Japan supported and co-sponsored the draft resolution submitted by the United States (S/2017/962) because we believe that it would have been the best way to keep the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) in operation, while addressing…
I would like to begin by welcoming the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Ghassan Salamé, and to thank him and Ambassador Skoog for their informative briefings. I would also warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Siala to the Council.
Japan reiterates its support for the ongoi…
I would like to thank Mr. Tanin, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his informative briefing and continued service. I also appreciate the statements made by First Deputy Prime Minister Dačić and Ambassador Çitaku.
As an Ambassador to the United Nations residing in New York, I…
At the outset, I want to say that our delegation is deeply grieved by the news of the earthquake that struck the region bordering the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq. We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved and to express our heartfelt sympathies to all of th…
Sport has the power to nurture dreams and bring hope to people. It has the power to change the world, and even the future of humankind. In the spirit of peace, I hope that the international community will once again come together to adopt this important draft resolution on the Olympic Truce (A/72/L.…
I would like to begin by thanking Director General Yukiya Amano for presenting the annual report (see A/72/221) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Japan would also like to warmly welcome Grenada as a new member of the IAEA.
The Government of Japan congratulates Director General Amano…
We are here to discuss the agenda item 89, “Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency”. We do not think it is appropriate to get into the discussion of history initiated by the North Korean delegation. However, let us be clear that throughout its history, Japan has upheld all the purposes and…
Japan would like to exercise the right of reply in response to the comments and justifications made by the North Korean delegation. North Korea’s nuclear-missile development is a clear violation of a series of Security Council resolutions that urge it to abandon all its nuclear-weapon and ballistic-…
I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing and report. Japan is committed to the fight against impunity and to supporting the International Criminal Court (ICC), including the Office of the Prosecutor, and we commend the accomplishments the ICC has ma…
I thank High Representative Inzko for his informative briefing. Japan continues to appreciate Mr. Inzko’s important role in supporting peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also welcome the unanimous adoption of an extended mandate for the European Union-led peacekeeping force, which pla…
I thank Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Mr. Edmond Mulet, Head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM), for their briefings.
The use of chemical weapons is entirely unacceptable under any ci…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Four: Brazil, Germany, India and my own country, Japan.
I would like to express our sincere appreciation to you, Sir, for convening this important and timely debate. I welcome your intention “to promote a credible process to address the reform of…
I would like to begin by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lacroix and the Police Commissioners of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSТН) and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Op…
First of all, I would like to join others in congratulating Italy on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. It has our full support.
I would also like to express my sympathies to the victims of the attack in lower Manhattan. It is a stark reminder that terrorist attacks can happe…
I would like to express my appreciation to France for its initiative in convening today’s debate. I thank the briefers for their briefings. I am especially indebted to Mr. Mubin Shaikh for sharing with us his own experience and insights.
Japan associates itself with the statement to be delivered by…
I thank you, Sir, for convening today’s important meeting. I also thank today’s briefers for their insightful and powerful statements, as well as the leaders of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) for their initiative and commitment. I especially appreciate the presence here today of His Exc…
I would like to begin by thanking President Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi for her dedication and leadership, as well as for the comprehensive report (see A/72/349) on the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC). I would also like to thank Mexico for preparing and introducing today’s draft reso…
I would first like to thank the presidency of France for convening today’s meeting on a very important topic. I am also grateful to all the briefers for their very insightful and powerful statements.
Despite the fact that 17 years have passed since the Security Council’s adoption of its landmark re…
At the outset, I would like to thank Judge Ronny Abraham, President of the International Court of Justice, for his dedication and leadership, as well as for his in-depth and comprehensive report on the work of the Court (A/72/4). I would also like to express my deep appreciation and support for the …
Several cases of alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria remain unresolved and the work of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) is clearly not over. The continued role of the JIM is essential to ensuring accountability. Japan supported draft resolution S/2017/884, submitted by the United States,…
