Japan fully aligns itself with Germany’s statement on behalf of the Group of Four (see A/78/PV.34). Please allow me to make additional remarks in my national capacity.
First of all, our heartfelt congratulations go once again to President Francis on his unanimous election by the Member States. We a…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee for her briefing.
Let me begin my statement by reiterating Japan’s strong call on the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces to stop fighting immediately, allow unhindered humanitarian access, return to a peaceful and inclusive political proces…
I thank the Chairs of the Committees for their comprehensive briefings and their leadership of the Committees.
While each of the Committees has a distinct mandate, their common purpose is to address the threat to international peace and security posed by terrorist groups and non-State actors. It is…
The Council remained silent for nearly six weeks as the conflict worsened to an unprecedented degree. Today we were at last able to act. Japan was pleased to vote in favour of resolution 2712 (2023), and we are grateful to Malta for taking the initiative to help finally craft a balanced draft that c…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and the other briefers for their insightful briefings. I also express our appreciation to the peacekeeping personnel, including the Police Commissioners here today, for carrying out their enormous responsibilities in a challenging environment.
The United Nat…
I thank the President for convening this plenary meeting on the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly.
First, Japan would like to thank Ambassador Egriselda González López, the Permanent Representative of El Salvador, Ambassador Mitch Fifield, the former Permanent Representative of Aus…
I would like to thank Mr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, and Mr. Jilani, for sharing their detailed descriptions of the situation and their personal stories, with fear, pain and loss. I thank them and their teams for their dedication in this unimaginable situa…
Our delegation is compelled to exercise the right of reply in response to some baseless and unacceptable statements by the Chinese delegation regarding our Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS)-treated water. The Government of Japan and the operator, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, with the inv…
Japan highly commends the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on its work and Director General Grossi on his strong leadership in promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and non-proliferation.
The peaceful use of nuclear energy is becoming increasingly important as a response to global …
I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his briefing.
We are concerned about the continuous aggression in eastern Ukraine by Russia. Let me express our
condolences for all those who have been killed since the beginning of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
We do not need to reiterate that…
I thank Prosecutor Khan for briefing us on his twenty-sixth report on the situation in Libya.
At a time when international peace and security is being challenged around the world, the International Criminal Court (ICC), as the central institution of the international criminal justice system, stands…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and Special Envoy Tetteh for their insightful briefings. Japan appreciates the recent Secretary-General report (S/2023/777) on the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), which elaborates both progress and challenges in Abyei and highlights …
At the outset, I would also like to join others in expressing our heartfelt appreciation and congratulating the Brazilian delegation on their dedicated and successful work in the challenging month of October. I would also like to congratulate China on the successful assumption of the November presid…
I thank Mr. Rajasingham for his sobering briefing. I echo his concerns that Russia’s actions in Ukraine have precipitated a severe humanitarian crisis. Japan is deeply alarmed that, as of September 2023, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported 27,449 civilian cas…
I would like to start by thanking the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for his insightful briefing.
The dedication of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), especially when working in challenging environments, such as Afghanistan and Myanmar, is truly …
At the outset, we would like to thank the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his report (see A/78/322) and presentation (see A/78/PV.21).
This year, we celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute. As a staunch supporter of the ICC, Japan remains s…
I thank Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Ms. Lisa Doughten, Director of the Humanitarian Financing and Resource Mobilization Division of the Offi…
As we heard from the briefings by Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Wosornu today, a number of alarming recent events have threatened the already precarious security and humanitarian environment in Syria. I thank both briefers for their detailed briefings.
First, the situation in Israel and Palestine …
We are pleased that the Security Council came together today to unanimously extend the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia for another 12 months. We are particularly delighted that a reference to the importance of including youth in the peace process was reflected. As the …
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Mr. Adedeji Ebo, and the other briefer for their briefings.
Japan recalls that the Security Council discussed this agenda item two weeks ago (see S/PV.9436). We would like to repeat our views.
No support should be given to a St…
