I would like to start by thanking the President for convening today’s meeting and for his statement, which clearly defines his focus and intentions. My delegation concurs with others in considering resolutions 69/321 and 70/305, on revitalization, to be groundbreaking. We would also like to express …
Mr. President, I thank you for convening this meeting. I would also like to convey my gratitude to the Secretary-General; to Ms. Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières; and Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, for their briefings and, of cour…
I thank you, Madam, for convening this meeting. I would also like to extend my appreciation to Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura for his detailed briefing. Last week, the week of 19 September, was the high-level week for the General Assembly. It should have be…
The Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is an important pillar of the nuclear-disarmament regime. Japan is playing a leading role as a co-facilitator of the early entry into force of the CTBT.
Japan welcomes the adoption of resolution 2310 (2016), which calls upon all States to refrain fr…
Allow me to express my gratitude to you, Sir, for convening today’s important and timely meeting on aviation security. I also thank Ms. Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), for her briefing. Above all, I would like to thank the United Kingdom and Mr. B…
North Korea has now openly shown itself to be a threat to peace. How must we respond? The raison d’être of the United Nations is now being seriously challenged. North Korea has tested submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Immediately after that, it fired three ballistic missiles simultaneously, eac…
Our agenda today, the situation in Syria, is an urgent one. This ongoing international crisis requires a show of solidarity from the Security Council. We discussed Syria at the Group of Seven (G-7) Ise-Shima Summit this year and confirmed the importance of cooperation among G-7 members. Today, I wou…
Let me first express my gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Murray McCully, Foreign Minister of New Zealand, for having convened this meeting. My gratitude also goes to Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon for his presence here and his thorough briefing today.
As the Secretary-General mentioned in his briefi…
Let me first express my gratitude to the presidency for convening this timely debate. I would like to welcome the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, who made his first briefing today. Japan looks forward to working with him and is ready to assist his efforts in any w…
Japan would like to support the proposal regarding the retention of agenda item 130, entitled “Global awareness of the tragedies of irregular migrants in the Mediterranean basin, with specific emphasis on Syrian asylum seekers”, in the draft agenda of the General Assembly of its seventy-first sessio…
Japan is very pleased to have co-sponsored resolution 2307 (2016), unanimously adopted today. It is an enormous step forward for Colombia’s reconciliation and development after half a century of conflict and four years of peace talks.
Japan would like once again to welcome the final peace Agreeme…
At the outset, we would like to welcome the transmittal of the draft New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants (resolution 70/302, annex). Due to the complexity of the issue, there have been many differences of opinion among Member States. We particularly thank the co-facilitators, Ambassadors …
I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to President Lykketoft for having convened this important meeting.
It is regrettable that we continue to hear allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse. We must cooperate in addressing these heinous acts, which have significantly damaged the credibi…
I congratulate you, Mr. President, for guiding the Security Council through the month of August, which turned out to be quite a full month of developments, good and bad — but mostly bad, unfortunately. Today, I would like to focus on just a few points, as suggested in the concept note. I would like …
I thank Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, for his comprehensive briefing. I also welcome Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ser…
I would like to welcome Malaysia’s timely initiative to convene this open debate on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), amid the comprehensive review of the status of implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).
Before turning to the issue of non-proliferation with regard to n…
First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Stephen O’Brien for his briefing and for his commitment to and engagement in saving the lives of the people of Syria. Last December, the Council gathered in this Chamber to unanimously adopt resolution 2254 (2015), and expressed hope about advances in the poli…
First of all, I would like to thank the United States for showing strong leadership in preparing resolution 2304 (2016). Japan supported the resolution in the strong belief that action is urgently needed after the shocking fighting in Juba last month, and strengthening the United Nations Mission in …
Let me express my congratulations to you, Sir, on assuming the post of President for August. I look forward to working with Malaysia in the Security Council presidency. I would like to express my sincere appreciation for your initiative in convening today’s open debate. Let me also thank His Excelle…
On the occasion of the unanimous adoption of resolution 70/299, we would like to thank you, Mr. President, and your team, as well as the co-facilitators of the resolution, Ambassador Young and Ambassador Petersen, for their patient and dedicated work and for ensuring a transparent and inclusive proc…
