I would like to express my appreciation to Your Excellency, Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of Mexico, for convening this open debate and giving us an opportunity to renew our commitment to addressing the root causes of conflict, namely, exclusion, inequality and poverty.
Today the world…
Japan welcomes the consensus on the adoption of resolution 76/4. First of all, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the co-facilitators, Ambassadors Mimouni and Hermann, for guiding the Member States through this process, and to all Member States for their positive engagement and constructiv…
I would like to begin by paying special tribute to the late Judge James Crawford, who made enormous contributions to the work of the International Court of Justice as one of the leading international lawyers of his generation. I would also like to thank President Donoghue for her dedication and lead…
It is my pleasure and honour to introduce to the General Assembly a pre-recorded statement by His Excellency Mr. Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan.
In the wake of the Assembly’s adoption of resolution 75/322 last week, Japan welcomes its consensus adoption of resolution 75/327, on the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa. We thank the facilitator, the Permanent Mission of Morocco, and the coordinators, the Permanent …
Japan is pleased to join the consensus on resolution 75/322, and appreciates the tireless efforts of the facilitator and coordinators, the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Kenya and Morocco, respectively, to find mutually agreeable solutions to bring this important annual resolution back to a consensu…
It is a bit difficult to speak after that overwhelming statement, but Japan is very pleased to join with previous speakers in welcoming the establishment of the Permanent Forum of People of African Descent and in paying tribute to the facilitators of resolution 75/314.
Also, following up on the sta…
My delegation would like to extend our sincere appreciation to both co-facilitators of draft resolution A/75/L.119. My delegation believes that this draft is crucially important, and we support its aim. For that reason, although the views expressed by my delegation during the informal consultations …
I thank the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s meeting to discuss an important task for the United Nations — that of peacebuilding and sustaining peace, including the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF).
I wish to begin by expressing my d…
Let me start by expressing my gratitude to the President of the General Assembly for convening today’s plenary meeting on the seventh Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (GCTS) review. I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation to Ambassadors Agustín Santos Maraver and Mohamed Al Hassan for t…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting. Japan is grateful to Ambassadors Wronecka of Poland and Al-Thani of Qatar for their leadership and dedication. I also want to thank you, Sir, for starting the process earlier, with the quick appointment of the co-Chairs, and ensuring that we c…
Japan expresses its serious concern about the devastating situation surrounding Israel and Palestine. In particular, we have seen on a daily basis the launching of rockets by Palestinian militants in an indiscriminate manner as well as military operations by the Israel Defense Forces, both of which …
On behalf of Japan, we welcome resolution 75/260, on the organization of the 2021 high- level meeting on HIV/AIDS. We are grateful to the two facilitators, Namibia and Australia, for their leadership and dedicated work.
First of all, while we value the resolution on the preparation of the high-leve…
Japan has consistently supported the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. The stability of the situation in Ukraine is important to the international security environment as a whole, and not only in Europe.
Japan notes the continuation of the renewed ceasefire agreement of July 2020 an…
This year marks the seventy- fifth anniversary of the United Nations, which was created to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. It also marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Peacebuilding Commission, which Heads of States and Government decided to establish, while gathered here
for…
At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms. Natalie Morris- Sharma of Singapore and Mr. Andreas Kravik of Norway for their excellent coordination. Japan also
wishes to express its appreciation for the contributions of our fellow Member States and the invaluable support of the …
First of all, on behalf of the Government of Japan, I would like to reiterate my sincere condolences to the Erakat family, the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian people on the death of Mr. Saeb Erakat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization, who made an important contr…
I would like to exercise my right of reply in response to the statement by the representative of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It is regrettable that a groundless statement in reference to Japan was just made in this Hall.
Japan aligns itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Brazil
on behalf of the Group of Four. Allow me to add few remarks in my national capacity.
Japan commends the early appointments of the co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations, Ambassador Joanna Wronecka of Poland a…
I would like to begin by expressing our highest respect to Director General Grossi for his strong leadership in guiding the agency in exercising its full authority, while combating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The peaceful uses of nuclear energy are an important cornerstone for glob…
