Statement by Ms. YOSHIDA Aya, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, for the Informal Interactive Dialogue on the Implementation of the Pact for the Future - Monitoring and Evaluation

Mr. President,
 
Let me express my sincere appreciation for the strong leadership in facilitating the Pact’s implementation. As the UN turns 80, it must evolve and adapt to meet today’s realities. The Pact, which is the blueprint for a more effective United Nations, is foundational Member States cooperation. Japan stands ready to collaborate for its robust implementation.
 
Mr. President,
 
For effective implementation, synergy between the Pact’s implementation progress and existing strategies is critical. Japan stresses linking Pact’s progress with existing frameworks to ensure consistency and efficiency, as stated in the PGA's Concept note.
 
The Pact’s success hinges on several ongoing processes. These include advancing conflict prevention, peacebuilding and sustaining peace through the Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR); addressing sustainable development needs in the FfD4 process; strengthening digital cooperation and AI governance through the Global Digital Compact (GDC); and promoting global governance reform via the Intergovernmental Negotiation (IGN) process for Security Council Reform. These milestone events and their outcome documents necessitate building consensus to effectively implement the Pact.

 For effective monitoring and evaluation, an accurate and objective understanding of current implementation progress is crucial. We encourage the Secretariat’s active role in providing this information in a timely manner. 
 
Regarding the evaluation, the Pact serves as a means to turbocharge the implementation of the SDGs, to which Member States have committed to steadily implement and be evaluated through existing processes. Progress in respective processes and milestones, along with monitoring and evaluating implementation through existing mechanisms, are vital. Also, the evaluation process should focus on the progress to ensure it is facilitative and constructive in the lead-up to a comprehensive review in 2028.
 
Mr. President,
 
Let me present two examples of issues which Japan considers important in monitoring and evaluating the progress of discussions related to the Pact.
 
First, on Actions 39 and 40, in regard to the Security Council reform and its Intergovernmental Negotiations, moving to concrete discussions on the integrated model and text-based negotiations will be a benchmark for the progress of the Pact.
 
On Actions 18 and 44, it is essential to leverage the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review (PBAR) to enhance the visibility and effectiveness of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in supporting national efforts for conflict prevention, peacebuilding and sustaining peace. This could be done through strengthening the coordination between the PBC and the main UN organs, including the Security Council and General Assembly.
 
You can count on Japan’s strong commitment to the implementation.
 
I thank you.