile local communities in Rwanda and Bosnia.
On top of that, Ambassador Ishikane stated, “Japan has been working to realize reconciliation in the devastated regions of the world based on the activities of Ogata, and will continue to support them in the future.” He expressed his intention to contribute to peacebuilding in terms of funding and human resource development.