Tokyo pressed demands at the UN General Assembly for a greater role in the world body
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Photo: AP)
United Nations, United States: Japan committed $1.5 billion on Tuesday to counter the growing Middle East refugee crisis as Tokyo pressed demands at the UN General Assembly for a greater role in the world body.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been instrumental in demanding reforms that would allow Japan — the second-largest contributor to the UN budget — to become a permanent member of the Security Council.
His aid package includes $810 million to assist refugees from and within Syria and Iraq — triple the amount Japan provided last year — and $750 million for peace building in the Middle East and Africa.
( Source : AFP )
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