July 2024

JPFP submits an official request to State Minister for Foreign
Affairs to increase Japan’s FY2025 contributions to UNFPAand IPPF
On 26 July, on behalf of the Japan Parliamentarians Federation for Population (JPFP),
Hon. Kikawada Hitoshi, Secretary General of JPFP, submitted an official request to Hon.
Tsuge Yoshifumi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, to increase Japan's FY2025
contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and International Planned
Parenthood Federation (IPPF).
As the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD, or Cairo
Conference), a historic turning point for population issues, celebrates its 30thanniversary this year, Hon. Kikawada explained that the needs for sexual andreproductive health (SRH) are becoming more diverse and serious, and that despite theurgent need to address SRH issues such as gender-based violence (GBV), childmarriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), the funding is significantly lacking. He
also noted that SRH is essential in the context of Women, Peace and Security (WPS),
which is strongly promoted by Japan under the initiative of Foreign Minister H.E.
Kamikawa Yoko, and stressed the importance of supporting UNFPA and IPPF, which aremain actors in this area.
Ms. Narita Eiko, Chief of UNFPA Representation Office in Japan, and Ms. Fukuda
Tomoko, Regional Director of IPPF East & Southeast Asia and Oceania Region(ESEAOR), who were also in attendance, emphasized the critical importance of theJapanese government’s support as both organizations address childbirths and unwanted
pregnancies during crises and accelerate progress on the SDGs, with many countries
lagging behind.
In response to JPFP’s request, Hon. Tsuge expressed his appreciation for JPFP‘s longstanding activities and said that he fully recognized the importance of SRH and that theMinistry of Foreign Affairs would continue to make proactive efforts to resolve SRH andpopulation issues.

■MOFA website:
Courtesy call on Hon. Tsuge, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, by Hon. Kikawada,
Secretary General of the Japan Parliamentarians Federation for Population (Japaneseonly)International Parliamentarians’ Forum on ICPD30: Sustainable
Water Resources and Demographic Resilience for the Interestof Youth
On 10 June, the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development(AFPPD) and Asian Population and Development Association (APDA), with hostParliament of Tajikistan, organized an International Parliamentarians’ Forum on ICPD 30
in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
and the Japan Trust Fund (JTF) in cooperation with the International Planned
Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Under the theme of “Sustainable Water Resources andDemographic Resilience for the Interest of Youth”, around 450 participants from 15countries, including H.E. Speaker of the Majlisi Namoyandagon Majlisi Oli (Parliament) ofTajikistan, H.E. Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, and H.E. Ambassador Extraordinaryand Plenipotentiary of Japan to Tajikistan, participated in the Forum to share theirexperiences and exchange ideas on environmental and demographic issues, andstrengthen networks through dialogues.
This Forum was conducted as an official side event of the “Third High-Level International
Conference on the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Sustainable Development’2018-2028” (10-13 June, Dushanbe), in which the Forum attendees participated thefollowing day on 11 June and actively engaged in discussions with other participants.
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The Government of Japan’s contributions to populationrelated international organizations (past 20 years)

JPFP

APDA

Established in 1974, JPFP has the longest history in theworld as a supra-partisan parliamentary group on
population and development. JPFP, in concert with

APDA since its establishment in 1982 has served as thesecretariat of JPFP.

APDA, has created a network of parliamentarians on
population and development, through which a diverse
range of knowledge and experience has been shared toaccomplish concrete results.

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Federation (IPPF)

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