国連経済社会理事会ハイレベルセグメント会合における木村大使ステートメント
令和3年7月16日
(As delivered)
Thank you, Mr. President,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,
At the outset, I would like to express my appreciation to all the delegates for their tireless efforts and significant contributions in these difficult times.
On the occasion of ECOSOC's 75th anniversary, we believe that ECOSOC has a critical role to play in balancing economic, social, and environmental issues and promoting sustainable development under multilateralism. In the "Decade of Action" to achieve the SDGs, not only Member States but also other stakeholders, such as international organizations, civil society, the private sector, scientists and academia, women, and youth, need to work together to achieve the goals.
The continued spread of COVID-19 reminds us of the necessity of coordinated and consolidated efforts by various actors in the international community. In order to "build back better" from this crisis, it is important for countries to focus on human security, by addressing the protection and empowerment of every individual person, and taking cross-sectoral and comprehensive approaches to addressing multi-dimensional threats to the lives, livelihoods, and dignity of all people.
Based on the principle of human security, Japan has been working to realize Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and address climate change, including efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. We will continue to work in cooperation with the international community in this regard.
In December of this year, Japan is going to host the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit. Through this event, we would like to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by encouraging the efforts of stakeholders around the world to improve nutrition, taking into account the discussions at ECOSOC, including those at the Commission of Population Development.
Furthermore, Japan will continue to be proactively engaged in the discussions of ECOSOC in other areas, such as financing for development and the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
With regard to the ECOSOC review, balanced, inclusive, and transparent operations, including the subsidiary bodies of ECOSOC, are required in partnership-building and decision-making among all relevant stakeholders. We therefore welcome the recent reforms and would like to call for further efforts to make ECOSOC more effective and efficient.
In conclusion, Japan would like to further promote discussions and initiatives to achieve the SDGs, including to "build back better" from COVID-19, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders.
I thank you, Mr. President.