第74回国連総会第3委員会議題106,107及び108「犯罪防止，サイバー犯罪及び世界薬物統制」についての鈴木公使ステートメント
令和元年10月3日
(As delivered)
Thank you Mr. Chair, The rule of law, good governance and a culture of lawfulness are essential elements of a prosperous human society. My delegation welcomes that the United Nations and ECOSOC subsidiary bodies have been acting as active fora to discuss policies and practices in these themes.
Japan will host the 14th UN Crime Congress in Kyoto in April 2020. The Resolution adopted by ECOSOC on July 3rd of this year requests the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to hold intersessional meetings to prepare a structured and concise draft declaration, namely the Kyoto Declaration, with a robust overarching political message addressing the main topics of the Kyoto Crime Congress. It encourages Member States to finalize their negotiation of the declaration prior to the commencement of the Congress, and the negotiation will start in October in Vienna. I would like to call on active involvement of all the member states in the process to ensure cohesion and synergy between the Crime Congress and related UN bodies.
In preparation, Japan hosted an Expert Meeting last September. As Mr. Brandolino introduced earlier in the session, Japan and UNODC will share the outcome of the Meeting in a Side Event in Conference Room 12 today at 1:15pm. You are all welcome. As the host country of the Congress and a long-time member of CCPCJ，we are committed to leading discussions for the preparation of the Kyoto Crime Congress and its follow up.
Mr. Chair,
Drug control policies of each member state must be implemented in a coordinated manner in order to tackle the problem of illegal drugs. In this regard, Japan supports the joint commitment adopted at the UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem in 2016. Japan also supports the Commission on Narcotic Drugs as the primary policymaking body, and continues to implement the 2019 Ministerial Declaration of the CND by utilizing its knowledge and experience.
Mr. Chair,
The use of social media in terrorist attacks is an urgent issue that must be tackled by the international community. As the Chair of the G20 Osaka Summit in June, Japan took the lead in putting together “the G20 Osaka Leaders’ Statement on preventing exploitation of the internet for terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism.”
We need to carefully deal with the difficult question of how to regulate social media platforms while respecting freedom of expression. In addition, we must not jeopardize the growth and sound competition of the industry. Japan will deepen discussions with not only governments but also industry leaders, academia and civil society.
Mr. Chair,
Cybercrimes do not have any territorial or temporal constraints. Therefore, criminals are able to commit cybercrimes easily by exploiting vulnerable countries that do not have effective countermeasures. For that reason, it is important for international communities to bridge this capability gap so that each country has adequate and appropriate cybercrime countermeasures in place. In this regard, Japan has been engaging in capacity-building programs and continues to support such programs.
In addressing cybercrimes, it is also important to listen to experts’ views and experiences. The Open-Ended Intergovernmental Expert Group on Cybercrime (IEG) in Vienna brings relevant experts from around the world and provides an ideal place to identify recent trends, challenges and ways forward. Japan strongly believes that discussions on cybercrimes should be done in the IEG.
Mr. Chair,
Corruption poses serious threats to sound economic growth and sustainable development. This year, Japan chaired the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group. Under the Japanese presidency, the Working Group focused on two priorities, integrity in infrastructure development and effective whistleblower protection, and also agreed on two sets of deliverables at the leaders’ level. We are resolved to continue making contributions to the international fight against corruption, including through effective implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC).
Thank you.