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On October 29 and 30, officials from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the US met at the East-West Center in Honolulu for a senior-level Trilateral Development and Humanitarian Assistance Policy Dialogue convened by USAID. EWC Senior Research Fellow and former President Charles E. Morrison offered welcoming remarks to help open the discussions.
According to a USAID statement, the dialogue, which was announced following the Trilateral Leaders’ Summit hosted by President Biden at Camp David in August, focused on aligning development priorities and policies in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, as well as each country’s efforts to improve development finance and invest in critical infrastructure. Following the two-day dialogue, the three countries issued the Japan-Republic of Korea-United States Joint Statement on Development and Humanitarian Assistance Priorities affirming a shared vision of addressing global issues and promoting peace and prosperity in partner countries around the world.
“The three nations reiterated our commitment to development efforts that address underlying destabilizing factors that lead to violence and threaten peace,” according to the statement by USAID Deputy Spokesperson Shejal Pulivarti. “Other priorities included streamlining coordination on humanitarian assistance and disaster risk reduction, promoting locally-led development, advancing the rights of women and girls, mobilizing private sector investment, and outlining next steps to ensure collaboration in partner countries. Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States also agreed to consider additional opportunities for cooperation and align development efforts in priority areas in the Indo-Pacific, Asia, and Africa.”
On October 29 and 30, officials from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the US met at the East-West Center in Honolulu for a senior-level Trilateral Development and Humanitarian Assistance Policy Dialogue convened by USAID. EWC Senior Research Fellow and former President Charles E. Morrison offered welcoming remarks to help open the discussions.
According to a USAID statement, the dialogue, which was announced following the Trilateral Leaders’ Summit hosted by President Biden at Camp David in August, focused on aligning development priorities and policies in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, as well as each country’s efforts to improve development finance and invest in critical infrastructure. Following the two-day dialogue, the three countries issued the Japan-Republic of Korea-United States Joint Statement on Development and Humanitarian Assistance Priorities affirming a shared vision of addressing global issues and promoting peace and prosperity in partner countries around the world.
“The three nations reiterated our commitment to development efforts that address underlying destabilizing factors that lead to violence and threaten peace,” according to the statement by USAID Deputy Spokesperson Shejal Pulivarti. “Other priorities included streamlining coordination on humanitarian assistance and disaster risk reduction, promoting locally-led development, advancing the rights of women and girls, mobilizing private sector investment, and outlining next steps to ensure collaboration in partner countries. Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States also agreed to consider additional opportunities for cooperation and align development efforts in priority areas in the Indo-Pacific, Asia, and Africa.”
