中村・緒方氏の功績紹介　１９年版開発協力白書

　茂木敏充外相は１０日の閣議に、２０１９年版の開発協力白書を報告した。白書は、アフガニスタン復興支援のため活動中だった同年１２月に銃撃され死亡した医師中村哲さんの追悼コラムを掲載。難民支援に尽力し、やはり昨年死去した緒方貞子さんにも言及し、功績をたたえている。
　ＮＧＯ「ペシャワール会」の現地代表を務めていた中村さんは、医療活動に加え、井戸掘りや用水路工事にも従事。白書では、「日本とアフガニスタンの友好親善に多大な貢献をされた」と紹介した。女性初の国連難民高等弁務官を務め、国際協力機構（ＪＩＣＡ）理事長などを歴任した緒方さんについては、「卓説したリーダーシップを発揮」したと振り返った。（2020/03/10-08:59）

The Japanese government in a report released on Tuesday highlighted the achievements of Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura and former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, who both passed away last year.
   The 2019 white paper on development cooperation, which was submitted to the day's cabinet meeting by Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, includes a column mourning Nakamura, who was shot dead in Afghanistan in December while working on a mission to help rebuild the country.
   Nakamura, who was the representative in Afghanistan of Japanese humanitarian aid group Peshawar-kai, was involved not only in medical activities but also in digging wells and canals as part of the reconstruction efforts.
   The report says Nakamura "contributed greatly to the friendship between Japan and Afghanistan."
   It praises the achievements of Ogata, who was the first woman to hold the key U.N. post. Ogata, who also served as president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, "displayed remarkable leadership skills," the report says.