Japan will make education, health care and disaster prevention its main areas of focus as it aims to contribute to meeting the U.N.'s sustainable development goals, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Monday.
With Japan assuming the Group of 20 presidency next year and hosting an international conference on African development, Tokyo is committed to supporting nation building and the development of human resources, Kono told a high-level meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
The United Nations has set out 17 sustainable development goals to be attained by 2030 that the international organization hopes will address "the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, and peace and justice."