連携強化へ初の共同文書　日アフリカ閣僚会合が閉幕

　日本とアフリカ諸国によるアフリカ開発会議（ＴＩＣＡＤ）閣僚会合は２５日、東京都内で２日間の日程を終え閉幕した。２０２５年８月に横浜市で開く第９回首脳会合（ＴＩＣＡＤ９）に向けた連携を強化するため、閣僚会合で初となる共同文書を採択。国際法順守や法の支配を促進する重要性を盛り込んだ。
　会合では、保健や気候変動、ビジネスなど幅広い分野で意見を交換。アフリカに対する歴史的不正義を解決するため、国連安全保障理事会改革が不可欠との認識で一致した。
　安全保障分野での女性参画を促進するため、東アフリカ諸国を中心にした地域機構「政府間開発機構（ＩＧＡＤ）」を拠点に、日本政府が「女性平和人材育成イニシアチブ」を創設することを打ち出した。
　上川陽子外相は閉幕後の記者会見で「会合で共有された経験やアイデアがそれぞれの国で実践され、その成果や課題がＴＩＣＡＤ９で共有されることを期待する」と述べた。（2024/08/25-18:20）

A two-day ministerial meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD, ended Sunday with the adoption of a joint communique aimed at strengthening collaboration toward next year's TICAD summit.
   The first joint statement issued in a TICAD ministerial meeting stressed the importance of respecting compliance with international law and promoting the rule of law.
   Gathered in Tokyo, ministers and minister-level officials from Japan and 41 African countries discussed a wide range of topics such as health, climate change and business. They agreed that reforming the U.N. Security Council is "indispensable for redressing historical injustices against Africa," according to the joint communique.
   In an effort to bolster women's involvement in the security sector, the Japanese government will launch an initiative to nurture female personnel for engagement in peacebuilding efforts, with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional organization with a focus on Eastern African nations, serving as the base of such activities.
   At a press conference after the end of the ministerial meeting, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said she hopes that the experiences and ideas shared at the meeting will be put into practice in each participant country and that the results of such efforts will be shared at the ninth TICAD summit, which will be held in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, in August 2025.