VIDEO MESSAGE FROM FOREIGN MINISTER IWAYA FOR THE LAUNCH EVENT OF THE SECOND COHORT OF THE "YOUTH LEADER FUND FOR A WORLD WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS" LEARNING PROGRAMME

TOKYO, July 31 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On July 31st, a launch event of the second cohort of the "Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear Weapons" was held in a hybrid format at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations (UN). The fund was established with a contribution of 10 million US dollars (1.08 billion Japanese yen) from the Japanese Government to the UN.

On the occasion of the launch event for the second cohort, Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, delivered a video message. The summary is as follows: I would like to congratulate all of you who were selected from among the many applicants to participate in this second cohort. As the Hibakusha (a...