I thank Ms. Wosornu, Director of Operations and Advocacy at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for her briefing.
We have taken note of the letters from Armenia and Azerbaijan distributed to the Security Council. The arguments of the two sides offer different explanations. Howe…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee and Ms. Wosornu for their updates. Japan highly appreciates their dedication to their work for the Sudanese people. I also welcome the Permanent Representative of the Sudan, who joins us today.
I thank the United Kingdom for requesting today’s timely open …
I would first like to thank Mr. Ebo, Deputy to the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Katoub for their insightful briefings. We reiterate our full support for the impartial, independent and professional work of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and its…
First of all, Japan welcomes the issuance of the presidential statement (S/PRST/2023/4) and commends all the tireless work of you, Mr. President, and your United States team, as well as all the constructive efforts made by each fellow Member State. It is critical that the Security Council speak as o…
I thank the briefers for their briefings.
This is the sixth time that the Security Council is discussing the Ukraine-related issue this month. It is regrettable that Russia has been consuming Security Council resources by simply requesting the same number of Council meetings as those requested by t…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Lacroix and the Force Commanders for their briefings. Through them, I thank their troops for their valuable work to implement the mandates crafted by the Council.
Japan attaches high importance to the protection of civilians. Although the primary responsibility to e…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
Violence and clashes have resulted in multiple casualties in various locations, including in Jerusalem and the West Bank, especially since the beginning of the year. Japan once again urges all parties to exercise the utmost restraint and…
I thank the briefers for their briefings.
Freedom of religion or belief is an indispensable and universal principle shared across the global community. In the international community, we have witnessed countless human rights violations that undermine the foundation of peoples’ lives and societies a…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Khiari for his briefing.
After Russia’s termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative last week, its aggression against Ukraine has continued and in some cases intensified. Russia has used heavy weaponry to target civilian infrastructure, including grain stores …
My delegation would like to make a brief explanation of vote. Japan is a staunch supporter of human rights and fundamental freedoms, which underpin the values contained in the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue and tolerance in countering hate speech. In the light of those values…
I welcome Mr. Leonardo Simão in his capacity as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel and thank him and Mr. Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), for their insightful briefings. I also thank the Peacebuilding Commission f…
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), as well as the Peace Building Support Office, for guiding and facilitating our discussion on peacebuilding.
At the ou…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Mr. Ramesh Rajasingham, Director of Coordination of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, for their briefings.
It has been nearly two weeks since Russia vetoed draft resolution S/2023/506, which would have extended the cross-borde…
I thank Mr. Griffiths, Ms. DiCarlo and the civil-society briefer for their statements.
The global food supply, already compromised by various factors, has been further exacerbated by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine for more than 500
days now. Sadly, the situation has just deteriorated even fur…
Japan expresses its deep regret that Russia chose to cast a veto on 11 July (see S/PV.9371), blocking the reauthorization of the cross- border humanitarian aid mechanism in Syria. Russia’s veto is a clear reflection of its indifference to the suffering of the Syrian people. I dare say that it goes a…
My heart breaks every time I see the horrifying images in Ukraine — people fleeing and civilian infrastructure destroyed.
My home prefecture of Miyazaki, in Japan, a city of 1 million people — just as many as Kherson Oblast, in Ukraine — hosts refugees from Ukraine. I am proud that Japan, including…
I commend the United Kingdom’s initiative to take up artificial intelligence (AI) in the Security Council. This will be a good beginning for future global discussions. I also thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers.
AI is changing the world. AI has transformed human life. Its speed, pote…
I thank you, Mr. President, for calling this important meeting. I also thank Under- Secretary-General DiCarlo for her briefing and welcome the participation of Foreign Minister Kuleba of Ukraine in this meeting.
I condemn Russia for taking the rest of the world hostage. It is deeply regrettable tha…
I thank you, Sir, for convening this important open debate on conflict- related sexual violence, and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Patten and the civil society representatives for their comprehensive briefings.
Sexual violence in conflict is a serious crime that violates human dig…
I too thank Assistant Secretary- General Khaled Khiari for his briefing.
I must begin by expressing my greatest regret that North Korea launched yet another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in violation of multiple Security Council resolutions. That latest ICBM is estimated to have landed…
