{"id":21044,"date":"2025-10-27T14:40:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacgg.com\/?p=21044"},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:40:15","slug":"%e3%80%8c%e5%9b%bd%e9%80%a3%e3%81%af%e5%8a%a0%e7%9b%9f%e5%9b%bd%e3%81%ae%e6%84%8f%e6%80%9d%e3%81%ae%e9%8f%a1%e3%80%8d-sdgs%e3%81%af%e5%b7%a6%e5%8f%b3%e3%82%92%e8%b6%85%e3%81%88%e3%82%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacgg.com\/en\/2025\/10\/27\/21044\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe UN Is a Mirror of Its Member States\u201d: SDGs as Universal Values Beyond Left and Right (Kaoru Nemoto, Director, United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo) (27\/10\/2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Director Kaoru Nemoto contrasted post\u2013Cold War euphoria over the UN with today\u2019s harsher environment, quoting Margaret Thatcher\u2019s remark that the UN is \u201ca mirror of the will of its Member States\u201d to stress that its effectiveness depends on governments\u2019 will. Noting that no country can solve security or climate change alone, she called for strengthening the UN as the arena where national and international interests intersect, and urged leveraging Japan\u2019s 70th anniversary of UN membership to build momentum for multilateralism and the Diet resolution referenced in the meeting.
\nReporter: Koki Imon
\nFor more details of this meeting, please see here.<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Full Statement (English Translation)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI serve as Director of the United Nations Information Centre.
\nI joined UNHCR in the 1990s under High Commissioner Sadako Ogata, when expectations for the UN surged at the end of the Cold War\u2014I still recall that euphoria. Compared to those days, today\u2019s international situation has become far more severe.<\/p>\n

At the UN\u2019s 40th anniversary in 1985, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said: \u2018The United Nations is a mirror of the will of its Member States. If you don\u2019t like the UN, there is no point in cursing the mirror; first we must correct our own posture.\u2019 This perfectly symbolizes today\u2019s UN.<\/p>\n

Whether this universal forum thrives or falters depends on the will of governments. In a globalized world, no single country can resolve security or climate challenges alone. The UN is therefore the diplomatic stage to seek the intersection of national and international interests; strengthening the UN strengthens national interest.<\/p>\n

Next year marks the 70th anniversary of Japan\u2019s UN membership. Japan has upheld human security\u2014\u2018freedom from want\u2019 and \u2018freedom from fear\u2019\u2014as a pillar of its cooperation. I hope this milestone will heighten momentum for multilateralism. As Secretary-General Kaieda mentioned, I also hope efforts will continue toward the Diet resolution. Thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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