On behalf of the Japanese Parliamentary Committee for the World Federation, I would like to warmly welcome Mr. Haoliang Xu, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), today. The Japanese Parliamentary Committee of the World Federation has been working for lasting peace in the world since 1949, soon after the end of the Second World War, marking this year its 75th anniversary. I want to use what you have said today in future activities of the Japanese Parliamentary Committee for the World Federation to achieve lasting peace in the world. (25/6/2024)