I would like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. Japan appreciates the dedication shown by the Secretary-General in promoting the Middle East peace process.
The briefing by the Secretary-General today was a sad reminder that we have been unable to deal with the persisting issues blocki…
At the outset, Japan would like to commend the General Assembly for its forthcoming adoption of draft resolution A/71/L.41, on global health and foreign policy, following intensive and constructive negotiations by Member States. Japan was very pleased to be one of its sponsors, and we would like to …
I would like to thank Spain for convening this very important meeting and join others in thanking the briefers for their excellent briefings. I welcome today’s unanimous adoption of resolution 2325 (2016), which was co-sponsored by Japan. We appreciate the strong leadership of Spain in this regard.
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Japan fully shares the international community’s serious concerns about the worsening humanitarian situation in Aleppo and believes that it requires an urgent response. With the extremely cold and rainy weather, more than 80,000 internally displaced persons are reported to be in very dire circumstan…
I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her report and briefing, which I have read and listened to carefully. On the occasion of the previous briefing in June (see S/PV.7710), we stated that we regretted that justice had not been achieved for the victims in Darfur, despite the efforts of the International C…
Let me begin by thanking Director General Yukiya Amano for introducing the annual report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (see A/71/322). Japan would also like to warmly welcome Turkmenistan as a new member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
For the past 60 years, the IAEA h…
I would like to express my gratitude to Spain for convening today’s important and timely briefing. I would also like to thank the briefers for their informative presentations.
Looking back on 2016, we recognize that terrorist attacks occurred all over the world, including in the Middle East, Africa…
I would like to start by thanking Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Jan Eliasson for his forceful remarks. I am also grateful for the clear and thorough briefing by Mr. Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Head of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The repo…
I shall say more following the adoption of the agenda, but wish to make a brief statement before we vote on the adoption of the agenda itself.
In December 2014 and again in December 2015, under the agenda item “The situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, the Security Council held m…
The world is facing several unprecedented humanitarian crises today. We are seeing protracted crises, severe natural disasters and a huge number of people displaced by conflicts in many parts of the world. The Global Humanitarian Overview 2017 estimates that $22.2 billion will be required in 2017 to…
Japan is deeply committed to the rule of law and fully supports the activities of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. We highly value their important role in the fight against impunity.
We appreciate the Tribu…
Japan is a country surrounded entirely by the sea. Every year, on the third Monday in July, the Japanese celebrate Marine Day, a
national holiday, to express gratitude to the blessings of the sea and pray for prosperity as a maritime nation. Since ancient times, the sea has blessed us with food and…
Japan supported the draft resolution (S/2016/1026) proposed by the three co-penholders — Egypt, New Zealand and
Spain — because we believe that it could have served as a tool to meet the pressing humanitarian needs in Aleppo and elsewhere in Syria. As Japan has often emphasized, our most important…
I would like to thank Special Representative Sidikou and Assistant Secretary- General Zerihoun for their briefings.
Japan welcomes the timely adoption today of presidential statement S/PRST/2016/18, following the Council’s visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month. With 19 December t…
I would like to express my gratitude to Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, Under- Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien and UNICEF Regional Director Geert Cappelaere.
Less than ten days ago, at the monthly briefing here in the Chamber on the humanitarian situation in Syria (see S/PV.7817), I said that o…
I thank the Secretary-General for his presence here and for the very strong statement that he made.
Japan welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2321 (2016). We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the United States for taking the lead, and our appreciation also goes to all othe…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this important debate, and I also thank the briefers for their insightful statements. The topic of today’s meeting has great significance to Japan, a country where water has played a vital role throughout its history. On a positive note, sound …
I would like to express my gratitude to Under-Secretary-General Stephen O’Brien for his comprehensive briefing. I also thank Ms. Elizabeth Hoff, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Syria, for accepting Japan’s proposal to make a briefing to the Security Council at such short notice, an…
I would like to thank you, Mr. Minister, for convening and presiding over today’s important meeting. I also thank Mr. Wane, Mr. Menkerios, Mr. António and Mr. Kaberuka for their briefings.
Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (AU) on peace and security has evolved
markedly …
I also would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Jenča and Mr. Opeloyeru for their briefings, and especially to Mr. Diagne for his informative intervention.
The international community today faces a wide range of challenges, such as terrorism, social unrest, political turmoil and prolonged conflict…
