UN General Assembly
2022

The United Nations is in desperate need of a Security Council that is truly fit for purpose and should be better shaped to the realities of today, not those of eight decades ago. We strongly support better progress in achieving Security Council reform outcomes, and in particular support Japan’s bid to become a permanent member of the Security Council. In conclusion, it is very clear to us that none of the problems that our global communities are facing today, from the COVID-19 pandemic to roaring inflation and rising energy costs, can be solved by any single nation. Rather, we must come together as a united global family to solve them. But we cannot solve all those problems as long as the world is in conflict; in other words, we cannot do it without world peace. That reminds me of the following poem: If there is righteousness in the heart, There will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, There will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home,