Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 23rd Sept. Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Wednesday delivered his brutal remarks to the 77th session of the UN General Assembly declared that over 75 years have passed since the establishment of the UN as a guardian of global peace, “we are still witnessing the devastation in Ukraine and around the world”.
He noted that the UN has been playing a central role in the development of an international order where the rule of law is firmly established, but also added that its foundation has been gravely shaken.
“We stand at a historic watershed moment,” he stated.
He stressed that “Russian aggression against Ukraine is an act that tramples on the vision and principles of the UN Charter. What is crucial is for any and all countries to be under the rule of law, not the rule by which we absolutely cannot allow.”
Kishida Fumio said that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia threw the credibility of the UN into question.
He called on Member States to restore the Organization’s credibility he said: “What we need is action toward reforms, not just talk.”
PM Fumio emphasized that the UN exists not merely for the great Powers, but for the entire international community, founded on the principle of sovereign equality for all Member States, and underlined the need to reform the United Nations and strengthen its functions.
He reiterated that to demonstrate Japan’s strong commitment to the UN as well as to multilateralism, he declared the country’s determination to fully realize the vision of the UN: Reform of the Organization, including the Security Council, to return to the vision and principles of the UN Charter with the strengthening of UN’s own functions, including disarmament and non-proliferation; realization of a United Nations that promotes a rule of law in the international community; and promotion of efforts based on concept of human security in the new era.”
Fumio denounced the threat of the use nuclear weapons by Russia.
He said that as a native of Hiroshima, the first city to be attacked by an atomic weapon.
Kishida said he is committed to creating a world without nuclear weapons.
He expressed dismay over the failure of the international community to reach consensus on the outcome document that would maintain and strengthen the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons regime, which is the cornerstone of international nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation architecture.
Kishida added that Japan seeks to normalize the relationship with North Korea in accordance with the Japan DPRK Pyongyang Declaration through comprehensively resolving the outstanding issues of concern such as abductions, nuclear and missile issues, as well as settlement of the unfortunate past.;
He pledged that Japan would work with the UN to realize human security in the new era including initiatives through the UN Trust Funds.
He added that Japan will invest in people.
Kishida announced the investment of $30 billion in Africa as a sum of public and private international contributions, over the next 3 years.
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