This will be the last time Japan will make a statement in an open debate on the Middle East during its two-year term as a member of the Security Council.
Unfortunately, the Security Council has made little progress in the Middle East peace process or pressing regional issues in the Middle East regi…
I join others in thanking the Secretary-General for his insightful briefing. I would also like to express my appreciation to the United Nations for holding a high-level event on famine prevention and response together with the World Bank in New York last month.
Japan is deeply concerned about the c…
I would like to thank Ms. Sandra Honoré, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for her comprehensive wrap-up briefing on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), whose mandate will successfully conclude next Sunday. Japan welcomes the outline of MINUSTAH’s achievement…
I would like to thank Under- Secretary-General Lacroix, Ambassador Momen of Bangladesh and Ambassador Blanchard of Canada for their briefings.
We are grateful to the French presidency for convening today’s timely debate, which follows a series of related discussions throughout the year that demonst…
On behalf of the Government of Japan, I would like to welcome the convening of this high-level meeting, which provides a great opportunity for Member States, United Nations entities and civil society to evaluate the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in …
I thank Secretary-General Guterres for his comprehensive briefing.
Japan strongly condemns the attacks carried out against the Myanmar security forces and civilians in northern areas of Rakhine state since 25 August. We express our sincere condolences to the bereaved families.
At the same time, Ja…
I would like to begin by welcoming Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov to his post as head of the newly created United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office. I would also like to thank him, Ambassador Aboulatta, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, and Mr. Scharia of the Counter-Terrorism Comm…
I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and Ambassador Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, for their comprehensive and informative briefings.
Japan co-sponsored resolution 2309 (2016) …
I thank Mr. Shearer, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and President Mogae, Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, for their comprehensive briefings.
As the serious overall situation in South Sudan continues unabated, our message also remains unchanged. The violatio…
I would like to begin by welcoming His Excellency Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani to the Council, and I appreciate his statement. I would also like to thank Special Representative Tadamichi Yamamoto for his briefing.
We are pleased to have seen some progress in Afghanistan on electoral preparat…
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2379 (2017) and is pleased to have co-sponsored it. I would like to express my gratitude to the United Kingdom for having taken the lead on drafting this important resolution.
We support the resolution’s setting up of an investigative team to assi…
Please allow me to begin by emphasizing how timely it is for the Security Council members to have this opportunity during the high-level week of the General Assembly to discuss non-proliferation, an issue that the international community must tackle in unison.
Japan is deeply concerned by the serio…
I had intended to begin today by speaking of the sincerity with which Japan is implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, and I hoped to introduce the innovative ways by which we have been fostering public awareness of those Goals within Japan. I wanted to explain why the Women Entrepreneurs Fi…
It is a great pleasure for me to be here in the Security Council today to discuss the challenges facing United Nations peacekeeping and its reform. I would like to pay tribute to His Excellency Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, for his initiativ…
We welcome the unanimous adoption of resolution 2377 (2017). Japan is pleased to have co-sponsored it.
The first United Nations Mission in Colombia has been a model of success. We commend the Mission for its efficient responsible work, including in the process of the laying down of arms. This succe…
I thank Under-Secretary- General Feltman and Ms. Imam for their briefings.
Boko Haram represents an ongoing threat to the Lake Chad basin, with devastating near-term humanitarian impacts and long-term socioeconomic effects. We are encouraged by the efforts of the countries in the region, including …
I too would like to thank Mr. Haile Menkerios, Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union (AU), for his in-depth briefing.
When we talk about cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in Africa, two of the key concepts that arise are…
At the outset, Japan would like to express its gratitude to the representative of Chile, the facilitator of resolution 71/327, for his tireless efforts to seek a consensus. However, we have to point out a few elements that led to the non-consensus situation and to our abstention in the voting.
Firs…
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2375 (2017). We would like to express our great appreciation for the leadership of the United States, which has made it possible for us to adopt the resolution today. We also thank other members of the Council for their support.
By swiftly adoptin…
I would like to thank Mr. Jean Arnault, Special Representative of the Secretary- General, for his encouraging briefing and his good work on the ground
We will soon witness the successful completion of the first United Nations Mission in Colombia and the laying down of arms process. We congratulate …
