As the Vice-Minister for Disaster Management from the birthplace of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, I am honoured to attend this important meeting and present Japan’s vision.
The floods in Pakistan and the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria are among the major disasters th…
I thank Ms. Jeanine Hennis- Plasschaert, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), and Ms. Khanim Latif for their briefings.
In Iraq, we have witnessed steady political progress and a significant improvement in the security …
I thank the Deputy to the High Representative, Mr. Adedeji Ebo, for his briefing.
Almost 15 months have passed since Russia’s aggression against Ukraine began. It is unfortunate to see the losses continuing to mount.
Russia requested today’s meeting to discuss the issue of growing supplies of leth…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg, Director Wosornu and Ms. Al-Eryani for their briefings.
We are encouraged to hear of the valuable steps taken towards a comprehensive ceasefire and inclusive Yemeni political talks under the auspices of the United Nations. Japan echoes the Security Council press sta…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee, the Executive Secretary of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel), Mr. Tiaré, and Ms. Diouf for their briefings. I also thank the Peacebuilding Commission for its valuable written comments.
Japan is gravely concerned about the deteriorating security …
At the outset, allow me to note that Japan is very pleased that resolution 76/299 was adopted by consensus last year. Given our long history of close cooperation with the Central Asian countries, Japan gladly joined the consensus and truly appreciates today’s debate with our fellow Member States. In…
I thank Mr. Martin Griffiths for his insightful briefing.
It is with profound concern that we continue to witness Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine, constituting a flagrant violation of international law, including the Charter of the United Nations. Russia should stop the war it started.
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I thank Prosecutor Khan for his excellent and convincing briefing.
Let me be clear. As a matter of justice under the rule of law and reconciliation for sustainable peace, the perpetrators of serious crimes must be held accountable for their wrongdoing. The International Criminal Court (ICC), as the…
I thank High Representative Christian Schmidt for the detailed inputs, and welcome the participation of Mrs. Željka Cvijanović, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We would like to reassure the Council of Japan’s unwavering support for the High Representative and his Office. Recognizi…
I thank Assistant Secretary- General Pobee and Special Envoy Tetteh for their insightful briefings.
Japan appreciates the recent report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) (S/2023/305), which elaborates on both the progress and the challenges in…
First, I would like to thank Under-Secretary-General Nakamitsu for her briefing.
I would like to begin by reiterating Japan’s principled position on this chemical weapons file: any use of chemical weapons, anywhere, at any time, by anyone and under any circumstances is unacceptable, and those respo…
I would first like to welcome the Foreign Minister of North Macedonia to the Security Council as the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and thank him for his insightful and comprehensive briefing.
As mentioned by the Chairperson and other speaker…
I would like to begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on Switzerland’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the first time in your country’s history. Sir, Japan highly commends your initiative on this forward- looking topic. I would also like to thank briefers for their ins…
I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Ms. Doughten for their insightful briefings.
The Syrian crisis is now entering its thirteenth year while the devastation stemming from February’s earthquakes continues. The plight of the people of Syria, living amid cholera and lacking shelter, water, and electric…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, for her briefing.
Since its establishment in 1999, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has played an important role in supporting Kosovo as it builds its Constitution, Government and Parlia…
I deliver this statement on behalf of the United Arab Emirates and Japan, in our capacity as co-penholders on Afghanistan.
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2681 (2023). We are grateful for the cooperation and constructiveness by Security Council members in the light of the pressing n…
As a sponsor of resolution 76/262, adopted by the General Assembly on this date one year ago, Japan would like to reiterate the significance of the so-called veto initiative. Based on that resolution, vetoes must now be explained to the entire United Nations membership at the General Assembly. The p…
Let me start by expressing our appreciation to the former Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. La Lime, for her tireless efforts during her tenure and welcoming the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Salvador, for her first appearance here. Japan looks forward t…
I thank Ms. Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM), for her briefing.
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I thank Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland for his briefing.
Since the beginning of this year, numerous incidents have occurred that have exacerbated tensions between Israel and Palestine. The Security Council has met urgently many times, including the most recent consultations held in response to …
