Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announced Monday that Tokyo will contribute $1 billion over two years through March 2019 to assist children and youth as part of U.N. efforts to combat poverty and hunger."Today, I am pleased to announce that the government of Japan commits to provide $1 billion of assistance...focusing on children and youth, particularly in the areas of education, health, disaster risk reduction and gender equality," he said at a U.N. high-level political forum being held on sustainable development.Kishida is among the top-level officials from around the world who hav…READ FULL ARTICLE
