I thank you very much, Mr. President, for convening this open debate on the implementation of note by the President S/2017/507. You know how passionate Japan is about this agenda. We also appreciate the valuable inputs from today’s briefers.
As prescribed in paragraph 111 of note by the President S…
I thank Panama for convening this important open debate. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten and Ms. Ikhlass Ahmed for their sobering briefings.
Sexual violence in conflict is a serious crime that violates human dignity and has far-reaching consequences. Japan is dee…
I thank you, Mr. President, for convening this critical meeting, jointly called for by like-minded Security Council members and at our request, and for giving us this opportunity to make remarks on this important agenda. It has been only nine days since I delivered my last statement as a Council mem…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari and Mr. Knights for their informative briefings.
I wish to make three points.
First, Japan strongly condemns the repeated launch of missiles and drones by the Houthis against Israel. We are also deeply concerned about the damage to civilian infrastructur…
I welcome the presence of the representatives of Somalia and Ethiopia. Japan thanks the United Kingdom, as penholder, for its constructive engagement and tireless efforts during the negotiations.
Japan welcomes the adoption of resolution 2767 (2024), authorizing the African Union Support and Stabil…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Simão and Ms. Addae-Mensah for their informative briefings.
West Africa and the Sahel continue to face multidimensional and interconnected challenges. In that regard, we welcome the additional report and today’s briefing, as it is essential th…
I thank High Representative Izumi Nakamitsu for her briefing.
On Monday (see S/PV.9816), Council members once again condemned the humanitarian consequences caused by Russia’s aggression, a blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations. Today’s meeting was convened by Russia to discuss a sh…
I would like to thank Malta for submitting the very important resolution 2764 (2024) and for its valuable work as Chair of the Security Council’s Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict. The resolution represents a critical
step in strengthening child protection frameworks in the transitional …
Japan thanks the United States presidency for taking the initiative in organizing today’s meeting. I also thank Secretary-General António Guterres, Mr. Yann LeCun and Ms. Fei-Fei Li for their informative and insightful interventions.
We have a common understanding that artificial intelligence (AI) …
I thank Director Wosornu, Ms. Lewis and Mr. Bahr Al-Din for their sobering briefings.
Since the draft resolution on the protection of civilians in the Sudan (S/2024/826) was vetoed by Russia in November, Japan has stressed that the Security Council must fulfil its duty by taking concrete steps forw…
I thank Assistant-Secretary- General Khiari and Ms. Efron for their informative briefings. I am also deeply grateful to Mr. Levy for his brave testimony. I express our great sorrow at the harrowing experiences he and his family have endured. Let me reiterate Japan’s strong condemnation of the brutal…
I thank you, Madam President, for convening this critical meeting, which was requested by seven Council members, including Japan. I also thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Mr. Jonah Leff, Executive Director of Conflict Armament Research, for their briefings.
As we just heard from the briefer…
Regarding the briefer from Conflict Armament Research, he participated in the Security Council meeting in June and provided very meaningful information (see S/PV.9676) with details of global non-proliferation issues, including the provision of North Korean ballistic missiles to Russia, along with ev…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo, His Excellency Mr. Lambrinidis and Ambassador Frazier for their informative briefings.
Japan reiterates its support for the non-proliferation objectives of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear pro…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Fletcher for their informative briefings. I also thank Ms. Waad al-Kateab and Mr. Bader Jamous for their words.
Since 27 November, we have witnessed rapid and dramatic changes in the state of affairs in Syria. Although it is premature to us…
I thank Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Koury her update on the situation on the ground in Libya. I also thank Mr. Omar for his briefing and welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of Libya, Ambassador Taher El-Sonni, at this meeting. As I have just completed my l…
I thank Ms. Doughten for her sobering briefing.
Since the day Russia started its aggression against Ukraine, in blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, lives have been upended, cities shattered and the very principles of sovereignty and peace systematically trampled upon. Russia’s u…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Abarry and Ms. Daniele Nlate for their insightful briefings.
I would like to make three points today.
First, Japan welcomes the continued progress in political transitions in the Central African region, especially the peaceful conduct of the …
I would like to thank Special Representative Otunbayeva and Under- Secretary-General Fletcher for their updates. I also thank Ms. Roya Mahboob for sharing her experience and views on the difficult conditions, as well as prospects for Afghans, especially women and girls. My appreciation also goes to …
I would like to thank the three briefers — Special Envoy Grundberg, Under- Secretary-General Fletcher and Mr. Al-Omeisy — for their briefings. In particular, I wish Mr. Fletcher all the best and great success for his new appointment as the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergen…
