On August 23, commencing at 12:00 p.m., Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for International Affairs of Japan, hosted a working lunch on the Iikura Visitor Home of the Ministry of International Affairs, inviting 5 feminine ministers of the taking part nations of the TICAD Ministerial Assembly, for roughly 65 minutes. The overview is as follows.
On the outset, Minister Kamikawa acknowledged that the facility of ladies is important for fixing social points in Africa, and for peace, stability, and financial development. She additionally expressed her intention to develop particular person initiatives on Ladies, Peace, and Safety (WPS) into an built-in effort, and to use them to the entire of Africa and to the worldwide stage.
As step one, Minister Kamikawa introduced the launch of a brand new program for human useful resource growth for peace in Africa, based mostly on the Intergovernmental Authority on Improvement (IGAD), with a view to foster the youth that may lead the peace in Africa on the regional degree.
The members remarked that, due to its historic background, Africa is the area that understands the significance of WPS essentially the most and is the area the place WPS efforts are most superior.
Every participant then actively shared their very own initiatives relating to girls’s participation in governance and peace actions, start-ups and ladies entrepreneurs, and the conclusion of equal numbers of ladies and men in parliaments and authorities departments. They acknowledged that cooperation with Japan is important for the additional growth of the nation sooner or later.
Lastly, Minister Kamikawa and the members confirmed that at present’s dialogue supplied a very good foundation for discussions on girls on the TICAD Ministerial Assembly beginning tomorrow, and concurred on taking this chance to deepen cooperation.
On the working lunch, dishes made with substances from numerous areas of Japan had been served, which additionally supplied a possibility to showcase the variety of meals in Japan.
(Reference) taking part feminine ministers and others (alphabetical order of identify of nations and organizations)
African Union Fee: H.E. Dr. Monique NSANZABAGANWA, Deputy Chairperson
Central African Republic: H.E. Ms. Sylvie BAIPO TEMON, Minister of International Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Overseas
Ghana: Hon. Ms. Shirley Ayarkor BOTCHWEY, Minister for International Affairs and Regional Integration
Senegal: H.E. Mrs. Yassine FALL, Minister for African Integration and International Affairs
Sierra Leone: Hon. Mrs. Francess Piagie ALGHALI, Deputy Minister of International Affairs and Worldwide Cooperation
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of International Affairs of Japan.