I would like to thank Slovenia and the United States for requesting this meeting. I also thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča for his comprehensive briefing.
Last month, the seventy-ninth session of the General Assembly started. During high-level week, leaders reaffirmed our firm commitment to a…
I also thank Acting Under- Secretary-General Msuya for her update on the grim reality on the ground.
The situation in Gaza remains desperate, with no end in sight. We are now entering a second year of devastation since the horrific attack by Hamas and others on 7 October 2023. Japan once again firm…
Japan appreciates the briefing by President Santana of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals and welcomes the Mechanism’s progress over the past year.
We reiterate Japan’s strong commitment to promoting the rule of law, including the fight against impunity and the pursuit of t…
As nuclear energy once again attracts significant attention owing to the rapidly changing international landscape and advances in science and technology, the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is becoming even more critical.
Peaceful uses of nuclear energy hold great expectations…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ruiz Massieu for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Quintero García for her statement. I extend a warm welcome to Foreign Minister Murillo and Interior Minister Cristo. Their past experience and expertise in implementing the Final Agreement for End…
I thank Special Envoy Grundberg and Acting Under-Secretary-General Msuya for their informative briefings. My appreciation also extends to Ms. Jumaan for her sobering testimony.
Yemen is on the brink. The country has been enduring hostilities, fragmentation and a humanitarian crisis for a decade, an…
I thank Under-Secretary- General DiCarlo and Under-Secretary-General Lacroix for their briefings.
During the past year, exchanges of fire across the Blue Line have become a daily event. That is not consistent with the contents of resolution 1701 (2006), which, in paragraph 1, calls
“for a full ces…
Japan welcomes the adoption of the political declaration of the high-level political forum on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) (see resolution 79/2) by consensus. We would also like to extend our deep appreciation for the dedicated efforts of the co-facilitators, Malta and Barbados, as well as the abl…
I also thank United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Lazzarini and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Director Doughten for their valuable and sobering briefings.
We express our deepest condolences to the families …
I thank the Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Koury, for her update and her able work leading the Mission. I also thank Ms. Bugaighis for her important briefing. I welcome the Permanent Representa…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Envoy Xia and Ms. Ntambwe, Executive Director of Change Your World, for their briefings. I also welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Her Excellency Ms. Kayikwamba Wagner, and the …
Let me first express our gratitude for the convening of this joint debate.
Japan would like to take this opportunity to briefly share our views on the Summit of the Future and its outcome document, the Pact for the Future (resolution 79/1), including the annex documents, the Global Digital Compact …
Japan reiterates its deep concern about the incident regarding the Nord Stream pipelines.
Critical infrastructure takes a tremendous amount of time and effort to build and develop and is essential for sustaining the livelihoods of entire populations. Endangering it poses a serious risk to many peop…
I thank Acting Special Representative James Swan, Special Representative Mohamed El-Amine Souef and Ms. Ilwad Elman for their informative briefings. I welcome the participation of His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia.
Despite c…
First of all, allow me to express our gratitude to Slovenia for its successful presidency in September and to congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency for October. We express our full support for your presidency. I would also like to thank the Secretary- General for hi…
I thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Onanga-Anyanga, Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations, Ambassador Mohammed and Assistant Secretary-General Pobee for their insightful briefings.
The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has …
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Representative of the Secretary- General Keita and Ms. Nzale-Kove for their briefings. I also thank the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the update on its work. An…
I thank Mr. Dhanapala, Director of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in New York, and Mr. Liljert, Director of the International Organization for Migration Office to the United Nations, for their insightful briefings.
At the outset, Japan joins others in commending tho…
I also thank Ecuador and the United States as the co-penholders for leading the Council to renew this important mandate.
At the outset, I would like to applaud the courage, efforts and dedication of the Haitian National Police (HNP) as they fight to restore normal daily life for ordinary people, se…
Allow me to deliver this statement on behalf of the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Kishida Fumio.
“The world stands at an historical inflection point. Those extreme shifts in history have become distinctive features of the past three years
and will continue to define the years to come. I have stress…
