Bhutan, Maldives, and Afghanistan to be Appraised
In 1977, the Conference on International Economic Cooperation was held in Paris. Japan pledged to double its Official Development Assistance (ODA) in five years, at the conference table.
Now, in terms of ratios of contributions from major countries to the United Nations, Japan accounts for 19.5%, China accounts for 2.1%, and Germany accounts for 8.7%.
The United States of America accounts for 22.0%.
On the other hand, as for the ratio of Gross National Income (GNI) of each country in the world total, Japan accounts for 11.8%, China accounts for 4.2%, and Germany accounts for 6.2%.
The United States of America accounts for 30.5%.
Japan’s contribution to other world cooperative organizations, such as UNESCO, is almost and invariably 20% or so to the total of each organization’s receipt.
Japan’s overseas aids have been mainly directed to other Asian countries, including China. However, those Asian countries, this summer, blocked Japan’s intension to take up a post as a new permanent member of the Security Council. China led by Chinese Communist Party played a major role in these international machinations.
Nonetheless, there are exceptions: Kingdom of Bhutan, Republic of Maldives, and Afghanistan supported a resolution Japan and other G4 countries proposed for reforming the United Nations. If it had been adopted, new permanent memberships of the Security Council should have been assured for Japan, Germany, India, and Brazil.
And the world must be at least getting safer.
“I WOULD REBUILD ITS RUINS AND MAKE IT STRONG AGAIN.”