Japan's support for the consolidation of peace in Africa
Email2. The conflicts in Africa are
caused by multiple factors including poverty and ethnic issues. In some
cases, therefore, a temporary ceasefire achieved through the intervention
of the international community could collapse into turmoil once the involvement
of the international community is reduced. As these situations make the
lives of the people worse off and their societies destabilize, and could
lead to other conflicts, the continuous support of the international community
for not simply achieving a ceasefire, but also consolidating peace is indispensable
for resolving conflict thoroughly.
3. In the TICAD (Tokyo International
Conference on African Development) process, Japan has set the consolidation
of peace as one of the three pillars of Japan's policy on cooperation for
Africa. As in recent years especially, trends towards peace have accelerated
in Sudan, West Africa and the Great Lakes Region, it is important to steadily
facilitate these positive trends. This year, in particular, is called the
"Year of Africa" when African issues receive high attention by
the international community at the UN, the G8 Summit Meeting, and others.
Japan has decided on extending this support in this significant year to
further contribute to the consolidation of peace in Africa
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